Make the living area open plan

With an open plan living arrangement, you can transform your home and save on the cost of an extension by knocking down the wall that separates your kitchen and living room, creating not only extra space in your home physically- but mental space emotionally! Yes, really- Studies have shown that there has been a huge trend for open plan living in recent years, but sometimes ‘broken plan’ – where the overall space is open but there are a few sub-divisions – can work better. This can be a DIY job or one for which you will need to call in the professionals: it all depends on whether the wall is load bearing. If it is, taking it down without professional help could prove disastrous. If knocking down an internal wall is not an option, you could consider a rear or side extension. Although this can be costly and time-consuming, it will give you exactly the space you want as well as adding potential value to your home.