Creative Design and Layout ideas for dining room
Sabrina
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Comments (10)Hi Jammomuzo It is always a great experience planing a new home, a great chance to look to the future and hope for great things, and its good to see the great contributions of ideas that you have received so far. The initial ground floor sketch plan that you have shown seems to consider orientation some functions with a plausible response, however I think your greatest asset is the brief, your five pages with ideas would be a good indication of your expectations, that would be my starting point with your design. Then there is always the consideration of site location, time frame, budget and non negotiable 'must have' spaces, and the expectation of all stakeholders in the project including pets if you have some. I think that you upstairs expectations are achievable, however I think that they should be planned concurrent and relating t your ground floor design. Looking at the ground floor there might be a few things you like to consider; The position of the stair on the north side, and the single flight. It might be better if you could relate the stair on the south side on the service areas and retain north light in the main living areas. Also a stair is always better with a turn and and a landing - less distance to fall, stairs and accidents go hand in hand - reduce the risk. I like the location of your guest room - cannot tell from the drawings if you have associated a bathroom or en suite with it. It wold be advantageous to have an en-suite of a small corridor so that your guest have some privacy but still be usable by the rest of the downstairs populous. It might be good to get a door from the Garage - thought a ventilated airlock - to the rest off the house. I think you have placed a hot plate or a sink on your kitchen front bench. In an emergency like a fire, instinctively one goes from the fire to the sink. It is always best to have the sink separate from the hot plate by one working station - about 800 to 1000 mm,and on the same side, this avoids the accidental spill of oils in an emergency especially if you have young children that travel very quickly around the kitchen. There are many factors to consider in a design, it takes a few revisions to obtain something that you are happy with. I hope this is of some help, it would be interesting to see the elevations and how the house develops its its character, considering that that is your intention from you initial elevation. I think to get a better understanding you would need a few 3D accurately generated computer views so as to fully understand how the spaces might look and work in the final arrangement. Wish you the best in your efforts. I would be happy to work with you or further comment on your proposal. Michael Manias - mm407p@gmail.com newhomedesign.com.au...See MoreDesigners/creative folk..Please help with..ideas for bathroom reno....
Comments (18)Your mockup scheme is similar to our master bathroom we just completed - photo below. I know you mentioned storage being a concern - our mirrored cabinet has offered an amazing amount of storage in a very small space and also helps bounce light around. I was worried about black taps etc too so we kept chrome fixtures but added in a matte black candle and black potted orchid to create a similar effect which we can change out later on. Our floor tiles are dark but because they are semi-polished they actually bounce around a lot of light and don't make the room feel dark if that is a concern. We also have a huge fiddle leaf fig in the corner (not pictured) which adds a really nice feel to the space - a plant like that could help bring in the outside greenery in your bathroom. Instead of the storage tower you have to the left of the vanity could you do say some floating wood shelving, possibly with baskets added for more hidden storage? You could also bring in the 60s theme with what you displayed on there eg. photos as you mentioned? In regards to the window - a previous house we lived in had a window at about shoulder height in the shower - as well as letting in heaps of light it was amazing for storing toiletries etc!...See Moredesign and layout struggles. need some ideas
Comments (12)Hi Ben, advise you engage a Pro to assist you with the front end design process. All these design decisions need to be founded securely on construction cost knowledge, and it's invariably about balancing your requirements to budget within context. Whether it's sub floor, 2nd storey or going out or whatever there are always options on how to achieve your needs and pro/cons & costs to stack up. Working out various configurations of spaces etc is relatively easy, however designing to budget is not, which is where you get the value of utilising professional services for this. These types of projects and investments involved are with all due respect too large, complex and significant to risk DIY'ing the critical front end. You can give it a go but I'll bet you continue to go round in circles. As we explain to our clients in the preliminary conversations, it's not your job to "work it out". All you need to "work out" at this stage is clarifying your particular living requirements and nominate a budget. The "how" and balancing up/negotiation/compromising between the project priorities/requirements and the budget limit is the job of the professional, what the design process deals with, and what we (as design professionals) have the superior capacity/experience to assist you working through it all to achieve the best solution for your particular situation/scenario. That's your best bet here. Hope this helps steer you in the right direction. Cheers PD...See MoreNeed help with layout and design of living room / dining room
Comments (7)To be blunt -- the room isn't really big enough ! So you have to sort out priorities , and space . You have a dining table , and a computer desk . Can you get rid of the computer desk , by having your computer tower mounted behind the couch or similar , and a wireless keyboard and mouse that you can use on the dining table ? Mount the monitor on a wall , or if you don't need in depth graphics , I understand you can use your TV ( I've heard something about the 'refresh rate' is less on a TV ? ) . Maybe even have a monitor but also the option of using your TV ? Could you use a 'breakfast bar' , probably where the computer desk is now , I know its not sociable all staring at a wall , but it would/could serve as a brakfast bar and computer workstation . Could you get rid of the dining table and chairs , and have a large coffee table , or 2 smaller ones , and eat 'casually' ( my polite way of saying eat sitting on the couch ) ? Even mounting the TV on the wall will let you get rid of the cabinet , but I gather you have gaming consoles in there ? And the present arrangement with the pot plants uses some space -- maybe some shelves with them on will still retain the plants but free up floor space ? Just some thoughts off the top of my head ....See MoreSabrina
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