You need to add dimensions to your plan

And windows, noting sill heights and views. Which corner do you want the kitchen?

How about making the family into master taking advantage of the bathroom their. Current mast becomes 2nd living space.

I would move kitchen into the dining area. Then it is it’s own area, and not a thoroughfare to somewhere else.

@Kate

The kitchen /lounge /dining is
5.5m wide x 6.2m long

The family room is
4.5 x 4.5 m

@Kate theres a window marked in blue on the plan (also pictured) . it would make sense to leave it there. in terms of which way to face the kitchen, im just not sure , have toyed with a few different ideas.

interesting concept to switch master with family room.

@dreamer which way would you configure the kitchen?

this pic was one idea i had, yellow being kitchen cabinetry, blue a WIP

My suggestion with kitchen in the corner, in its own designated area, not a thoroughfare. And a inspiration photo.

Another photo of a different layout. The amount of space allocated to the kitchen depends on how much room you need for your dining and lounge furniture.

In your photo layout where would the lounge furniture go. Or won’t you have any in this room? You did say you wanted to keep two living areas or do you just mean a couple of single lounge chairs in this room?

This is a rough suggestion but need more dimensions, ie: laundry bathroom, entrance bedroom sizes etc. Does the garage face the street and what set back approx, which way is north, what building materials have been used.

Blue lines are other windows in this room
The home is a brick home which is north facing

What furniture do you have in the lounge and dining. Pulling out wall will require fridge to go elsewhere so footprint becomes bigger and the lounge becomes smaller as you can’t have couch against bench.

@Kate thanks kate, this is an interesting concept. this could work really well. just wondering what your thinking is for the block next to the fridge, and tbe green squares?

The green is storage in hall to replace the big cupboard that is really blocking things. Could be tables, bench, or bookcase, just keep slender. In the lounge it is another bench space or desk or….

'And the new hall into family can allow u to enter bathroom from there allowing better use of laundry for storage

@Kate thanks for this suggestion

i did just wonder though, there is no outside access if we create the divide between the two rooms. as you can see, the door to outside is right next to the bathroom. what do you think?

@dreamer i think your layout works well, unfortunately the lowest wall has a large window that we arent open to removing so that would impact the design

@siriuskey love the idea of moving the kitchen to the family room.. this was my very initial thought .. what would you do with the other room layout?

All window placement would of been handy to know when first posted. However, if window in the space for my suggestion of kitchen is going to stay, then maybe it’s a chance to impact it into the design in a creative and thoughtful way.

The design that @kate has suggested is a good one. If you are spending money on removing walls, then my suggestion is to make the “window you aren’t open to removing” into a set of sliding doors or French doors to outside. This will give you access to outside, without going around to the only back exit.

You also haven’t mentioned as to whether you want two full living areas, as you have now, or just one full lounge area, and the other kitchen and dining with a couple of single lounge chairs.....

As dreamer says create a new access to Bach yard from dining area '

And we don’t know how you want to use the two rooms. They are easy sizes for multiple uses.

Hi there still waiting for other dimensions ie: Entrance laundry bathroom flooring. It looks like you have two single garages?. how do you enter the house from there. What is your family made up of 2 adults plus X kids etc do you have a google view of the house and land.

Without extra info, the following suggestions, I have been a bit concerned that your existing family room could be dark without being opened up to the old kitchen dining living room,

1. places the kitchen back in the old position using existing water etc, replacing the wall with a long island and the old family room becomes a Media/Living. double cavity doors between the new kitchen and new media room.

Keeping the large island separate from the wall will allow for foot traffic not having to actually go through the kitchen

2. Move kitchen into old family, opening up part of the wall between it and the bedroom for more space and light. A barn door to close off the laundry cupboard and bathroom from the kitchen would look lovely

Thanks so much for all of your suggestions! this was for my mums home and she has gone with @siriuskey option 1. its looking great so far since theyve pulled out the old wall and kitchen

And also @Aus Joinery Kitchens Pty Ltd loved the idea of where you put the pantry. i think she will incorporate that too