Brazil apparently, via Walthamstow.Is it from wales or from china?
Hw often do you use the dining table?
Not too often
When friends come round we use it, and if I'm painting etc I use it for that.
I like to decorate it with seasonal displays (flowers etc).
The bar area is a very handy addition though.
And the dining table can be moved if needed in the first option...indeed the L shaped couch could go in the long wall thereby making it easier to move the table....if needed...
I think the first plan allows for more flexibility... but both plans have merit.
Also I think with #2 you can look out of the window while you're washing up.
Space between the sofa and the wall looks a bit mean to me.
I think no 2 is better.
People always want those breakfast bar things but what's it actually for? It's a luxury you can have when you've got a lot of space... But otherwise it's kind of duplicating the function of the dining table. It's good to be able to sit and talk to someone in the kitchen but that can be achieved by putting the table in the right place.
What have you got now? I've seen floor plans for all your space before but I can't remember.
Open plan has its benefits but drawbacks too. If this is your relaxing space then consider that you can't isolate yourself from cooking smells, dishwasher and washing machine noise, etc etc, so consider either hard divisions or - if you have the luxury of space elsewhere - what the habitual use will really end up being. Then let that define what goes where.
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I would want to check whether something like this could work. It might not, as I've not drawn to scale.
The plastering/skimming of my wall cost £120.
Thanks, that seems reasonable - I have to multiply that by All The Walls And Ceilings so it will be a while before I can afford it, but it is good to know the sort of costs involved. Alas I don't think I will be able to easily get training in plastering for free, proper training is quite expensive. I asked already (I have received training for a few things now, but plastering is not likely)
I did one get artex off a ceiling using a steamer. Back breaking work, particularly if you choose the hottest day of the year like I did, but possible.
You can get an asbestos survey for about £100 and then know for sure.Yeah I am not keen on that, some of it in the 70s (when my block was built) may well have contained asbestos, so better to seal it in rather than start breaking it up.