1960s floor plan - possible updates?
Shivonne Houston
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Comments (28)Gorgeous brick pavers, I love that look for the floor! It has a rustic appearance yet you're right- sophisticated, even an elegance. I think this would suit the feeling I'm wanting for the room, the pine boards have a rustic appearance, this would go well with them. We have a 1m square oak table with cross back chairs for the dining section and a La Spezia 3 light pendant (Beacon), farmhouse sink, timber hood cover to give you an idea of the look we're going for. Thanks very much for your thoughts on this. I like the idea you're going with, but yes, we have the window and door in already. Door could be trimmed if necessary. It wasn't until the window was already made and the wall sheets and cladding was removed that we realised the original kitchen layout had the back door next to the window, and the door into the laundry section was a modification. I most likely would have put it back where it was originally or had double doors. It made no logical sense for the back door to be a thoroughfare through the laundry, eliminating valuable storage space. I may have just left the kitchen in the original layout and made an entry into the laundry from the kitchen side for a laundry/butler's pantry with fridge in there. Removed the side window for more wall space for storage and changed the existing door to a window. But it's too late now, the outside of the house has all been newly clad so doors and windows are as is. There's no other possible place in the house for a laundry. It is a very tight space. Plan to build an external laundry studio in the future. The one in the house would be temporary, yet need it to accommodate a washer dryer combo for now, and be suitable for prospective buyers/renters in future if the external laundry doesn't eventuate. This is the original 1960's floor plan. A previous owner made internal access into the laundry and made bench space where the original back door was, the next owners opened up the living to dining room and blocked up the hallway doorway which became the fridge space. The cornice didn't match up in the hallway though where the old doorway was. They had made a shelf from the cut out on the hallway side, and the protruding section in the kitchen side became a kind of bulkhead for the fridge. Old hallway We've rebuilt this so that it could have an upper cabinet on the kitchen side/ hallway later if needed. But the lack of space in the hallway didn't allow us to build a linen cupboard, so that will also be needed to be included somewhere in the house. At this stage, thinking we will have to configure the laundry space to have a linen cupboard/ broom cupboard between the dining room and laundry section. Open to ideas too for storage in that limited laundry area space. I'll add more measurements to the floor plan for reference....See More1960s house - floor plan update?
Comments (1)Had to repost as couldn't edit original post to change attached photo. we own a double brick home built in 1967. family of 4, 2 adults 2 children under 3yrs. after the birth of our second child our house has felt a little cramped. We would love to add a second bedroom and bathroom and have considered adding an upstairs story, but I'd ideally prefer to keep it single story. we've considered extending out the side past the current master bedroom to add another bedroom and ensuite but might run into problems given its a street frontage. also wondering if there are any tips for reworking the dining/kitchen/lounge area to make better use of the space? for example, should we consider extending the kitchen into the dining room space? I'd love a bigger kitchen with more storage space. have attached here the floor plan when it sold. where the 2nd bathroom is that has now been converted into a small hobby room for hubby (though can be converted back to a bathroom if needed). outside the sliding doors is now covered by decking that extends out over the patio area...See Morerenovate or detonate help! 3 bed . 1 bath original 1960’s cottage
Comments (17)first task would be to organise a survey including precise location of existing buildings so you can be sure of the exact amount of space available ... the block is so much bigger than you realise and you should ask local council about precise set backs needed from all boundaries for your specific block (not standard setbacks for the average rectangular block) and, depending on long term goals and the number of people who will need to live in the house immediately, you could renovate in stages eg internal reno with new kitchen and bathroom, new laundry pantry and rear deck, new master suite and front verandahs, clean roof tiles and convert old garage to rumpus, add pool then new double garage....the new master suite, garages and front verandah should create a vintage look with simple skillion roof, wall cladding and the bigger front porch something like this...See MoreFloor plan update
Comments (17)the first thing to do is confirm dimensions and precise location of all doors and windows.. does the bedroom size include the biw or is that extra space?...for a single bedroom the existing bedrooms sizes are ok for a single bed and desk as long as the biw are extra but, subject to correct dimension i think the biggest problems are the traffic jam walking through the kitchen and view of the toilet from the stove...my suggestions would be to lose the tiny meals area and move the kitchen sideway (existing cabinets in good condition can be moved with or without a fresh new counter) and this allows better circulation space between all the different parts of the house.. and do you need at least 4 bedrooms? then close of the dual access to bed 4, use the old pantry as a study, rearrange the linen to block the view of the toilet and view of new study from front door, rearrange master bedroom entry, move the kitchen and add a new pantry.. something like this might suit...See MoreUser
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