How do I bathroom / kitchen / extension? etc.

Right this is nearly done now. Cheapass kitchen - won't trouble the golf club thread

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Looks great for cheap, actually just looks great.
How did you do it on the cheap?

Well, everything is relative. Probably not cheap to a normal person, just for the forum. Some things that helped:

A supplier happy to match online prices for appliances (this made a huge difference)

Forgoing some of the nice things we ideally wanted (eg. a range cooker)

Cheapest cabinet range at the place we chose also happened to be the one we liked best

Not many cabinets

Super budget laminate worktop off worktop express

Porcelain tiled splashback rather than anything fancy

Reuse existing things where possible (eg. fridge and all the little things like microwave, kettle, toaster).

And basically just not being afraid to be cheap. Paint is contract matt brilliant white not F&B. Oven isn't self cleaning. No boiling water tap or insinkerator or water filter. No extractor fan. Sockets are standard white plastic.

Etc.

Also did the complete opposite of truth in materials. Fake granite sink. Fake marble worktop. Fake terrazo tiles. Fake ply-edge kitchen units.

Without wanting to be too smug i like it more than a lot of the £40k kitchens I've seen - there's no accounting for taste

And then splurged on fancy lights and shelves

Over time if I ever financially recover from having a baby I intend to buy plenty more of the string accessories like the knife block, wine glass hangers etc but at £100 and £50 respectively they can wait

we did our last kitchen super cheap
It sharpens the mind and forces you to be a little ingenious.
The above kitchen represents that, which to me is much more pleasing

That said your windowsill at the very least is triggering

Not being tiled? When I have moved my plant collection back you won't be able to see it

no, just the random collection of stuff :p

Oh right. Shortly to be mostly hydroponic avocado plants instead of Aldi knock off crunchy nut and cleaning products.

Buying new place.
Wife wants to turn the bathroom from the current beige one to something very similar to the white wet room one.
Size is 3.10m x 1.4m
Live South East London.
Won't do any of it ourselves.
Can anyone give us a rough idea of cost/recommend good bathroom specialist?

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How exactly do you want to replicate that? If you want the bath with side by side wet room shower then probably looks a bit tricky.

If you don't mind the question where did you get the cabinets and ID on the sunk would be much appreciated. If London would also love to know if you rated your fitters and, if so, could share their deets! Cheers

Where would the toilet go? If you have a floor plan you'll get better advice!

Kitchen does look great, but I wonder if open storage over the hob is a good long-term solution?

Sorry - floorplan attached.

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And this is the mock up
Wife has found a 130cm long bath she thinks will fit
not sure about toilet positioning
there is a 2nd toilet in the flat

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do you really need the bath? it may feel a bit cramped with it all in, and i cant really see being in a 1.3m bath being particularly relaxing personally. You'd have to think about what would happen with the waste from the toilet too.

Wet rooms are not the cheapest solution as i have recently found out. drainage, membranes etc all add up quickly over the cost of a standard shower tray layout

I agree with 130cm being a bit cramped, unless you're both 5 foot 0. We've got a 150cm and it's fine, any shorter and it would be uncomfortable for me.

The first thing that I can see there is that the bath will get constantly sprayed from the shower. With London water that's going to need cleaning very regularly.

We got a standard shower tray installed flush and I haven't regretted going that route over wet room tiles. Others may disagree.

Also if your wife really wants a freestanding bath just get one installed in your bedroom

I'd say min 8 - 10k.

That looks very small for a bath. If you really want a bath I'd be tempted to go for a deep one like these https://basutub.co.uk/store

Wet rooms appear to be a huge faff and not that practical when I've looked at them. If it were me I'd probably put a big shower tray at the end (1.4m square) with doors. Like this but bigger

You are going to struggle to get a waste put through that wall, if at all.

yep- you'd likely end up with the waste in the room itself, boxed in. That would make the shower area tricky, and get in the way of the bath if thats a must have.

A shower tray will equate to far less faff and cost- and can still give a clean minimal modern look . From memory a wet room added around £2k in costs to my bathroom plans