To give an accurate design, all room measurements would be handy. Which way is north, what are internal walls made of. Which walls can not be removed, because they are structural and holding second story up? Are you building a new bathroom for your master?

This is a very rough first thought. Remove part of wall between bed 1 and bed 2. Reinstall door to larger bedroom at hallway.
Push kitchen back into meals area. Only remove wall between dining and kitchen. Not the wall from lounge. Install door to back yard. What is your budget, anything can be done for the right budget.

Thank you dreamer. That's what we had in mind for bedroom 1 and 2. there is an existing ensuite.

Not sure what the walls are made of though. And I am assuming that the walls are weight-bearing.

Looking at around 80K including addition of alfresco.

Might be a good idea to get structural engineer to advise you of these important details. Then you know for your design, what is structurally possible. Also, tap on your walls, are they solid, therefore brick, or are they hollow, therefore stud walls.

They are stud walls

We are getting a builder to have a look

please include room measurements and how do you plan to use the existing downstairs bathroom and where do the sliding glass doors in the meals room lead to and what is the distance from that door to the fence?

I will keep the downstairs bathroom

The glass doors in meals lead to the side of the house which is about 1.5 to 2m to the fence

I realise that there is an ensuite bathroom. But it appears to be small. If in your budget, I suggest to look at making it bigger. Maybe, move the wall further into bedroom and put in a larger shower and vanity.

Hello KSR 19,

First question always: which way is north?....where is the sun? It affects lots of things:

Be nice for ensuite to be a bit bigger and I assume some of the two bedrooms into one room is for a walk in robe so a larger ensuite can be incorporated into that.

Do you need two entrances into study? Probably one by entry would be better and more private for the bathroom and bedroom.

How many bedrooms in the whole house? I assume a proper laundry would be a good idea and a chute for grotty clothes a must.

IF the sun is the garage side of the house then the doors to the narrow side garden -meals could go, the wall be halved into laundry and pantry with kitchen in front of that looking towards patio. Dining/kitchen wall to go if possible. Doors to patio carefully positioned so as the living room with its traffic lights for the movement around the home still has space to be a living room and not a major Red Spot intersection!!! If you leave the wall between living and kitchen across the house it will provide a place for furniture.

Hope this is helpful: I can draw it if this is unfathomable!!

Best of luck. Margot

dreamer - thank you for the plan

Kitchen and Home Sketch designs - thank you. There are 5 bedrooms (3 upstairs 2 downstairs + study). The sun rises at the Meals side and sets Dining Side. And, love the chute to laundry idea. I forgot to mention, I would love a kitchen Island.

oklouise - thank you for the plan. I am thinking I do need the the central wall, but I would like a kitchen island and cannot imagine where I would place it if the central wall remains.

An option with island and retaining middle wall. Not sure if the right wall.

Opt 2.

with accurate measurements we could have a better idea of how different kitchen islands might fit and please note that there is an opportunity with the unused space next to the stairs that is being wasted and if you post a plan of he upstairs with measuremnst we could include the laundry shute

Hi there,

I am not sure where you are located but if you are in Brisbane or the surrounds, we can assist. We are Khadye Design and Construction. My husband is a builder and I'm an Interior Designer. We can help you with this entire process. Feel free to call me on 0411 439 768.

Thank you,

Michelle Khadye

Khadye Design and Construction

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