Any concerns about this new build floor plan, especially second bedroom size?

[Jellyytots]

Can anyone see any issues with this floor plan on this two year-old new build property?
I’m single. No children. Late 40s

I don’t particularly want to look at the wall while I’m washing up, but it is what it is

The lounge seems a little bit small

Concerned about storage. I might cut through the kitchen wall to make some under the stairs storage if this is possible I’m viewing the house this week so will look and see if this is an option.

The second bedroom is my main problem. I wanted a main bedroom for me and a second bedroom to be dressing room possibly put a bed in there. I’m not too sure if this room is big enough to get a double bed into and have as a dressing room.

I’m downsizing quite considerably so have an awful lot of stuff at the moment. I will have a clear out of everything but there is only so much you can downsize and I’m concerned I might feel a little squished

Unfortunately, with my budget, I can’t afford anything bigger so if it’s not this, it’s going to be something similar. I’ve seen worse. Some of them have stairs in the lounge directly in front of your sofa with your TV tucked under the stairs. Awful. I really don’t want that. I don’t feel it looks good and all the heat would disappear up the stairs. I prefer a lounge where I can close the door and it can be cozy.

I think my main concern is the size of the spare bedroom. Should I be concerned or do you think the spare bedroom is okay?

Thanks in advance

I think it would be better to put a sofa bed in the second bedroom if you want to use it as a dressing room. You should be able to fit a standard double but it wouldn’t leave space for much else. Would you expect it to be regularly used as a bedroom?

I think overall it’s fine. All new builds now tend to have smaller rooms but with a new build you get everything new and it’s all yours from the start.

Every house buy comes with a compromise. A small second bedroom is your compromise. Good luck with whatever you decide.

I would only think that there is a bit of a corridor vibe about some of the measurements because they're narrow, so the square footage of each room mght be ok, but what does it feel like

Seem to be a lot of built in cupboards so that is helpful except it means you cant put furniture in front whereas with free standing storage you can move around

Are you OK with the kitchen next to the lav?

I’m sorry I really don’t think the dimensions of the rooms good.

you can probably get a better laid out house

tje kitchen is bigger than the lounge space
the door to the lounge is through the kitchen and the door to the loo are together
the second bedroom is not big enough to even put a double bed, you can’t behind the door as not wide enough with the door in the way and you can’t the other way as it’s not long enough to then walk around

you’d be better with a sofa bed in the lounge
the second bedroom as a dressing room

its not size it’s how it’s been configured

and 4 doors in the kitchen?

Is it a ‘new’ new build or second hand? Because surely if it’s a new new one you are paying a premium for that and could get cheaper looking at an older house? Is a flat an option?

It looks like the current owner has knocked a wall down to make the kitchen bigger and remove what would have been a corridor. I might be wrong but I don’t think a WC is meant to open directly into the kitchen?!

Also the hall way is tiny. When you have guests the kitchen is where they’ll need to be taking off coats/shoes.

Sacs bed would be better than a permanent double. It looks perfect.

Is it important for you to have a table in the kitchen? There might be room to squeeze a narrow one in against the right-hand wall, but the problem is that the kitchen is also the corridor to the lounge so will there be room to walk between a table and the kitchen units without it feeling annoying?
Is there enough storage for you? Looks like there is only the cupboard in the kitchen: where will coats, shoes, hoover, ironing board, etc all go? Would the lounge or bed 2 end up having to become storage for those kind of things, making bed 2 less useful and the lounge less of your cosy hub?
The lounge is lovely though and you say that is important, but would it feel cosy and nice enough if you have to put a dining table in there?

II wouldn’t like the kitchen/toilet/stairs set up. I’d prefer a hall and under stairs storage. You could get a small double and a corner dressing table in that room but it would be a squeeze. Alternatively you could go for a futon/sofa bed.

I used to have a 3 bed house and the third bedroom (common for the age of it) was less than 7ft by 7ft. That was essentially a box room really. Only suitable (at a push) for a small single, a cot or a desk.

You will just be able to fit a double into that second bedroom with perhaps a small table on one side but the length of the room will mean there's space for a cupboard. I think there will only be space for one double door cupboard though unless you get something built in. So as others said, depends how much you want that spare double bed.

If you need more storage though you could get one of those lift up double beds for stuff you don't need all the time (like winter duvets, blankets, winter clothes in summer and spare pillows). That would be better than one with side drawers. Something like this:

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My OH had one in his old flat (he's an utter hoarder) and it was helpful.

On kitchen space it's difficult to see where units are but if you have a free wall, maybe you could get a flip up or fold up table and folding chairs? Something like this:

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Or this?

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Or the lounge is a good size so maybe have a small table in the corner there?

The other thing to think about is if you have outdoor drying space and S facing garden (where you can get away with hanging outside for at least 6 months) or a washer dryer as you're going to be limited on where you can hang clothes to dry.

I think it is fine if you have a sofa bed in the 2nd bedroom or in the living room. The kitchen is easily big enough for a dining table.

is there a garden?

Op can you copy and paste a picture of the kitchen?

I think the downstairs lay out is fine. Living room at the back of the house is nice and quiet. Will be nice in summer having the doors open.

I'd do sofa bed in the spare if its not being used every day

The layout is terrible. The doors in the kitchen mean you’ll loose a lot of useful space as it’s got to act as a corridor to the living room too. The second bedroom is a study or single bedroom only.

Why is Bed 2 your concern? What will its main function be?
There's enough room to put a day bed across the 6ft width with a wardrobe opposite the door. If using to study, you could have a flip-down desk on the side wall with a folding chair: these could then be folded down if you need to extend the bed.

It looks like they’ve swopped the kitchen and lounge round - I didn’t think the toilet should lead straight into a kitchen so this might get picked up on a mortgage.

you would put the bed in the second bedroom up against the window and that would leave room across the door for a wardrobe. The main bedroom is plenty big enough for a large wardrobe and small dressing table and double bed.

The place is plenty big enough for a single person -everyone living in a house that size (often couples) would probably like somewhere bigger- but if that’s all you can afford. Maybe try declutterring more before you move. Is it a forced move (divorce?) and you’re resentful of that so finding it difficult to accept what you can now afford? In which case so counselling/cbt might be helpful to come to terms and reframe the move. - apologies if not.

Kitchens can have bathrooms off of them.

The living room is only 8ft wide it’ll be like a tunnel
the kitchen is bigger than the living room

bedroom 2 would be ok with 4ft bed

not a fan but the only thing I would do is see if the ground floor could be open plan

see if wall can be moved to where red line is and yes we all love a downstairs toilet but in a house that size you can’t warrant sacrificing the space for one so I’d do away with it

but it’s a lot of work for a new build doubt it would be worth it

Its fairly unlikely that someone has swapped the kitchen and living room around within the 2 years from buying it brand new. They wouldnt have bought it in the first place if they want to do that

I think it is a legal requirement to have 2 doors between a kitchen and a toilet.

It isnt, no.

You can't remove the downstairs toilet it is a legal requirement including the size and yes they can be off a kitchen provided they have a hand washing sink you can put a double bed in 2nd bedroom headboard under the window or better still a sofa bed, the wardrobe opposite the door
Advise would be to downsize possession before moving it has a linen cupboard upstairs and another in main bedroom
Have seen bottom step of stairs converted to long drawer for shoes it is small but with clever storage and cutting back on duplicates should be fine use big kitchen cupboard for vaccum mop brush ironing board etc , put narrow table against stair wall if you have extra guests you can pull out.
A good carpenter could make understairs cupboard for seldom used items like Christmas stuff suitcases etc so you only need to move table occasionally