bau-bau
2014-01-17 00:14:07
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Men and their wishes ;-)
The garage goes behind the WC? It has to, everything else would be pointless ;-)
By the way, a U-shaped kitchen with a "small" counter would also be an option: More space in the cabinets, less space needed in the utility room.
There is still room for a clothesline, right. But please think about the future, when both children are born – or: "Surprise! Twins!" :-) Then it will happen in no time. :-)
We have almost 140sqm with 5 rooms (plus utility room, heating room, storage room under the stairs), so similar to your goal, only that all (!) our rooms are large. The smallest upstairs is about 12sqm, the largest upstairs about 20sqm.
When we moved in, we said: "Wow, so much space!"
Then we spread out so much that today (even though just the two of us!) we say there is no room here for a child anymore. :-) That will also be the case with your clothesline.
I can already see, I’ll probably have to invite you to visit for inspiration that it can be done differently :-) , even though we don’t have a Frisian house and even though in our house the living room and kitchen are separated by a hallway.
Is the building on the property one- or two-story? Here two-story was allowed, but we still have a gable roof with dormer windows (and hardly any sloping ceilings upstairs!) and a converted attic.
The kids’ rooms are really small… My opinion… :-)
One option would be: Large U-kitchen (4m x 3m x 4m) and then a counter with drawers and closed cabinets attached (towards the living room) for paperwork and folders and at that (only slightly elevated?) counter 1-2 normal chairs – or no raised counter, but a deep worktop at normal height and then 1-2 designer chairs.
Or without chairs and take the paperwork to the dining table when you need to work on it.
Regarding kitchen planning, I am experienced: I planned ours for 6 weeks until it was "perfect."
Um, yes, have a look at our kitchen, then you basically have a picture of what I mean. :-)
This suggestion would have the advantage that you save the workroom upstairs...
Utility room is a good topic, we have about 5sqm, but no heating and no central vacuum system and only one door and a small window… We solved the room very well with Ikea kitchen furniture (almost ceiling-high, closed cabinets): This keeps it tidy because the cabinets are closed ;-) , and we used every corner (very cost-effective, thanks Ikea!). We have no sink in the utility room, we use the guest WC for that. It saves space if you otherwise have little.
If the window by the stairs is a small one, that would (!) bother me. Yes, I’m quite focused on symmetry ;-) and your house front is probably the face of the house...
It then looks very "dark" at the front if there are hardly any windows and they are so asymmetrical, the house closes off a lot.
My opinion...
The garage goes behind the WC? It has to, everything else would be pointless ;-)
By the way, a U-shaped kitchen with a "small" counter would also be an option: More space in the cabinets, less space needed in the utility room.
There is still room for a clothesline, right. But please think about the future, when both children are born – or: "Surprise! Twins!" :-) Then it will happen in no time. :-)
We have almost 140sqm with 5 rooms (plus utility room, heating room, storage room under the stairs), so similar to your goal, only that all (!) our rooms are large. The smallest upstairs is about 12sqm, the largest upstairs about 20sqm.
When we moved in, we said: "Wow, so much space!"
Then we spread out so much that today (even though just the two of us!) we say there is no room here for a child anymore. :-) That will also be the case with your clothesline.
I can already see, I’ll probably have to invite you to visit for inspiration that it can be done differently :-) , even though we don’t have a Frisian house and even though in our house the living room and kitchen are separated by a hallway.
Is the building on the property one- or two-story? Here two-story was allowed, but we still have a gable roof with dormer windows (and hardly any sloping ceilings upstairs!) and a converted attic.
The kids’ rooms are really small… My opinion… :-)
One option would be: Large U-kitchen (4m x 3m x 4m) and then a counter with drawers and closed cabinets attached (towards the living room) for paperwork and folders and at that (only slightly elevated?) counter 1-2 normal chairs – or no raised counter, but a deep worktop at normal height and then 1-2 designer chairs.
Or without chairs and take the paperwork to the dining table when you need to work on it.
Regarding kitchen planning, I am experienced: I planned ours for 6 weeks until it was "perfect."
Um, yes, have a look at our kitchen, then you basically have a picture of what I mean. :-)
This suggestion would have the advantage that you save the workroom upstairs...
Utility room is a good topic, we have about 5sqm, but no heating and no central vacuum system and only one door and a small window… We solved the room very well with Ikea kitchen furniture (almost ceiling-high, closed cabinets): This keeps it tidy because the cabinets are closed ;-) , and we used every corner (very cost-effective, thanks Ikea!). We have no sink in the utility room, we use the guest WC for that. It saves space if you otherwise have little.
If the window by the stairs is a small one, that would (!) bother me. Yes, I’m quite focused on symmetry ;-) and your house front is probably the face of the house...
It then looks very "dark" at the front if there are hardly any windows and they are so asymmetrical, the house closes off a lot.
My opinion...