If you have a love of cooking, chances are that you like to invite people to your home. Cooking for friends and family is a perfect way to enjoy a weekend or holiday. But, when your kitchen is cramped and set apart from your dining space, your day or evening just won’t flow. A perfect way to entertain guests is with an orangery extension. No matter what time of day or season of the year it is.
Advantages of an Orangery Extension
When you choose an orangery extension for your home you will save time and money whilst adding much-needed space. An orangery extension is cheaper than a traditional brick and mortar one. Yet, it will bring in natural light. When attached to your existing kitchen and leading to your garden, the advantages just carry on. On summer days you can open up the doors of your orangery, planning to cook on the barbeque or even just sit outside.
An orangery extension won’t need planning permission, as long as you intend to keep it in your back garden and away from your neighbours fence. With a large amount of glass, your extension will be bright. But with a sturdy base made from bricks and mortar, your new room will be tough, strong, watertight, and perfect for all year round use.
Kitchen Design
When your extension will be used for entertaining guests, you have a few different options open to you. You may decide to keep your existing kitchen and use the extension for the dining area. Or, if your existing kitchen is outdated, a complete overhaul can work well. Using your existing kitchen space and that of your orangery, you can work towards an open plan kitchen and dining space.
The kitchen should be a focal point in any home. Although we lead busy lives and order takeaways more often than we should, all families need time to be together. A large kitchen- diner is the perfect place to relax with your family as well as cook and enjoy entertaining guests. If your kitchen is pokey and separate from the rest of your living space, you probably don’t use it much at all. When you don’t cook very often, you won’t sit down and eat with your family either. This means you are missing out on time that you should be spending with your family, let alone the time you could be spending entertaining guests.
Final Thoughts
An orangery is somewhere between a traditional one storey extension and a conservatory. Unlike a conservatory however, an orangery will have a brick and mortar base and will be attached to the rest of your home. Use your new-found space for cooking, relaxing, entertaining guests, or as a study, playroom, or even for some much-needed storage space. An orangery is an affordable option that will add both space and value to your property. For a tight budget, use your space as a dining area. Or for moderate to high budgets, create an entirely new island kitchen area, a wet room, and a dining space for you, your family, and your guests.