Help! Flooring advice needed
Souzette Lovell
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Comments (3)I'm hopeful that a pro will provide you with some great ideas. Yours looks like some of the "befores" that they do brilliant changes to on the TV reno shows. Most architects will come up with excellent solutions within the space if that's what's required, but nothing worthwhile is likely to be done cheaply though....See MoreFloor plan advice for newbies. Please help!
Comments (16)Hi Kieran, I've spent a fun Sunday playing around with this... thanks for the challenge! Jumping in to post it though, I think my ideas overlap with Siriuskey and Lucia. Isn't it funny how similar solutions can be arrived at independently! Key points: - As far as possible, I've tried to stick with the existing walls. - Since Bed 2 & Bed 3 are quite small already, even though I've encroached into each to achieve separate entries, the impact is minimal, particularly for Bed 3. - I've used pocket doors to both ends of the WIR and to the store room for optimal functionality. - I've depicted Caroma Urbane compact toilet suites with wall concealed cisterns because they save a bit of space and both toilets can use that extra space in that direction. - It's a very stageable design. You may for instance decide to build the ensuite/WIR and reconfigure the bed 2/3 entries without doing any of the kitchen changes. Or you may decide to save the expense and not move the main WC into the existing store, though it does add a fair area to the living space (I've used the exact existing footprint of the store to save cost and demolition pain which is workable with the Caroma Urbane, but alternatively you could demolish and rebuild the wall behind the pan for a more spacious loo). - The Family/Dining area ends up being fairly generous and very flexible. I've added a door to the end of the corridor to screen the loo a bit better from the dining area and for noise separation for the study, but you may prefer to leave this off. - I've not mucked around with your windows, figuring the important thing was to get the concept down for you, except in the ensuite. Really good idea there to have a central mirror with a narrow window to each side to throw light on your face at the mirror. Has the side benefit of a symmetrical effect which is always good aesthetically. - I've also flipped the main bathroom door to relate better to Bed 2/Bed 3, though not strictly necessary. - I originally used the Bed 1 robe space as a big walk-in-pantry, but it didn't relate particularly well to the kitchen and it also left no provision for general storage. Rather than take up a lot of valuable kitchen space with a pantry which would reduce the length of the peninsula breakfast bar (not ideal), I came up with the idea of shallow shelves with a roller shutter which I think you'll find give you an amazing amount of readily accessible storage. I'd like to think it would be possible to source a horizonal roller shutter that would coil back into the dead space at the back of the fridge, but perhaps better to just go with a vertical shutter and avoid the headache!...See MoreAdvice needed! Small bathroom layout (with floor plans and inspo pics)
Comments (11)This with the extra width you suggested the built in bath with a large shower space next to, the shower head coming off the opposite wall to help avoid water to window, the window would be best tiled, the wall with the shower door into "The wet room could be all glass up to the vanity. There are several suitable places for towel hanging and an extra storage cabinet could be above the toilet, I forgot to add this...See MoreHelp and advice on floorplan needed pls :)
Comments (22)I'd start firstly by asking whether you know which are load bearing walls ( the converted garage and the heavier walls in the plan makes me wonder ) , which walls you are happy with , etc . Also , being on a concrete slab , moving plumbing may be difficult too , but presumably can be done , even if it needs concrete cutters involved . I think you'd be better to devise an overall plan , rather than a room at a time . I also take your possible family and resale into account , but you have some rooms that seem too big for 2 people , some too small . This is purely throwing ideas around , but do you use the bath ? Presumably you use the shower . So as far as the laundry goes , maybe move tghe toilet and the laundry to the right hand room ( make into 2 rooms ) ; move the bath to the left , by the looks the bath would need to be rotated 90 degrees , but you'd have the one room with bath , shower , vanity . But on a bigger idea , when you said about removing walls , what about taking out the hall to what you call the back door , incorporate the hall and door as part of the laundry , so you have the door to take laundry to a washing line . Then , as well as gaining that space , you mightn't need the other wall along the kitchen , so you could expand that a bit ( you'd obviously need thoroughfare between living and dining , but you'd gain 3 or 4 sq mtrs . Or just move the kitchen -- I suspect the combined living/kitchen/dining is bigger than you need , even more so when you include the family . Done 'right' , you could probably enlarge Bed 2 and 3 , add an ensuite , better utilise the study ( or move it or delete it ) , etc . But I'd want more info ....See MoreSouzette Lovell
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