Opinions on open plan room please :)

[Littlepicklehead]

We are extending and having one open plan kitchen/living room which will open onto the garden. I'll try and briefly describe it as I'm interested to know what the majority of you would prefer the layout of the room to be. We are hoping to sell in a few year so wAnt to get this right.

The room is a 4x4.5 metres, then knocked through to a 4x3m extension (3 metres is how far it extends and 4m is the width.

The only window is bifold doors at the end of the extension, and a skylight in the extension.

The original room has a chimney breast.

Currently we have it arranged that the loving area is in the original part of the building. We will put a fireplace into the chimney breast. The kitchen/diner is in the extension, with a peninsula separating the two areas with the sink on in (this is necessary to have enough surface/cupboard space.

My worries about this are that the table size is restricted because of the peninsula, and the room feels quite separated. It also means the living space is internal so relies on light from the extension.

I'm considering swapping it so the kitchen is internal. We could then have a range in the chimney breast, surrounded by I shaped units on the side and rear wall. Enough room for a large/extendable table.

The living space is then in the extension, with one sofa dividing the space. This is obviously a smaller space and means we can only fit two 2 seater sofas, but other than that we can use the same furniture as before, we just lose the fireplace.

What do you all think would be a better option? I'm leaving towards option 2, but DH thinks the kitchen need to be next to the external doors. We need to decide soon to let the builder know before work starts.

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