ᐅ Ideas for the Layout of Living Room and Dining Area

Hello everyone,

we are currently considering whether the size of the living room will be sufficient or if we should widen the house a bit to create more space between the dining area and the sofa.

What do you think? I know more space is always better, but it also means higher costs.

Looking forward to your ideas and any general advice.

Many thanks

Buddy0505 schrieb:

We have looked at countless floor plans. We will choose a bungalow from our general contractor and extend one exterior wall by 1 meter (3 feet)…. It sounds simple, but it fits our requirements quite well.

Buddy0505 schrieb:

We are currently considering whether the size of the living room will be sufficient or if we should widen the house a bit more to create additional space between the dining area and the sofa.

Which wall was actually extended by one meter (3 feet)?
Personally, I might build a bungalow like a “detached apartment floor” – whatever suits someone’s taste...

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Buddy0505 schrieb:

What do you think – I know – more space is always good. But it also costs more.

Cheers to good house planning. Then it’s possible without extra costs or enlargements that strain the budget.

Buddy0505 schrieb:

whether we will manage with the size of the living room

We don’t know your requirements, how many people live in the house, or whether the dining table drawn by the planner actually matches your furniture. The drawn dining table measures 120 x 90cm (47 x 35 inches).
In the end, it’s an almost square room, which you usually want to avoid during planning because it’s difficult to furnish properly for the three zones.
Your furniture is placed in front of the patio doors; with a room width of 3.60 meters (12 feet), the drawn dining table would have to be rotated to allow guests to walk around it. Kitchen counters are usually wider to prevent items from falling off, and if the stove is planned there, grease can splatter onto the floor. The TV and sofa arrangement is very tight, while at the beginning of the room there is a 6sqm (65 sq ft) space left over that serves only as a hallway. The bedroom is relatively large but you end up bumping into the wardrobe, which probably isn’t even close to a standard 3 meters (10 feet).

I appreciate both controversial and simple house designs, but they need to be furnished with standard dimensions without major compromises. I see many shortcomings here.
When I see that the bungalow’s bathroom door is the narrow standard 78cm (31 inches) wide and the bathtub doesn’t even have 80cm (31 inches) in structural space, but money is spent on a huge roof overhang that turns the house into a mushroom, I think of a botched standard home. Danwood?