booth

via apartment therapy


i'm loving this look above. been thinking of having benches as dining chairs, not unlike what you see in school tuckshops or canteens. then i could use some chairs on the other side of the dining table. these days when i went to school, i'd be checking out such furniture. ceiling fans too, wherever i went, especially restaurants. i wonder if i could write to the school to ask about these things :P

i was also thinking of using the booth to mark off the laundry area. not that i want the washing machine hidden because it's hideous. my sil also affirmed my idea of putting something over the washing machine so it could serve as a table of sorts. so, imagine: behind the back of the booth seat (underneath the hanging lamps), there would sit the washing machine. the booth would actually morph into a cupboard which would house the machine and powders and detergents, while the top of the cupboard would serve as a kitchen worktop.

what do you think? can do?    

the bigger challenge here, apart from having to customise the furniture, is to squeeze the dining area in a tight space so that the washing machine is lined with the attached bathroom in the kitchen. the other challenge is where do i start to close off the cooking area? much as i like the open concept, it's just not practical to not install slides or doors to contain the smoke and smells from the cooking. if i were to set the boundary where the booth ends, the already-tiny kitchen would only be able to fit max 2 persons at a time. i think the 2 may even have to fight for elbow space!

maybe i'd have to put up the floor plan just so you can see what i'm trying to say.