How many rooms do you have?

[Fairymaryprincess]

We're about to go on the market and wanting more space we are currently in a 2 bed 1 reception 1 bathroom house and have 2 children and 2 dogs, how much space do you all have in similar situations and is it enough/more than enough obviously we would like another bedroom but is a 2nd reception room/conservatory/ utility room etc needed too really?

Surely this is going to entirely depend on your budget ?

I could come on here and tell you I have 10 bedrooms, 8 bathrooms and 6 different reception rooms --I don't__ but how is knowing that going to help you ?

My choice is to be able to eat in the kitchen (call it a large kitchen or a breakfast kitchen or a kitchen diner, depending on your estate agents fancy) , and also have two separate reception rooms. I just think a typical family, in my experience don't all sit around all day or every evening playing 'happy families' together. My experience is that maybe one adult needs to do some work in the evenings and antoher person might want to be watching TV and another wants to practie the instrument they are learning, etc etc - be that someone who wants to game or someone who wants to sit quietly and read or someone who wants friends round to chat, or -this year - people who have had to work from home.
I am, however, unfashionable according the the property programmes I've watched over the last 5 years or so, all of whom seem to love knocking walls down and creating one open plan space.

One thing I do think is invaluable is a downstairs toilet.

I think with dc location and schools matter. It’s never just the size of the house. I wouldn’t look at a conservatory. I have a very expensive one and my kitchen is in it. Don’t go near a cheap one.

A ground floor loo is important. I like a utility room (and have had one for 33 years) but before that we had a utility area in the end of the garage - which was integrated into the house - so the area was just through a door in the hall.

I would favour a big kitchen/diner with dogs. Easy to clean floors. One lounge is ok. Depends on your budget! I like lots and lots of storage. For coats, shoes, boots, books, toys (mine don’t have toys now but I had large toy cupboards), vacuum, etc. It makes a house feel bigger if you can clear clutter out of sight.