open plan living, kitchen diner.
hi all, we are in the process of designing a house. exciting!! ok so we are on a very tight budget, but have come up with a floor plan. Now please keep in mind, that in New Zealand are houses are a lot smaller than those in some other countries. the look we are going for is very open, airy and modern. the house is a mono pitch box basically and the roof inside the living area will also be pitched.
we are having trouble visualising size in our heads. i have attached a floor plan. im unsure if we have allowed enough room for the kitchen dining living area. any thoughts or advice would be much appreciated. thanks :) (oh and the dining table isnt to scale!)
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Comments (17)Like your space and choice of green. Like the green in the kitchen you referred us to. Looks a little darker or less yellow than one you did with Photoshop? You have the same issue as many of us, for one reason or another we end up trying to blend two disparate styles. The couches say man's room, formal, brown wood to me. Your room, kitchen and fireplace say much lighter in colors , style and spirit! If you try to blend the two you will end up with neither. Your purchases to go with the couches will just add to things pushing you in a direction you don't appear to want to go! I'd suggest you find some sofa covers, or even bed coverlets if you can't get covers to put over the couches. I like the colors in the fireplace. Please tell us more about what styles you like....See MoreNew open plan kitchen colour help
Comments (1)Teal sounds beautiful for your splashback, I love vibrant and bright colours in the kitchen - you never see them enough! I think your worries are right as well, dark carpet and a dark bench would be too much darkness - a lighter benchtop would work well with the other colours! Marble is a classic for benchtops, but depending on how you did the wood, it wouldn't look fake at all! What did you decide on doing?...See MorePlease critique our kitchen design
Comments (6)Thanks for your comments everyone. We've taken your advice (Luke and NH) and changed the island to a rectangle (1200 x 3000). We lose one breakfast bar seat but gain storage and dining room space plus it shortens the distances from the island to the cooktops. It also removes the need for a corner carousel. We're much happier with this result. Dairy_maid, we've done what you suggested and walked through some common tasks. Overall it works reasonably well although we may keep some coffee spoons and butter knives in the scullery drawers for morning toast and coffee. We've also invested in a "silent" rangehood which has the motor on the outside of the house behind the fridge and we've upgraded the scullery sink to one that is 600 x 400 (internal size). Fabrication starts tomorrow. Woohoo. Once again, thanks so much for taking the time to respond. The design has been significantly improved with your input....See MoreOpen plan Living - changing the way you live.
Comments (3)WOW! Doesn't even look like the same place....See More
Lisa O'Connor
8 years agoLaura Bell
8 years agolast modified: 8 years ago- PRO
flair lighting
8 years ago Laura Bell
8 years ago- PRO
flair lighting
8 years agowhat if you put the TV over the fireplace and moved the FP to the back wall... clear up some foot traffic areas...
Lori
8 years agoLaura Bell
8 years agoLori
8 years agoLaura Bell
8 years ago
flair lighting