Will knocking through add to the house value or decrease it?

[dippica]

OK, we are thinking of knocking through from our medium-sized kitchen to the medium sized dining room (which we use as a playroom) to make a kind of kitchen / dining room / living area. I've no idea really whether this is a good move, in terms of house value, because we lose a separate reception room (we still have a living room and a small conservatory), but we would have a bigger kitchen as a result.
Would appreciate any MN opinions on this!

That sounds like a good idea.Bigger kitcehn diners are v popular now and usually increase the value

Do it, definitely. The trend nowadays is for big kitchens which double as a dining room and family living area, with a separate living area for the adults in the evening. I'd definitely be more likely to buy somewhere with a kitchen/diner/family room.

That's good enough for me! Will now find the other threads I saw not long ago about hints and tips on kitchen design. What would I do without MN?

Knocking through that way is always a good idea I think (not the other way though - living/dining - ours was when we bought it, and we bricked it up again )

Sounds a good idea... big kitchens always make a house look fab. I think Sarah Beaney on that house development programme always says open plan downstairs with big kitchen is good, but knocking bedrooms together is bad... ie: three small bedrooms is better than one small and one large.