Open Layout Design Ideas
Jenise Gato
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Comments (5)I don't know who you have been relying on for advice about this home purchase. Realtors are notorious for being out of touch with renovation costs, or for having the shoddy under the table guys do the "repairs" that get a home cosmetically looking like it's ready to sell while concealing major issues. TV shows are entertainment, not reality. Especially when it comes to pricing. Just adding a second floor with a bath is 150-200K in an older home. Without doing any remodel of the first floor at all other than lose space to the code compliant staircase. Adding a second floor can be a good answer in a high COL area where land is scarce and a home of your description is a 5M property. For most of the rest of the country, the cost benefit is not there for such an extensive project, and a tear down offers greater return in dollars spent....See MoreOpen Layout Design Issues for Small Ranch
Comments (4)@Build Beautiful thanks for your thoughts & kind words- it took about 100 drafts to get to this point but we’re finally getting there :) The space is only 708 square feet overall with the Kitchen taking up 210 sf total so far...so rather small compared to average homes but you make due with what your given right? Since its such a small area with the dining and living areas so close without separation the island is going to be a furniture style builtin without seating. Its only my partner & I living here so no need for all that just for the handful of times a year we entertain large parties. Plus any extra storage for things like batteries, light bulbs, dog snacks, etc that can stay out of the kitchen is a bonus! Only real entry point will be front door. The other “doors” on that wall will be European Tilt & Turn Doors so they’ll appear to be full pane glass windows unless opened from the inside. The patio door is a similar situation- it’ll be 3 large sheets of pane-less glass that operate independently & slide along a teflon track & stack open if desired (so no hardware on the outside for either of these walls). Unless you already know they slide apart & open it’ll appear as if its just a large wall of glass.......See MoreNeed creative kitchen layout ideas!! 70s tri-level open concept
Comments (5)If you really want help here post a to scale plan nothing in the space except where the windows and doorways are . Where the doorways lead and all meaurements clearly marked and also the sizes of your appliances since I never design a kitchen until the client has chosen appliances and better yet those appliances are already in the garage waiting. IMo lower tha dividinwall to 36" and put in a nice set of drwer cabinets there but I nned the whole plan to scale and the easy way is to use graph paper....See MoreLayout ideas to open up the space
Comments (1)I recommend asking someone local that can observe the existing condition first hand that can effect the solution, and not rely on one drawing and minimal verbal description....See MoreJenise Gato
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