Playroom, utility or something else?

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I want to convert our tiny kitchen and separate dining room into a kitchen diner. I am thnking that while we are going through all the disruption if we can afford it we should do a small extension.
This could either house the toys that currently live in the dining room, or a utility room or it could be part of the kitchen diner (it will be on the sunniest side of the house with the best view).
What would you go for?

Part of kitchen/diner and then put a utility on the other side?

It depends what else you have and what your priorities are. You obviously have children but don't say how many / what age etc. I've got 3 children but my absolute priority is a laundry room. Is your washing machine / drier currently in your kitchen. We have a utility room / out house at the back of the kitchen which houses my washing machine etc and it is constantly (and I mean constantly) covered in drying, piles of clothes, washing. If that was in my kitchen, it would drive me much more insane than having toys on display if you see what I mean. I also think as my children get older, the playroom (really the dining room) will revert back to being a dining room and the children will have their things in their rooms but I'll always need a utility room.

Add a utility room if you can. Can you move it to avoid spoiling the view and light?

I agree Mandy...I have 3 children (5.5 and under) and we currently have a playroom, but have bought a house where I have decided not to have a playroom, although if I cut back some space from the current kitchen/dining plan we have designed, I could contain one adequately. My reckoning is the same as you - I have allocated space to a large utility/pantry instead. The Dcs tend to take toys out of the plaroom anyway to play with them, and never actually use the room as intended, and they will grow up and have toys in their own bedrooms.

we have a playroom in our extension at the moment, it is great as got sick of toys in the living room. washer/dryer is in kitchen but that doesnt bother me too much. probably wouldnt want to waste the suniest place of the house on utility room so might need to rearrange things a bit if going for that?

Food for thought. I don't like the idea of toys in the kitchen but washing even less so. Going to think about where I could put a utility. Thanks!

Laundry room hands down. No matter what size ....

A utility room please, I have washing everywhere, it drives me nuts.

Yes to utility room over playroom. No idea what age your children are but mine at the age of 2 (twins) never want to play in a separate room. I know there'll come a time when they do, but equally know they'll grow out of that too. I'd go for utility room but build in as much storage as possible.