floor plan help (just beginning)

10 years ago

Ok, I measured my current area yesterday and drew up this floor plan as best I could. (furniture not to scale at all) I currently have a galley kitchen with an eat in area at the end. I'm wondering if it's feasible to put my kitchen where my dining area is, open to the living room with a big island. Put my dining room where the eat in part of the old kitchen was, and then possibly have a mudroom/laundry in between? I could probably let the laundry go, it's currently in my basement.

I'm not sure where to even start. There's currently a window in the dining area that I would like to make 48" french doors out to a future deck. I don't want the stove or sink in the island which means that the sink and stove have to go on the same wall so how do you decide which will be the focal point? I'd like to add a window over the sink.

So I guess my questions are:

Do you think there's a enough room to put the dining room where the eat in kitchen was?
How much space would you steal from the current kitchen and add to the current dining room to make new bigger kitchen?
Is mudroom/laundry feasible, is there enough space?
Do I need to move the back door over?
What would you do with the current pantry closets?

I hope to DIY as much as possible but I know I need to find someone to tell me if the wall between the kitchen and living room is load bearing or not.

Thank you so much for your help and input!

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Cheryl Hewitt
10 years ago
Why would you put a laundry/mudroom between your kitchen and dining room?
mama goose_gw zn6OH
10 years ago
Your measurements are difficult to read. If you could start on the left, at the back of the closet, and list all the measurements, going around to where the LR starts on the right wall, that would be helpful. Or re-draw the plan with darker pen/pencil, making sure that each square = 1 foot.
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sheloveslayouts
10 years ago
last modified: 10 years ago
In my opinion you need a minimum of 12'x9.5" not including any major traffic patterns for proper 6'x3.5'ish dining table and chairs. This leaves no space for a sideboard or any other furniture in a dining space. IMO, your present breakfast nook is not big enough for a dining room.

Is this a trilevel house by any chance?
Julie Salcetti
Original Author
10 years ago
It's one story plus a full basement.

I will try to redo the plan on Monday.

I wanted a mudroom or some kind of organization by the door we use to enter the house. Having laundry on the main level would just be a bonus because I have a 9 month old and I'm pregnant with my second.
herbflavor
10 years ago
with two kids, I think an important thing would be creating access to back yard area. I see carport/side entrance and front door. What value is the pic window which faces the street? Any chance to downsize that and place laundry /drop zone/storage/cubby holes/hooks along there....maybe really work at it and get a half bath/walkin pantry. You could put a couple tall narrow windows along there... if you need that aesthetic from the street-or high transom/awning windows...... [maybe non operable]....interspersed with tall cabinets for these functional things. Keep kitchen where it is. Open up dining /living area to outdoor space with French doors along that backyard wall...plan for patio/deck.