Having to go outside to get to the utility room

[Inliverpool1]

I’ll try and explain this - not easy.
Currently we have a utility room storing washer, drier and boiler with the door leading into my living room ruining a nice wall that I’d quite like a piano against and a book shelf.
I had the genius idea of changing around the door so it opened on to the garden instead but you’d then have to go through the kitchen patio doors and open the door. Currently this space is dead at the moment not used at all. I could add a wall mounted drier, some pot plants etc to pretty it all up.
Plan B is basically to swap my kitchen and living room around which would give me a ridiculous sized kitchen but in all honestly our family spends more time together there than anywhere else.

What do you think ?

I would have a big living kitchen and a small lounge

I’d avoid anything that means you have to physically go outside to the utility. That’s the set up I have and I hate it. Such a faff when it’s cold, wet, or dark. I have a solution to change this when I’ve saved up enough and it’ll make life so much easier.
I’d also second the big living kitchen. That’s next on my list once the utility is solved.

Don’t make it necessary to go outside to your utility, it drives me insane!!

In your situation, I'd go for the bigger revamp if you can afford it.

I don't have a utility, but my tumble drier is in the shed (because in spite of having a beautiful and absurdly large kitchen, they didn't plan well for the utilities!). I have to traipse clothes all the way from upstairs, to the kitchen, then outside!

If I could afford it, we would have room for a decent kitchen diner, a pantry and a utility room. Sigh.

I hated having to go out to the garage to the tumble dryer, especially as I only use it in bad weather. Don't do it.

Split up the functions of the utility room - could you get the washer and drier stacked upstairs? No more trudging washing up and down stairs - and then use the utility as a store for things you only need to access infrequently?

But yes to a huge eat in kitchen with a sofa (no TV tho!) and smaller cosy TV snug elsewhere

Well what you could do is put a glass lean-to roof from the patio doors to the utility room. Making a sort of porch. So even if it was raining you wouldn't get wet going out to the utility room.

Also have the advantage of being able to put a drier there even during days where its spitting rain.

We don’t have an upstairs so I’ve concluded the ridiculous sized kitchen is the way forward. Only slight use with that is the fire place in the middle but that could still be made to work

I'd go for the massive kitchen/dining area too. I hate my tiny kitchen.

Would also recommend a massive utility

• this means it is much easier to keep large open plan, tidy, quiet and calm!