Help with Flooplan ideas (BACK OF HOUSE ONLY)
Hi all
We have a 1915 house that has had various additions and renovations done by previous owners over its lifetime. The back part of the house and alfresco area is shown in RED in the below image. We would like to:
- Change the back part of the house (in Red) to an open plan Kitchen, Living, and Dining area with Bifold or Stacker doors opening to the Alfresco. The back part of the house is quite small and has quite a lot of wasted space.
- Fibro Shed has a toilet and laundry (we now have a European Laundry outside our Bathroom) - we could retain the toilet (fix the tree roots in the pipes) and convert the rest of the shed into an outdoor BBQ/Kitchen. Or demolish it and put 1.4m allowable wall with shutters or privacy screening.
- Change the existing Living Room into a 3rd Bedroom (has a working fireplace and pressed metal ceilings, both of which we want to retain).
Our main concern is whether the space with existing Kitchen/Dining/Bed 3 is big enough for a Kitchen/Dining/Living area. There's only the 2 of us, no kids, but we may have Grandkids in the future. We want a comfortable and more modern use of this part of the house. We would like thoughts on the layout of this part of the house, in particular, and ideas for the Fibro Shed.
Thank you.
Janet
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oklouise
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoJanet R
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Kate
2 years agoJanet R
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agooklouise
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agowith careful choice of small furniture and fixtures there should be enough space for a comfortable kitchen and living space but not enough for standard island stools and i would keep the old laundry and reconfigure to include a powder room and garden storage but don't forget the privacy gate to avoid a view of the toilet from inside ...
Janet R thanked oklouisebigreader
2 years agoJanet R
2 years agolast modified: 2 years agoKate
2 years agoIt depends on how big a kitchen and furniture. Suggest a small island/butcher-block on wheels to make the space more flexible. You could build in bench seating for a table in corner
Janet R thanked Kate
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