East London - Victorian Renovation
BLOCK Design & Build
6 years ago
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We were asked to renovate a lower ground property that had fallen into a distressed condition, with serious damp throughout, and all of it's original features removed. Tasked with treating the walls, sourcing appropriate features such as a fireplace, cornicing and victorian detailed skirting boards that would complement this open plan property with the modern kitchen that we were also asked to fit was a challenge we enjoyed and we're pleased with the results.
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Radhika Sethia
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London Victorian - what to budget for kitchen & bathroom?
Comments (3)Bathroom - reckon on £3/4k for labour, £30 sq meter for tiles, £3k for white goods but you could easily spend 3 times that on the goods and a lot more on labour. Say £8k? Kitchen - reckon on £5k for all the labour and prep. Tiling the floor could be more expensive if you need it plying. Appliances could be anything from £1,500 to skies the limit - say £3k for decent quality. Worktops - from £400 for laminate to £4,000 for an expensive quartz or granite. Furniture should be around £4k+ if you buy decent quality but you might speak to a salesman at Wren who just happens to be able to offer you a special discount the day you go in because err, it's a Tuesday or something so that would mean the furniture costing not £8k but £4k... oh... Anyway, reckon on £12-£14k for the kitchen....See MoreBlank slate for design of East London Victorian Double Reception
Comments (9)Hi. It looks a great room. I agree with Hugh. If you've got the budget have the door filled in properly. If not at least paint in the wall colour as a temporary measure. It shouldn't be too difficult to move the radiator with the floor boards. I'd go for a long sofa opposite the fire and a chair in the left alcove. Personally, again budget dependant, I'd reinstate the fire. It doesn't need to match exactly or even be a working fire as per 1st pic. If not in budget, I'd put the desk in front of the chimney breast, I'd try and source an antique one to add more character. If you can't sort the floorboards now then add a rug underneath. I'd have the chaise floating in front of the radiator at an angle. I've had a look in your ideabook and have seen you like a grey, white and blue scheme. For the living area I'd keep the seating in pale grey and add cushions and art in blues and blue/greens. It's quite hard to find a chaise but the one pictured is from made.com, it also comes in a navy but couldn't find an image and I would go for a bolder shade at this end of the room. A chaise always feels quite decadent so I'd add a marble and brass cocktail trolley at that end where they had their drinks trolley, a plant would also be good somewhere! You could also look for a glass coffee table with brass legs as it won't fill the space visually and repeating the brass will add more warmth...See MoreVictorian Renovation in London Part 3 - Finish line?
Comments (240)Thanks - I have already fitted a horizontal column radiator in the hall: I have done this in most common areas. It's out of shot in the photo. In terms of off-whites, we have not used any. Either pure brilliant white (kitchen, window woodwork etc), or F&B Ammonite (the grey on the staircase etc) are the neutrals. I looking at something for the kitchen as the pure white is a bit harsh....See MoreRenovation of London Victorian terrace - need creative layout advice:)
Comments (36)Hi there! I’d love to hear what you are using the under the stair spaces for. It looks like the bike could fit under the stairs near main entrance comfortably. You then could use the current bike area for the utility i.e. muddy stuff mops and sports equipment. As such you would need to install shelves to add on the storage space. I’d like to agree with Minipie that, if you really love for the bike area to remain as is, as I feel you might, the next best position for the utility is in the basement. The basement offers several advantages as compared to hiving off a space on G.F, especially when you consider the available space which you’d require to store all the stuff you said. I imagine sports equipment for example would need quite a generous area. I like the idea of a cosier retiring area for the library and I would really recommend an alterations for that. As for a pantry usable from the kitchen, options look really limited but I’d know what you think about moving the toilet across to the opposite void area, and then converting the new space to a pantry. It’s both proximal to the kitchen island, and will also not complicate the plumbing process, since you also want to introduce a sink in there. Hope this is useful! If you need more guidance, feel free to drop me a line or check out our site: www.betterspace.co...See More
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