Looking back, the most difficult part of the renovation was at the beginning, deciding on what sort of space we wanted and trying to visualise it before any building started – plus wanting to get it all right, so we would have no regrets about not doing something…
The ground floor is almost done. The design looks big and open – totally different from the two-bedroom bungalow we started with. The cooker hood and wall tiles were the finishing touches in the kitchen, setting the theme for the whole room – so the cupboard handles and towel holder are copper, to match the extractor, and the tiles echo the darker blue of the island…
When choosing a new kitchen, you have to really think about what your dream space should look like. For me? Large with an island to sit at and a space for…
After only a couple of weeks of the builders being on site, they had stripped our bungalow back to basically nothing, with just a few walls left standing here and there…
Before we did anything else, I came up with a wishlist for the space. I knew I wanted both a contemporary – no feet for me thank you – freestanding bath and a…
The builders started off by demolishing the conservatory and ripping up the patio stones. While a couple of builders were doing this, others were knocking down internal walls and taking out…
