Thoughts on this remodeling/knock through

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Hi all, I need advice with regards to the house we live in ATM: the initial thinking was to have a kitchen extension but costs are prohibitive and we won't get money back if we sell so wondering what everyone thinks of knocking through kitchen/living area then adding a separating wall/double doors where the green line is. The added space to the kitchen will be narrow but much needed for a proper dinning table and chair and the living room will have the fireplace to one side. But wondering if that's too problematic. Any thoughts?

Any thoughts on this?

I would add a door, between the kitchen and living rooms and maybe a serving hatch and put a dining table at the garden end of the living room and see how that works for you guys. It gives you the table near the kitchen that you want but you still have a big living area if you want it for entertaining and can shut away all the kitchen crap and smells.
I think if you subdivide the living room, you might end up with a living area which is too small for the number of bedrooms in the house.

I had very similar sized space in previous house. If the kitchen dining side is south facing the whole space will keep nicely warm. Ours did with minimal heating. We had it all open, no sliding door. It was amazing space to use! Great social space.
I would do shat you are planning. But first try to put something where you plan on having the sliding door so you make sure your living room area isn't too small. I think it would end up something like 3.5 on 3.7 and that can feel bit too "cosy" sometimes.

I would knock through and have doors as you have suggested

I would do as you have suggested. I would look at getting pocket doors between the rooms that open all the way back so you have the option of having it all open or separate when the doors are closed

Someone had done similar in a house we lived in which used to have the separate kitchen and dining/lounge layout you currently have. If you put bifold glass doors in you create a flexible space but it does then make the lounge layout and furniture placement more difficult as the doors once folded back still take up space so you can't have lamps or furniture right up the new wall. It also makes the room feel lopsided (think you have a chimney breast in there?) so we found it created quite an awkward space in the lounge.

The dining space being narrow isn't as much of an issue as you can buy lovely bench seating and dining set, just think carefully about the lounge you will be left with.

On the other hand you I think if you really want two separate rooms it's worth doing
Otherwise like a pp said just put a door through from the kitchen to the lounge.

I have to say the living room is lovely as is at the moment but we have the dining table at the other end. So it might be that we just switch this and have a door from the kitchen to connect the 2 places without a complete knock through. Adding pictures of the living room for more context.

Personally, I don't love the idea.

I agree the optimal is to get a kitchen extension. Not sure your thought that you 'won't get the money back' is relevant, when you're changing it for your purposes, and not sure I agree with the premise anyway. But I get it if money is tight.

Have you thought about knocking through only, without separating the living room? Big open plan space, which you might get away with as there's another room downstairs.