Before and after

By popular request, here's a quick review of the current kitchen works.

Before:

The street is at the top of the plan with the front door, hallway, shower and downstairs toilet on the right, my old office with the sofabed at the top left, living room in the middle with the French doors on the left opening into the garden and the fireplace at the bottom and stairs rising on the right. None of that is changing except the stairs will be replaced. The old kitchen is at the bottom with the door on the left into the garden. It also used to contain the dining table, and cupboards and worktops are not shown along the 'bottom' wall. The radiator was under the high level window on the right.

After:

The kitchen is being extended 'downwards', i.e. towards the back wall of the garden. New French doors will open from a seating area on the left where the sink and the kitchen door were, and a new kitchen door will open into a small utility room at the bottom left which will hold the washing machine, a sink and a tall cupboard. The roof light is shown in the middle and towards the 'top' of the kitchen. The main working area of the kitchen will be along the right-hand wall where the radiator was and also opposite for half the length of the wall, along the side wall of the utility room. The boiler isn't shown on the 'before' plan, but it is going to be moved from the bottom wall to the side wall, probably during the coming week. There's also going to be a worktop/seating area right in the middle.