Bring the rear rooms together for cooking, eating and family time. Keep a separate front lounge, add a utility and pantry, and give a bedroom its own shower room.
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Bring family life together.
A connected kitchen and family room transforms the back of this four-bedroom house. Practical rooms sit beside it, while the front lounge stays separate.
Semi-detached house2 storeys4 bedrooms existingOpen-plan family room
Ground floor
One kitchen and family room.
Before The kitchen, conservatory and snug divide everyday living across the rear of the house.
After Remove the dividing walls and former shower enclosure to connect cooking, dining and sitting. A fitted kitchen and island sit alongside two sofas, dining table and French doors to the garden.
Everyday essentials
Make room for laundry and storage.
After The former dining room provides a utility and a WC accessed from it. The old utility becomes a pantry. The garage is removed, while the front lounge remains a separate room.
First floor
Four bedrooms, with a new en-suite.
After Part of the old office becomes an en-suite for Bedroom 3. A passage beside it keeps access to Bedroom 4. The dressing room and family bathroom remain.
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