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How can I make kitchen bigger

7 years ago

Days away from closing on this property but dilemma is that kitchen is so small. Am thinking of moving bathroom upstairs and moving kitchen into bathroom (through white door) and making bathroom into wc/utility though can be costly extending out into courtyard anyone done

this or have any ideas pls

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7 years ago

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Moving the bathroom upstairs is always a great move, as it's far more saleable afterwards as this is what the majority of people would prefer. Also to remove the bathroom and knock through from the kitchen is standard practice in what i presume was a two up two down Victorian property??

Making the bathroom a utility i personally think is a waste of space. Most would choose to simply remove the wall and knock through, then use the whole of the space for the kitchen to include your washing machine / washer dryer - to use the space as just a utility is not making the best of the space available and you don't have enough space to play with. Having a downstairs loo in a 'wee' house ( excuse the pun ) is not a necessity it's just using space you could put to better use. You can then extend at a later date and possibly then put back a downstairs loo.

Lots of people would have a galley kitchen with patio doors at the end to give you a view on to the garden. Do you have a plan of the layout?

Here's a typical example of such a layout.

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Deb C
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7 years ago
I'm trying to get a plan.

true....lose the utility but have an area for washer st end maybe. Like your suggestion. Cheers
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7 years ago
Just added a few extras to above as an example!
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If you moved the glass panelled door across to where the radiator is, you will just be left with one corner that is used for access, ie the corner where the back door is. The other corner where you currently have shallow open shelves can be used to extend your longest run of units. Yes, the bathroom upstairs and extending the kitchen into this space is the way to go.
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We may just be a service that could help. Our products are called Solatube Daylighting Systems. We are the world's leading tubular daylighting system and the originator of the product concept over 25 years ago. If this type of product interests you, we've just published a new blog on how to choose a sun tunnel, the things you need to know and consider when choose this kind of product.

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If you would like to speak to someone about a potential application, I can have a colleague make contact with you. Alternatively, you can call and ask for myself and I would be happy to help.

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