Help with layout ideas for kitchen and additional room
Hi everyone! We are planning a kitchen renovation and would love some layout inspiration. We have a 4.9m x 4.6m kitchen space plus an adjacent pool room that we want to utilise better. We are completely open to converting the pool room into a second lounge, formal dining area, bar, or part-pantry. I’ve attached our floor plans with the details:
- Walls: Black walls must stay. Pink walls can be removed.
- Plumbing: The current water point is marked with a blue dot.
- Fireplace: Located in the pool room, marked in orange. We’d like to keep it, but we have another one in the house, so we’re open to removing it for the perfect layout.
- Pantry: We have marked "Optional spaces" that could potentially become a walk-in pantry.
We are really struggling to make this tricky space work smoothly and really need help with a kitchen layout and ideas for the additional room. Any layout ideas or design inspiration would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance.
Original floor plan below
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