Home Sweet Home
From the ground beneath your feet to the space above your head, every inch of your home and garden has potential. Our properties are now where we both live and work, a sanctuary where we can relax and a place where we can make memories with friends and family. If you want to design and develop your dream home, Georgina Blaskey presents a selection of excellent schemes to help inspire you
There’s a reason it’s such a popular extension – don’t underestimate the
impact opening up the side return can have on your ground floor.
1. Choose glazing that highlights the shape of the extension – Run Projects.
2. Create cosy nooks that capitalise on views and natural light – Run Projects.
3. A full glass ceiling offers amazing sky views – Green Sheen.
4. Push your side return beyond the back of the house and use wraparound glazing – Granit Architecture + Interiors.
5. The glass end wall showcases the structural elements of this design – Green Sheen.
“LIGHT-FILLED SPACES ARE CONSIDERED THE PINNACLE OF MODERN LIVING, MAKING A SPACE FEEL LARGER. CONSERVATORIES, EXTENSIONS, GLASS DOORS AND LARGE WINDOWS CAN DELIVER THIS” BESPOKE GLAZING DESIGNS
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6. Banquette seating at the end of an extension guarantees a cosy supper set-up just off the kitchen – Gunter & Co.7. A side return offers the opportunity to bring modern finishes into a period property – The Vawdrey House.8. A media wall is a great way to create storage and a focal point in an open-plan space – Simply Easy Refurbs.9. Consider self-cleaning glass for awkward to-reach areas outside – Run Projects.10. Shaker-style joinery can help blend a new space with period features – Run Projects.
PLANNING A SPACE
Decide on the purpose of the room – what would you like it to function as, does it need to be multifunctional? Think about how you’d like to feel in the space. Perhaps look at zoning different areas, so at the end of each day you can switch off from the hours in your home office. This can be achieved in many different ways, such as using room dividers or screens, or even sofas and tables. Consider that how you use a room currently may only be for the short term – you may be heading back into the office more regularly and your young children are growing up. Often a good focus is on the soft furnishings in the room, which can both really transform a space and be cost effective.
Source: Mint Studios
- Project: Side Returns
It may look like an inconsequential alley but opening up the side return results in a ground floor transformation that delivers well above expectations.
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A loft extension is a relatively cheap and quick way to extend your home. It offers the perfect floor for a master suite or home office with the potential to install a roof terrace.
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Your bedroom is your sanctuary. Create the calm, restful space you need but don’t forget about practical elements like lighting and storage.
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Inject their personality into their room. Have fun with colour and motifs to create a cheerful, fun space where they’ll love to spend time.
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One of the joys of London gardens is how easily they flow from our homes to offer an inside/outside space that’s so easily accessible.
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With bathscaping set to be one of the biggest trends for 2021, it’s no wonder spa-like sanctuaries are in demand
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