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thanks: I can't imagine adding another door as the kitchen door and the lounge door already stand next to each other and the arch of the door would kill the space you might have otherwise created. we are going to stay as long as we can afford to pay the mortgage! its our only asset, our pension and everything else besides. currently no chance we'll move out unless we become landlords... not sure about that.
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How long do you expect to stay there? That is going to be the primary determinant of whether the benefit of open plan is worth the costs. Would a communicating door give you the best of both worlds? My ancestral home had the dining room and kitchen opening to the hall via separate doors with a serving hatch connecting the two rooms, the addition of a communicating door between kitchen and the dining room was transformative in the social order, particularly with respect to infant herding as it allowed mother to cook and supervise the play area simultaneously.