Layout suggestions for a small, oddly shaped room
3 years ago
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Hi all. I am looking at renovating my kitchen/lounge/dining area which is quite small, but am having trouble with the layout and location of the front door. Does anyone have any suggestions of what I should do? I’ve been told that the pantry may be load bearing, but am happy to have it removed and reinforced. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!
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3 years agoI have moved entry to dining, with current front door a window providing light into kitchen with the long wall removed but keeping the short wall for some tall pantry storage and also a bench. I have placed a stool on one side but could put storage there instead.
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Comments (9)Hi, Based on the provided floorplan, the issue is that your rooms are long and quite narrow so this will present a bit of a challenge with furniture placement. When Selecting furniture I would suggest you choose sofas and armchairs that are sleek and have a small footprint. Make sure that the arms are narrow so they don't take up too much valuable space. The below sofa and armchair are a good example of what I'm referring to. The fire place in the Family Room takes up a lot of space in the centre of the only wall without windows, perhaps you would consider moving it into a corner? This would free up some space and provide some much needed circulation space. Otherwise this room is in danger of looking a little bit like a waiting room with sealing along one wall. If you like open plan and aren't worried about taking out walls, then there is an opportunity to open up the wall between the dining room, Living Room and Kitchen for a real Open Plan space, but this would involve redesigning the entire living space of the house. Not impossible but a bit messy. Hope this helped, MKG...See MoreG shaped kitchen layout dilemma
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