Moving kitchen to a different room. Are we mad?

[Igglybuff]

We're thinking of moving the kitchen to a different room. Main reason - we can create a nice kitchen diner. At the moment we have a separate dining room and hardly use it. Instead we've squeezed a small table into the kitchen. Our existing kitchen is ok size wise - part of me thinks we could change the layout but not sure it would make enough of a difference.

The room we want to move it into has a gas supply (gas fire) and is next door to the boiler and bathroom so plumbing shouldn't be an issue.

Has anyone done this before? Are we best to leave well alone?

Yes, I did it and like you, the basics were in place or near at hand so I wouldn't worry about it. Logistically, it's not that much of a faff but have you any idea what you want to do with the old kitchen (it sounds too big for a utility) and have you thought how it will effect the flow of the house? If you have a garden, does it currently access from old kitchen and will it from new one? Does it restrict some other area of the house having the kitchen there?

The old kitchen could be a playroom/study/second living area. The new kitchen wouldn't have access to the garden which doesn't bother me really as we're in a flat. There's a little balcony area then stairs down to the garden and that could work nicely with a playroom or second living room.

I think it would flow better with the kitchen being moved - we have a utility room which would sit better next to a kitchen. Instead it sits next to the dining room and feels awkward. Also we don't really use the dining room as it's out of the way of the current kitchen.

we did it and dont regret it. you do need to think about drains etc and utilities etc.