what should we do with our kitchen/tv room
Joanne Owens
5 years ago
We would like to make the kitchen/tv room into one room. Both rooms are quite dark so I’d like to let more light in...but how? I did think about bifold doors or putting a full length window in where the sink is currently. We will be replacing the kitchen and knocking down the wall connecting the two rooms. We could also knock through to the utility room and and downstairs toilet but I would want these rooms replacing elsewhere. What could we do? What’s possible? Apart from the obvious knocking through.
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Comments (7)Depending upon the proportions of the furniture, you could put a small study desk in the corner with the shared kitchen wall. Or you may like to use that space for a bookshelf or a console table/credenza if you don't have room for one in the entry. If the TV is on the large, blank wall, then you could have two 2.5-3 seater sofas facing opposite one another with a coffee table in-between, but only if you're happy watching TV on an angle (or snuggling into the corner of the sofas). Kind of similar to these: Otherwise a modular sofa facing the TV may be better, although buying the right size will be important as you don't want to "block" traffic between the entry and dining room. Maybe something similar to this: You may also want to consider leaving enough room to place a trunk or small console table along the back of the sofa so that guests don't walk straight into/immediately view the back of the sofa when they enter the room. If the bay window doesn't have a built-in window seat, then that may be a good space for a small occasional chair and side table for reading or relaxing. Unless you really have absolutely no furniture, I would just move in. Once you've had an opportunity to get a sense of the space and how you move between the rooms, then I would consider going shopping for new furniture....See MoreWhat should we do with this room?
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5 years agoHi Joanne, sorry if I'm being a bit slow here but is this the wall you are planning to knock down?
And you're looking for ideas on how to brighten up the space? Where are you thinking about putting bi-folds?
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