Good job.

I guess you will really know once the whole things to scale...
Like that huge sectional..lol

The lounge, u using that?
Could laundry use kitchen plumbing and have the cupboard in that space and the lounge be more of a tv room, with the European laundry, and a desk area then next to said cupboard along garage wall.
and larger family/dining / toy room...no tv.
Use the cupboard for laundry for a pantry
Now.
Others will have great ideas, but they will want exact measurements !

Ta dah!!!

That's amazing. Thanks heaps for the ideas. Hadn't considered that orientation for the laundry in the bathroom! It's an awkward space, but I feel like that would make much better use of it! There are some clever peeps around here. :D

I moved my laundry into my bathroom behind sliding doors. Love it. Spent money on Hiro glass sliding doors full height to make most of storage space and love the look.

@kiwimills I use the lounge a lot, so really not keen on eating into that space. The laundry I really only visit to put on a load of washing or grab the mop (robot vac does the rest) so wanted to pop it into an area where it's closer to the lines and in space that is not being used. Love the ideas though.

@Kate yup. I think if you have space issues a dedicated laundry room seems very wasteful for most people. And wasn't there a building regulation that says you can't put them in kitchens in Australia as well? Makes sense to put them where the rest of the plumbing is. I was actually thinking of going for full height if possible to maximise space. Do you find that sliding doors impede your access or frustrate you accessing the laundry? Obviously compromises have to be made, but just wondering whether that ends up being an issue?

@oklouise Thanks a heap! The layout of the house at the moment has a hinged laundry door leading to some steep (non-railed!) steps leading to the backyard. I rarely use it for anything except to get airflow into the house, but was wondering if it would be important to keep? Obviously it's about what I need at the moment, but am also considering resale value just in case.

everything is a compromise. I have triple stacked sliders and 2700 length and designed the layout to suit and ensure I could pull out my hamper drawers and access the washing machine at same time. I couldn’t do doors as had a window sill jutting out at one end and entry door at other and didn’t want to lose the space to get retractable doors in. You may want standard lower cupboards with being and overhead cupboards in your smaller space. I like being able to make it all disappear and hide any mess as it is one whole wall of bathroom

another thought retaining the laundry as a combined space with kitchen coming off that and then continuing to the alfresco and BBQ

@siriuskey I was playing with the idea of moving the kitchen around to see if I could better use the space. Unfortunately that back window where the kitchen would go is nearly floor to ceiling. Gives me great views out the back as I'm on an elevated block and it looks out over bushy reserve land. Thought it might end up adding to the complexity of the reno too much and takes away a feature of the house. Love the flow of the floorplan if I had the flexibility with it though.

options for the old laundry door depend on what's there now and the material used for the external walls. ...if you already have good access to the backyard from the alfresco why have an extra door that restricts furniture options (keeping in mind that the reason for losing the laundry is to create more space for the family room)...i would fill in most of the old laundry window and door and insert a new tall narrow window for ventilation (louvres are excellent for great ventilation in narrow spaces and a patch of cladding could be easily removed if necessary and future owners may decide on lots of ideas that you shouldn't need to be worried about as your new spacious kitchen family dining area will be the selling point although it could be nice to extend the alfresco with a deck across the back and swop the rear wide window with a sliding glass door if you must have direct door to the backyard

What are the dimensions of the large window pus distance from alfresco wall.

Didn't see that window as being big when I thought to rearrange the area so as to flow better, the alfresco must have a great outlook as well?