I would probably simulate a window in the dining area with a daylight panel light. Or something like that.
This daylight panel light sounds great, I’ve also seen one once in a picture. Do you happen to know if you need a wall outlet for it or just a socket?
I would probably line up kitchen, counter, and table in one row with equal spacing. Then take the table and counter outlet at the stairs (so like a square).
I didn’t quite understand that :oops: Do you mean to set the table back a bit so it doesn’t protrude into the living area?
The daylight reaches about 5 meters. So the light meets from both sides. That’s the nice thing about a mid-terrace house: the attention is on the light. My house has an east-west orientation. I always have sun shining in, except during the hot midday hours. Plus enough space along the walls. What more do you want? I’m totally pro mid-terrace house. Don’t worry too much about the light. The big windows let in plenty of light.
That definitely sounds good and reassuring. Yes, the window front at the back is really big. It’s just a bit of a pity that the dining area, where much of the family life takes place, is not lit by daylight. We want to counteract this by pushing the dining table toward the window front, so it should still be within the 5m daylight cone. The downside is the long walking distances from the kitchen…
By the way, I have the WC under the stairs. That saves a lot of space in the entrance. Would that be an idea for you? Your entrance area seems a bit tight, especially with children.
Under the stairs we have our cellar access. The entrance area is definitely tight; we only want to put shoes and a mini cloakroom for daily jackets in the direct entrance, then a wardrobe for school bags etc. on the wall in front of the stairway to the first floor (so it doesn’t look too messy right in the entrance). Then a sideboard in the dining area on the wall to the stairwell (which is closed, load-bearing wall), and the rest we have to store in the shed in the garden or outside the front door…
For us it will look exactly like that and in the standard exactly the outlets you planned are provided. In identical houses many have suspended a drywall ceiling border or alternatively for the TV and installed indirect lighting there. It’s not really my thing, but I do think it creates a cozy atmosphere. For us, a large arc lamp will go in the corner of the living room, and over time we will probably swap the door to the hallway to generate more light there via a glass element.
We definitely want an arc lamp in the living room too :D I don’t think suspending the ceiling for spotlights is bad either, but we don’t have very high ceilings (standard, a bit over 2.50m) and suspending it would make the ceiling seem even lower. A strip on the side could look good, but it probably costs quite a bit to have that done. For the bathroom I think suspending plus spotlights is pretty cool, that can also be done afterwards.
We have a nearly identical mid-terrace house in terms of dimensions. Above the dining table, we have a 12-flame chandelier in industrial design, with bright LEDs it’s super bright. Even today, I would still install a wall lamp on the side with which you can illuminate the ceiling (indirectly) or install a fake window. Another tip: our kitchen width is 238 and we still didn’t have to push the island that far forward. Your variant costs you a lot of space! If you like, I can present our kitchen planning.
Great, thanks for the tip/advice regarding the wall lamp! That’s exactly what we’re currently thinking about. At what height would you place the wall outlet to shine from bottom to top (about 1.10m or so?) or top to bottom? I think it can really look good. And you would put it on the “long” wall, not on the side facing the stairwell, right? There I would currently put a long mirror above the sideboard, it makes the room seem larger and when the light opposite is on, it reflects there and makes it even brighter. We’re definitely interested in your kitchen planning!! That’s our next construction site… We’re still going back and forth with plans. We want to intentionally extend the counter a bit beyond this “kitchen niche” so the kitchen isn’t so cramped back in the corner. And we also deliberately pushed the dining table a bit further toward the living area so the room feels a bit more spacious from the table and you don’t feel like you’re sitting in a corridor – the walking distances are really long though… So, we’re very much looking forward to practical tips and concrete experiences; so far, we’re just imagining everything in theory.