Depends what you put in the dining space, but having to navigate through it when you want to put the kettle on after returning from a cold & wet winter outing could be a ballache. Immediate access to the kitchen from the hall is valuable, I think.
Guess you can side-step that problem if you have side access?
fair point, but most of our entrance/exits to the house are to the back - bikes are parked out there, etc. Think any time we're wet/cold we'll be going thru the back door
Depends what you put in the dining space, but having to navigate through it when you want to put the kettle on after returning from a cold & wet winter outing could be a ballache. Immediate access to the kitchen from the hall is valuable, I think.
Guess you can side-step that problem if you have side access?