If it were me I'd want to do the whole thing and not have to revisit it down the track. I'm useless with plans, there's lots of clever people in here though who have all sorts of ideas, to try and increase your useable space, as to me it looks like you aren't gaining a whole lot from your original kitchen layout and your additional options. My thoughts were can you move that laundry door to be a slider on what I think is the hallway...so it's not in the kitchen and will either a) give you useable wall where the door to the laundry door currently is to give you more cabinetry or possibly because you wouldn't need the space to get to the door even a floating island.

A small kitchen renovation is changing the handles on the cabinetwork. Moving doors and walls is not small. if the kitchen is workable as it is I would live with it, plan your big kitchen renovation , then do it all at once. Living in a house while your kitchen is being renovated sucks. Minimise the pain by doing it only once and doing it right the first time.

Best of luck,
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@Leigh James You're right! I didn't even consider a door for the hallway - it opens up a lot more space for storage. Will definitely rethink this.

@Dr Retro House Calls - lol, thanks for the tip. I guess in my mind handles & small things like that didn't count as a reno 😂

Kitchen & laundry are both usable. Dated but in decent enough condition. Was thinking maybe I do the laundry wall move/door addition now then the rest later - but I guess that'd be more work because flooring will need to he updated. Laundry is currently tiled & kitchen has laminated sheet (? Not sure if that's the right name - it's like a really thick plastic rolled out over timber floors).

Live with it and then tackle it all in one go. It will actually be cheaper.

Wait and do the whole renovation at once.
Not only the floor will need renewal, but the ceiling, and cornices will need renewal, as well, if your start removing walls.

The location floor to living should read : The location of door to living.

just make sure your plan maximises laundry space before you have kids. Your current needs will really grow. a hall washer dryer combo for 2 adults washing doesn't come close to the logistics of the laundry for a family with kids especially when they are babies! And plenty of linen storage, there will be more washcloths and muslins than you ever imagined necessary. And maybe even a decent nook for the pram to be stored.

How many kids have you got fianou? I always find this interesting, as we've got two children and have never had huge laundries and have been just fine, all three will have been more or less a similar size, onto the third at the moment which needs a reno but essentially won't be bigger than the other two, and are more or less the same layout as what the author is suggesting they'd do at their place. :)

@Kate I was planning to keep the laundry door to the yard as is & place a moveable cupboard or cabinet in front so it doesn't get used. Sorta figured closing up an external door will be much more work because it's brick outside.

For months I've been suckled into the laundry cupboard sized space hence the sliding door from kitchen. But since you & Leigh mentioned it I'm LOVING idea for laundry door from hall instead (bathroom is right next door too). But it'll mean Ill need to make Ldry wider so there's enough walking space. enough walking space.

Thanks everyone for your replies!

I'm going to wait. You're all right. It doesn't make sense to do a smaller reno then undo or redo it all.

Condition of the current kitchen & laundry is decent - can still be used - it's just dated & fugly! Horrible chalky pink cabinet doors over yellow-ish tiles (you know those ones that were popular 30+ yrs ago!)

Perhaps I can paint or replace some handles til we can do the full reno.

This also gives me much more time to properly plan out the layout