My Dream House.

Remodeling Room, Residential Remodelling, Kitchen and Bath Remodeling and Interior Redesign are crucial. So here's a few pictures to give you an idea of the current layout and surroundings.  We had an architect come and have a look at the house before we bought.  He assured us that there was plenty of space to extend and that with a sensible scheme there shouldn't be any problems with planning permission.

Entrance

The front entrance is lovely into the front hall with a fantastic staircase.  At the moment we're hanging our coats up in the wc next to the hall and as you can see we have a small shoe storage unit and there's bags on the floor.

Kitchen layout

The kitchen layout can really be improved.  Part of it is in a corridor and part of it is in part of the house that used to be a garage.  The freezer is out in the north eastern corner of the eastern garage.  The seating area is set back from the rest of the house so there's a lot of potential to get better light  from the south and a better outlook from the kitchen dining area.  We find the two sinks useful so we might look to keep two sinks (probably not in their current locations) in the new kitchen.

Utility / laundry room

The utility room is on the small side.  I'm wondering if we really need a second wc downstairs.  The boiler sits in the corner behind it which makes the laundry room small.  We do a lot of laundry (normal stuff, sports that involve mud, I like table cloths and napkins when we have people over).  A bigger laundry - one for the wish list.  And a mud room.

Dining Room

The dining room works well as a dining room.  When people come over there's a lovely view through the the back garden.  The piano is in a good spot on an internal wall and we can close the doors on practice sessions. 

The only thing I'll change is the bay window - I'm not a fan of trapezoid or chamfered windows.  I prefer box bays.  I'll add some doors into the garden as well.  The doors are a definite, changing the shape will be one of the first things to go if the budget comes under strain because this bay window goes up to the second floor as well.

Living Room

The living room is a really nice size.  We often find ourselves sitting in the bay window area with a cup of tea, reading, talking or just relaxing.  I have a dilemma here.  My instinct is to flatten that bay off to give the central bay in the dining room more impact.  I'd better experiment sitting in the bay in the dining room and make sure I like the view there.

Office space

We need to carve out office spaces somewhere.  At the moment I'm on the dining room table which isn't ideal as it's right in front of the front door and anyone who comes to the door is faced with a view of computer and papers.  I also have to move everything any time we have people over to eat.  My husband is in the sitting room (western reception room) which he's sharing with the kids as it's their play room as well.

Garage

The garage is great for the bikes, which is our main mode of transport day to day. It's not big enough for modern cars though (built back in 1946).  I've drawn our bikes on there.  I'd like a really slick arrangement of coming in on our bikes and coming into a lobby where we'd each have a locker for helmets, coats, bags etc.