How would you renovate this old mill?
bumperboat
8 years ago
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minnie101
8 years agoWilliam Holland Ltd
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Comments (10)Hi There, not a lot of room to play with, but you can certainly improve things. You have height so you could take cupboards up to ceiling to store items that are not used very often. Is there any way of creating an internal window to allow some natural light from sitting room to kitchen, it could be above eye level. Lighting in a room with no window is obviously crucial so research options. Out of interest what is the cupboard space marked W on your plan? Is this space that could be put back into the kitchen?...See Morebumperboat
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