The refurbishment of a double fronted Victorian house, built in the 1870s, that had been under the same ownership for the previous 36 years.
Master bathroom
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Dealing with the chimney breasts typical of Victorian houses can be tricky. Here we decided to build bespoke cupboards either side and use the full width of the chimney breast for a large mirror
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We divided the original bathroom on this floor into three sections of similar size to create a W/C, shower and walkway into the dressing room
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The encaustic tiles finally down after a marathon of laying
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After
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Hall
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The original Victorian stained glass has been taken out and professionally cleaned, and the door itself refurbished. The floor has been replaced with traditional tiles, and panelling has been added. There are also new glass doors, architraves, cornicing and radiators.
Design details
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Roof
New slates, matching the originals, being fitted.
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Cornice
This cornice was selected for entrance hall (see above)
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Parquet Floor
Installing the herringbone flooring. Not the carpenter’s favourtie job…
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Kitchen Installation
The kitchen is only 4.5m wide, so in order to get two lines of units and a generous island we have to find low depth white goods, like the Fisher and Paykel double fridge being installed here
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Eaves storage
Eaves are a great opportunity to have some fun with the design. Antanas here is sitting on the sliding hidden bench he’s built.
On the other side of this kids room there’s a “Narnia” cupboard, with a fun chill out area hidden behind the clothes hanging rail.
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Plastering
on stilts!
Garden
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Before
A rather overgrown garden with a collapsing shed
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After
New deep beds, a seating area placed to catch the last of the evening sun and a garden gym to replace the dilapidated shed. Using privacy trellises instead of fences allows light to filter through and climbing plants to cling.