Some of the most common reasons for people looking to move
house are to find a property with more space, whether this be storage space,
living space, more bathrooms, or very commonly, a property with a bigger
kitchen. However, moving house is not always the best and certainly not the
most cost effective option.
First of all, there are a lot of ways that you can
manipulate a kitchen to be able to make the most of the small area of space. If
you still can’t find the space to work comfortably or store all of your
utensils, the best option maybe to invest in a kitchen extension. There are
numerous benefits to deciding to extend your kitchen rather than going through
the hassle of trying to find a more suitable property:
- Extending your kitchen allows you to stay where you are, rather than moving for the sake of one room
- Building a kitchen extension provides you with many more options for cooking and space to store utensils and groceries. This is extremely valuable for big families, or individuals that love to cook
- A Kitchen extension could be used for an extra dining area. Kitchen diners are increasingly popular, not only with families that prefer to save their dining room for special occasions, but also with home buyers if you are to sell your property in the future. Converting your kitchen into a kitchen diner by building a kitchen diner can help to add value to your house
- You may choose to create a kitchen extension that opens onto your garden and creates further space to relax in. For many households, the kitchen is a very social place
There are a number of ways you could choose to extend your kitchen,
depending on your existing property and how much extra space you will want to
achieve by adding a kitchen extension to your house.
- If you are looking to widen your existing kitchen, you could look to add on to the side of your house. By extending in this way, you can transform a narrow, cramped galley into a much wider space, with room for a dining area, more living space or even extra work surfaces. A popular choice for add on kitchen extensions is to install a glazed roof or a series of skylights to the extension to create the impression of more space by allowing in more light
- If you have the right budget and a large enough garden, you may choose to extend out and add a sizeable kitchen extension to your home. This is likely the best way to create the space for the perfect kitchen, with sufficient cooking and storage space, combined with dining and living area, all opening out into your garden. By installing bi fold or French doors, you can let in more light and create the effect of bringing the outside in
- If you feel that the layout of your house is unbalanced, with a small kitchen, but with copious amounts of living space, you may choose instead to knock through the kitchen wall and extend into the next room to create a kitchen/living area or a kitchen/diner. This open style of living is becoming increasingly popular rather than having a separate dining room which is much more formal and less comfortable
