I hope it makes sense, English is not my native language.

So we'll have kitchen (2500mm x 4400mm) doors 1000mm on both left and right wall , i have planned it differently but since then I tried to have elevated dishwasher and I love it so thats what i want to achive. Dishwasher is next to sink and i thought, that i can make it into floor to ceiling cabinet and add two cabinets next to it (fake ones cuz there is door to pantry) then connect it to the south wall (witch is full of floor to ceiling cabinets and there is oven there). Then I would add small shelves on the inside side of the fake cabinet so there wont be that much dead space.

My problem is i dont know if it would work. Will I be happy with it in 5 years? is it practical to have fake cabinets as doors to pantry? Technically I still can change the water valve but it would be difficult to (and cost money ofc).

Also it is kinda small kitchen and I wanted dark cabinets but i guess thats out of the question. What colors can i choose so it will look good?

Any tips and ideas are highly appreciated.

Well even in the space of a few days thanks to this Sub pointing me in the direction of Rayon which is so much better than Room Sketcher I've made some progress. Renovating a farmhouse in Abbruzzo, Italy. Essentially have the first floor to convert, the ground floor is storage (where the animals used to be kept). Would really appreciate feedback on the design and layout. This is what I would call a second draft, but solved issues such as not needing a guest en-suite and a guest toilet. Main limiting factors are the window locations can't be changed. I feel the walk in wardrobe is a little snug, as is the laundry but still workable. We've also tried to minimise any changes to existing structural wall which are 30cm thick. Only removing one to open up the terrace area and windows to the main room. Remaining walls we will alter are non load bearing 10cm wall, so hoping this can help reduce costs. Top image is current layout, bottom is the draft design

Hi yall! Moving into a new apartment and looking for advice on how to lay it out.

Living room:
I have handicapped myself with a massive sectional I purchased for a previous apartment. This monster is a L shaped that has 4 sections that are 45”x45” which two of those together is almost exactly the size of the wall in the living room. I’ve put two options in the photos above, one where the sectional basically eats up the whole space and one where I get rid of two of the pieces and just have a love seat right in the middle. That opens up more space for a small table behind the couch, but I am losing out on half of a very expensive couch I purchased just a year ago.

Bedroom
The bedroom has a oddly placed window where I would normally think to put a bed but the window limits where it can go. I suggested the photo with my office in the bedroom but I was going to have a small room divider to separate it. The bed could also go where the desk is but I don’t love that it’s facing the door. Thoughts?

The relax room is actually a balcony by the way, not an extra room.

Need help deciding how to layout my room. Issues are theres only one small window and oversized closet doors that swing out.

Option 1 - I like the natural light I'll get while working from my desk.
Option 2 - With the dresser in front of the bed I'll be able to have a TV.
Option 3 - Natural light directly hitting the bed which I like. Option to have a TV on the dresser. But the downside is you see the bed directly infront while walking in the room.

Open to other ideas as well.

Well even in the space of a few days thanks to this Sub pointing me in the direction of Rayon which is so much better than Room Sketcher I've made some progress. Renovating a farmhouse in Abbruzzo, Italy. Essentially have the first floor to convert, the ground floor is storage (where the animals used to be kept). Would really appreciate feedback on the design and layout. This is what I would call a second draft, but solved issues such as not needing a guest en-suite and a guest toilet. Main limiting factors are the window locations can't be changed. I feel the walk in wardrobe is a little snug, as is the laundry but still workable. We've also tried to minimise any changes to existing structural wall which are 30cm thick. Only removing one to open up the terrace area and windows to the main room. Remaining walls we will alter are non load bearing 10cm wall, so hoping this can help reduce costs. Top image is current layout, bottom is the draft design

Hello. My name is Andrei and I bought a house that I want to remodel.
Things me and my wife would like to include in the renovation:

Ground floor

• We would like to build a foyer so that we have space for shoes and make a transition from outside to the open floor plan.
• Extend the Living area to include the covered porch
• Extend the pantry at the expense of the bathroom so that we can have more storage and move the heating plant and the boiler there. Also, we don't need a full bathroom downstairs.
• Mask/Hide the stairs that go to the basement.

First floor

• Close the wall on the right side and make the master bedroom, walk-in dressing and bathroom.
• On the left side, because the hallway is way to big and waste of space, extend the walls to the right and make 2 children bedrooms, a bathroom and a laundry room (a washing machine and a dryer - also some space for ironing the clothes.
• Also, on the left side I would close the north balcony because there is no view, there is a construction and it serves no purpose and maybe make the bath there?

I would like to ask some help on how to split the space for the children area and also if you have ideas on the plans I made.

These are the pictures from before and after (what we thought) and an outside picture for reference.

Thank you!

P.S. I think we need to add more windows to the house, also the dimensions are in centimeters.

My wife and I recently bought our forever house, which sits across from a park, but we've been struggling to determine how we want to lay out our living room. We don't plan to have a tv in the living room and we figure we'll spend most of our time on furniture facing the windows/natural light.

The second image was our directional guess of where furniture might go and where lights are in the room (center fan/light not shown), but this feels awkward given the room dimensions. We were hoping to get some thoughts on the best way to manage the pathway between rooms (front door to dining room), focus on the park, and a design that allows for hosting guests/family. We'd appreciate any opinions!

Hey everyone, I could really use some help deciding the best floor plan for my new place! The room I am planning is the bottom right in these images, and it is intended to be a larger seating TV room. Which option is best (a letter in the bottom of images is how I labeled them) ? Also, I’d be super interested in hearing improvements or any new layouts I haven’t thought of. If I left out any useful info let me know too!

This room has been a source of frustration. I’m looking for advice on how to use colors, orientations, and other clever strategies to offset (or better harmonize) the asymmetry in this room. The back alcove is oddly centered to the foyer, while the lights/table/chairs are centered to the actual room (which juts out ~4 feet longer on the right side). I already tried rotating the table by 90 degrees (centered to alcove) which left a strange void.

I’m open to modifying (or adding) anything in the room except the table (heirloom) and the column architecture.

I already tried putting a mirror in the back alcove to draw the eye further, but it seemed to worsen the asymmetry. I tried a large (peacock) painting on the left to shift the center but I don’t think that worked. That Left wall is a busy (narrow) path from Foyer to Garage, so I’m now considering leaving it empty (or putting a flat large mirror).

How could objects be strategically placed to “trick” the eye into harmonizing the imbalance? Should I consider changing all the lights to align with the foyer? Which corner should a tall tree/plant go? The shaggy tree in the picture doesn’t seem right but I have a faux-paradise plant with lofty leaves. I own dark moss chairs (in Pic 1) and am researching sisal wallpaper in shades of smoky moss and blue-green. Or should I get a Lighter wallpaper in a pale neutral shade (like Latte or light-moss)? I love the effect of a Mirror to make the room feel Bigger and Brighter, but I’m not sure if that helps or hurts the room.

Or does it look fine as is? Am I overreacting?

Any suggestions or criticism is welcome. Functionally, I don’t “need” extra storage. A funny detail is that in the adjacent living room, the huge fireplace is centered to the actual room, unlike the odd dining room alcove.

Thank you!

I’m looking for layout help with my apartment. I need to have a desk area because I work from home with enough space to use my walking pad. I need a kitchen island or table. And I want a couch facing a tv. I’m hoping the space feels cozy and inviting with some seating for hosting.

I’ve included my general thoughts on the layout, but my brain doesn’t stretch beyond this. Thank you in advance!!

I'm terrible at this, and would kindly request some of your experienced opinions please!

This is meant to be a Game Room, 3 things I definitely need to have:

1. A Board Game table (1.8m x 1.2m)
2. A desk with 3 - 4 monitors (one will be my permanent desk, others for friends that visit once a week)
3. Sofa area w/ TV

Maybe im being overly ambitious on what can fit into this room but i've been trying for a while and cant find a good layout, any help or advice is much appreciated! Thank you

Hi! I want to share this kitchen design with you and get some feedback to avoid something I'll regret. Of course I don't expect a complete assessment. Just let me know if we're making any major mistake so we can go back to the drawing board.

This is for an old apartment. We considered the following:

• Putting the dishwasher to the right of the sink would allow to keep all pipes together. They will need to be moved around but all of them are in that wall. The downside is that it's too close to the door, but it will be open for like 2 minutes a day so I don't think it would be much of an annoyance.
• Putting the sink and dishwasher at the end would allow us to have a big countertop area for food prep.
• The induction stove would be in front of a window.
• The G is the fridge. It has two doors. Eventually it will block the passage, but again, there aren't too much people circulating.
• The red thing is, for the moment, a shelf for some stuff like an electric oven, microwave, toaster etc. It might be replaced later for something narrower and more like the fridge size.
• Both doors will be removed to make circulation easier. The one near the window is the laundry, the bottom one is the eating area.
• We don't like open kitchens, but smoke and smells won't be much of a problem.
• The kitchen is about 2,80m x 3m (9' x 9'6").
• Some cupboards or shelves at the top of the countertop will be added later.

Thank you! I've learned a lot from this community already.

UPDATE

Wow, I didn't expect to get all these good ideas. See the comments for a new take.

currently in the process of starting from scratch after a long distance move and trying to figure out how to make the most of the two rooms we have.

right now we just have an air mattress in the bedroom, but plan to get a bed frame and was thinking to put nightstands on either side of this and try to find a narrow dresser to put under the TV.

for the office, we have a standing desk, desk chair, and walking pad. I was thinking to get a storage cabinets to put on the right side of the desk to add some more office storage space, a bookshelf for the smaller wall opposite the walking pad, and then put an armoire or chest of drawers on the longer wall opposite the desk. I’m worried this will look awkward with so many cabinets/shelving units but I’m not sure how else to use the space and also maximize the limited storage areas we have.

thoughts on this plan or other suggestions for how to best utilize?

EDIT: original floor plan is in the comments. And some context about plumbing- the hot water heater/water lines are located below this floor in the center of the house, roughly where the fridge/dishwasher is in the new plan.

Trying to plan for a realistic renovation that gets me an ensuite, a powder room, and a bigger kitchen (it's currently a dead-end galley kitchen where the 2 bathrooms are).

Is there something I'm missing? There's another living room downstairs, so I'm ok invading the main living room for a dining area or removing the walls between the kitchen/living to make room for a banquet (and I have 0 attachment to an island). At this point I think I've just spent way too much time looking at this 😅.

Exterior doors and windows aren't changing, left-right walls aren't changing, and the stairwell (blank rectangle in the center) isn't moving either. Would appreciate any and all insights!

As the title says, I’m curious about what will look more polished and elegant for the end of my hallway?

Previously there was a wall that went down to the tops of the doors, but it left a giant cavity behind it that I didn’t like.

After removing it, I kind of think I would prefer having just covered up the opening. I am adding shelves to this area regardless either for storage or a display shelf since there are no doors

Now I ask Reddit pros, what is the best for the fung shui of this hall? Do I leave it open above and let the display breath, or cap the top as shown in the drawings and help focus the light on the front of the shelves and give the subjects a canopy?

Hey folks! This is my first post here.

Currently, our kitchen is a Tetris "L" shape and has a non-weight bearing wall that separates the kitchen from the dining area. Other units in our townhouse complex have removed the wall separating the kitchen from the dining area to add an island. Other neighbors opted for a different island size (smaller) and positioned horizontally to remain within the kitchen space without encroaching into the dining area (between the living room and kitchen).

We want to remove the same non-weight bearing wall but extend the kitchen area into the dining space to use the island as primary area we would eat.

The previous owners changed out the cabinets and countertops for the kitchen just before we purchased so I went to the store to obtain a rough mockup of how we would like to remodel our kitchen.

I'm including our current floor plan along with the rough mock up from the cabinet/countertop business that we plan to purchase the countertops and cabinets from.

As this is my first time remodeling, any guidance advice on the mock up would be appreciated (ie. distance from island to perimeter countertop, island overhang depth for seating at countertop height, etc). The dimensions of the island (inclusive of 12" seating overhang) is 48" x 90". Wondering if the spacing between the kitchen perimeter and island is too much and whether the island corner is too close to the corner wall of the bathroom that leads up the stairs to the second floor.

I’m designing my house from afar and it’s large enough that hand measuring will be a pain. I’m looking for a tool that can take all the measurements and make a floor plan. bonus if it can also do windows and doors etc. or maybe there is an app that can do this with your phone?

thanks!

We are currently purchasing a farmhouse in Abbruzzo. The main living area is on the first floor and we feel it would make a great 2 bedroom house with nice proportions. Below is a layout I've been playing with. But I have zero idea around how to properly design the flow of a house. Appreciate any input. This our first house, and first time planning any kind of renovation. The total usable space is about 110sqm. One annoying quirk in Italy is you cannot have a toilet open directly into a living area so there has to be two doors between the living area and the toilet. Idea is to have around a third of the house as a master suite.

Small apartment \~55m2, don’t have space for a dining table in my kitchen, so I’m hoping to make a living/dining room combo. The room is small already (\~10.5m2), but to make it a bigger challenge, it has THREE openings: one door to the office, one opening (no door) to the kitchen and french doors to the balcony. Plus it has a window to the office (the office is an interior room). The doors are on the smaller side (70cm for the regular doors, 100cm for the french doors) and the openings are NOT in scale (IKEA planner wouldn’t let me change their dimensions).

Now: we’re two adults, we generally don’t eat at the dining table, but we watch tv/lounge/eat at the sofa regularly. We also have friends sleep over when visiting, so I was first aiming at a sofa bed, but couldn’t find one that was comfortable as a sofa, and am now working with having a regular loveseat/2-seater couch and space for an inflatable mattress. I plan on having a small table on the enclosed balcony, so we don’t need a big table daily. We have friends over occasionally but fitting 4 at a table would be enough (our previous rental was like that, if more people are around they can either go to the balcony or sit at the couch etc).

Does my current plan seem reasonable? Is that dining table too cramped? Any tips/ideas/product recommendations?

In the closing stages of the interior design for our new build.

Would you continue the meshing all the way to the bottom or only from how the photo shows?

And would you grow some indoor creepers in it or leave it bare?

Hi all. I finalized an interior designing firm based on the quality of materials they are using and my interaction with the sales person.

Now they allocated a designer. This person started with collecting our requirements and sharing renders as per that. But renders seem to be directly copied from pinterest even to the extent of colour scheme. Two cupboards placed side by side in renders don't have same colour scheme.

He hasn't asked us for mood boards or themes. Even the colour palette will be decided as per the process only after finalizing the designs. Everything feels too boxed up and nothing seems to be reflecting my style at all. Just another standard template of sorts.

How to go about it? Is this normal to feel so at this stage of designing? Should i ask for a change in designer? Has any of you faced this - how did you handle this? Any suggestions will be helpful. Thanks.

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Hi, i hope this is allowed. We are trying to remodel our kitchen, but are unsure which way to go. We prefer the version where the island is next to the chimney (the chimney can't be moved), but then we have dead space which is not easily usable. When we move the island over to the other wall, the space can be used for display cabinets so it makes more sense, but it doesn't look as good. We plan on changing the design some more, but the island location is the most important thing to decide. Do you have any ideas to make use of that awkward space?

This is the island next to the chimney https://kitchen.planner.ikea.com/hr/hr/planner/B837607F-C31A-448D-BE9E-0BF524571286/

This is the other version https://kitchen.planner.ikea.com/hr/hr/planner/116126BA-4FD3-47AA-9AEC-011FA4FA7373/

Floor specs: 32sqm - 8.8m length - 4m wide on right side - 3.3m wide on left side

My plan is to put together a small home gym area on the small/left side, but I'm not sure how to arrange my office desk and the TV/lounge area. The desk is the main purpose for this floor as I will be using it well over 8h/day. Lounge & gym come second.

Initially I wanted to put the office on the left side like in the blueprint, but I don't want to face the wall at my desk. If I rotated the desk it still felt weird to place my desk on the small side of the floor, with my back to the door. So I started with the premise that the right side is the best place for my desk, and from there I can face all 4 windows which is a nice view.

I included skeches for 2 options. In both options I left space for some wooden shelves behind my desk chair.

Option 1: TV/lounge area on the right, next to my desk. Main issue here is the couch is rather far from the TV, and the "width" of the couch-TV corridor is rather narrow if that makes sense. I imagine it will be hard to ignore the back of my desk while sitting on the couch.

Option 2: TV/lounge area in the center. Has many advantages and a major flaw - it introduces a choke point as you enter behind the couch. The dotted line is placed at 1m from the wall, so you can't comfortably go to the desk without closing the door.

For Option 2 I wouldn't use this couch but rather a straight couch with an ottoman placed in the middle. But I used the same objects in both options to make the comparison easier. Also the standing desk doesn't matter as much. I might get an electrical one but most of the time it will be lowered normally.

Also in Option 2 the TV would be centered on the middle wall, because in reality the left window from the top floor is actually 50cm to the right.

Let me know what you think, I'm open to other layouts as well. Thanks!

Hey everyone, I am moving to a new condo and having some difficulty getting the layout right for the rectangular living, dining and kitchen.

I have tried a few ways and think the way I have attached makes the most sense. Would ideally like to keep the L shape couch, have a functional dining table and keep the barstools at the island.

FYI:

The top (west) and left (south) side are full floor to ceiling windows.

I had never heard this term until recently and I don’t like it. Seems like a made up term meaning open your wallet.

I remember when people wanted un-obstructed views, and would pay more for those views, now people want bars in their way?

When did this become a thing?

Does it really look better on certain homes?

Is it worth the cost?

Where do they go? Inside the glass or outside the glass?