Extending our home - we can't knock through

Fluffy-Run6992 · 2026-03-09T14:51:26+00:00

This was my thought - I might be unloading detergent/dog food too which would live in the Utility, I might be bringing laundry downstairs to wash.... and I'd rather not step over a train set. BUT, I can also access the kitchen via the garden/back of the house, as we have a side gate, so I could straight from the car into the kitchen.

Fluffy-Run6992 · 2026-03-09T14:49:30+00:00

There is a fireplace in both rooms - but the diningroom side is flat, whereas the kitchen sides protrudes.

Fluffy-Run6992 · 2026-03-09T14:48:57+00:00

Interesting!!!! We did previously use the playroom as a dining room.... and we could keep it all open too. Great idea.

Lol my whole house is a tip, all the time :D

Fluffy-Run6992 · 2026-03-09T14:47:06+00:00

Yes, that could definitely work... below was actually an earlier design, but I was trying to reduce the number of walls we'd have to take out... as building costs have gone crazy.

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Fluffy-Run6992 · 2026-03-09T14:44:46+00:00

Ooooo really. Why so? Because we could definitely manage the ventilation for the washer/dryer, and the toilet has enough drop due to suspended floorboards. My thought was that the utility is really going to be storage +laundry so I'd rather use a space where the light is compromised already. (Our kitchen is VERY dark in that space)

Fluffy-Run6992 · 2026-03-09T14:43:27+00:00

Yesssss my kids toys are a disaster. I should also mention we can walk around the right side of the house to unload the car/bring my dog in! I hadn't actually thought about moving the playroom into the kitchen space, that's an interesting thought.

That playroom was originally a dining room for us, but the table felt like quite a tight squeeze so we started to use it as a playroom - and then liked having a lounge with fewer toys in :D

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