Georgian apartment dilemma
jscott001
9 years ago
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jscott001
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Comments (2)I agree with OnePlan, white sounds like a good option in this room. It can sometimes seem to be a bit cold, so i would probably go for a painted look rather than gloss finish and maybe warm it through with wood worktops (there are some excellent wood effect laminate worktops - take a look at the Duropal worktop range - these also come with an antibac finish, are very good with stains etc..) Let us know what you decide - good luck...See MoreGeorgian house
Comments (5)Hi again, a more expensive option would be to use slatted shutters, kind of 'new England' style. Failing this you could have the most exposed areas of the windows frosted, I know this sounds awful but in actual fact it can look very elegant. I spend a lot of time in Venice Italy where I live in a ground floor apartment which is very unusual and suffer from tourists straining to press their faces against my front room windows due to them thinking its a shop, not nice can I tell you. This was the perfect solution and in the evening I can close my curtains if I choose. Hope this helps a bit for you, for I know how important privacy is....See More60s townhouse exterior dilemma...
Comments (17)One has to question what is going on here, as you appear to feel your house does not make a 'good enough' statement? My first reaction to the exterior was to recoil at the rather 'pushy' cars parked outside, plus the tragic pvc door and weatherboarding! Apart from that the house looks to be quite a sensible, space-efficient design with the reduced heat losses that a terrace brings... Your house is not an individual, but is part of a row of three or even more, meaning that anything you do should take into account the others, be sympathetic and integrate with them. My attitude as a sustainable design consultant would be to only spend money on things that really need upgrading, and only do that with the greatest care so that you do not harm the structure and take into account condensation risk etc. Think carefully about the effect all your changes will make to heat loss and your space heating requirements! Also consider any possible overheating via glazing and be aware that glass has one of the highest carbon footprints while insulation is really low. Remember that every penny you spend earning money comes with an environmental footprint, and when you spend this money you then add a further environmental impact! The obvious areas which could be improved are wall insulation, glazing, doors and air-tightness. Any new glazing should be designed to give really low whole-window U values and should use warm-edge spacers. For me PVC is out of the question as it is rubbish, looks tacky and reduces glazing area. If you are using timber, then look into using Accoya, douglas fir or oak. Velfac certainly make quality windows and doors, but it would be better if all the houses installed them to keep the facade consistent. Thermally broken Nordan, SAS Pure, Aluprof slimline are other windows/doors to check out. If the weatherboarding is to be replaced, then I would advise using Marley Eternit Cedral or Cedral Click (Cembrit also offer a pressed cement board) which will never rot, but again, consider getting your neighbours to join in). You can paint this yourself with Dulux weathershield. Most cedar cladding looks awful once the UV light starts to break it down and the rain gets in. To me, the way we live our lives on the planet is much more important than the way things 'look'. People are exploited by the fashion and interior design companies into spending money on short-term whims and froth which all impact on the resources the planet creates for us. That is not to say that good design is unimportant -take a Harry Bertoia chair for instance - classics that just go on for ever. My motto is KEEP IT SIMPLE & SUSTAINABLE - QUALITY RATHER THAN QUANTITY. Hope this is helpful....See MoreComposition dilemma for my new apartment old factory conversion...Help
Comments (21)You should also look at some space saving furniture, There are so many brilliant ideas out there - ottomans that contain extra seating, wall mounted stools which would work with the drop leaf table idea previously mentioned (otherwise you have to find space for them when the table is not there). Also coffee tables that transform (lift up) into dining tables so you could actually do away with the one in the kitchen and perhaps have a slimline coffee bar there instead. I guess it depends again on how often you will use the formal dining table...See Morehortonhearsawho2013
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9 years agoI'd suggest a textured wooden worktop for two reasons; firstly the colour variation avoids having to perfectly match the worktop to any other wood in the room and secondly it will wear better with use. See picture attached for an example of the style of worktop I'd suggest, though I understand for future ease of maintenance you may want to keep all the worktops the same!
jscott001
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