How to maximise this kitchen/laundry space.
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Comments (24)Hi Karina. Haha very funny re your art piece, KitchenAid! Baking is so much fun; I'm a baker from way way back, and you learn by just jumping in and doing it. About the height of your combined dining/bench table, it's pretty important to have a height that's comfortable for you whilst you work. I'm tall and my family is too, so we had the benchtop height built higher so we are not getting backaches from constantly having to bend over to work. It's really more important for the one who does all or most of the cooking & baking to be comfortable as you can spend long periods of time reading and working out recipes, then putting it all together. Likewise, if you are shorter, choose a table that suits you. Best wishes and keep us posted....See MoreHow to Maximise Living Space
Comments (6)Hi Despina Design, Thanks for the feedback, what kind of traffic flow width would you generally recommend? The only request my wife had was deep comfy lounges, not sure how to incorporate that into this design. I'm already sold on the floating consoles, i also feel like the dinning area is fairly large compared to the living space? this is also approx 4.1x3.8? (Maybe a square table?) Would you consider the kitchen layout appropriate? I think the fridge cabinets will need to come out another 200mm which will either make the island bench smaller or the island bench to the wall with the window smaller. I look forward to hearing from you. Cheers...See MorePositioning robes and windows to maximise bedroom space
Comments (7)my suggestions also enlarges the bathroom to include bigger shower and a handbasin in the toilet, loses WIL in favour of built in storage and uses the saved space for a study nook to allow more space in the activity room and adds a cavity sliding door to create some occasional privacy for kids' area ...and the best way to decide windows and biw location is to first plan windows to suit the outlook (looking out to a view, hot afternoon sun, warm winter light etc?)and then consider furniture placement but the windows should be high enough off the floor to allow for placement of desk and/or bed (ie bottom of the window about 80cm off the floor) ..these few ideas showing a standard double or single bed but each bedroom has the 2m wide biw and entry doors on the same wall...See MoreKitchen Laundry Reno Layout
Comments (4)what a gorgeous old house and well worth all the work ...based on assumed measurements my suggestion would be to keep the original windows, walls and ceilings and only change what is absolutely necessary for safety and convenience..the battens over the joins is part of the charm of the old girl and makes it easier to add extra sections of wall but be aware of asbestos issues...add doors between new powder room, laundry and kitchen but no door on the pantry (better ventilation in hot climates and keep the original window and/or a wire meshed opening behind the now stove) and use air tight vintage glass jars and tins for storage...new glass back door with horizontal bars to match old windows, reduce the opening between central space and kitchen just enough to create a narrow screen wall for the side of the fridge and the tall shallow shelves (free standing old bookshelf or narrow dresser for storage and display?) and relocate the corbells to suit the new opening..add very basic plain cabinets and white appliances and add bling with counters, central kitchen trolley and vintage dinnerware...accurate dimensions of all the walls and location of windows and doors would allow a more precise plan and please invest in new plain security flyscreens for doors and windows and use modern louvres wherever you need new windows...See Moredreamer
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