My tenents have just left so I have the opportunity to completely refurbish my flat above my shop. I am able to rip everything out and start from scratch. There are currently six rooms: 3 bed, living, kitchen, bath, based on a 12' x 12' grid. I have already ripped out the kitchen and bathroom due to them rotting into pieces. I was planning on refurbing back as a three-bed with small kitchen and small bathroom, as option 1 below. On looking around my brother suggested replacing one of the bedrooms with a kitchen/diner, and having a larger bathroom, with seperate toilet, option 2 below. Each room is now stripped back to plaster and floorboards, so everything is flexible.
Any advice? Three bed (two double + one single) with small, but functional kitchen and bath? Or two bed (one double + one single) and large kitchen/diner? With either option the corner double bedroom can be split into two singles.
(use monospace font) +-----+----+ | | | OPTION 1 | |BATH| |KITCH| | | +- -+ +------------+ | |
+---------+----------+ + 1xBED | | +------------+ | + | | | 2xBED | LIVING | | | | 2xBED | | | | | +---------+--------------+------------+ +------+---+ | | | OPTION 2 | |LOO| | BATH | | | + -+ +------------+ | | +---------+----------+ + 1xBED | | +------------+ | KITCHEN + | | | DINER | LIVING | | | | 2xBED | | | | | +---------+--------------+------------+-- JGH - mdfs.net/HWPS