Victorian House inspiration please!
I would love stories or pics of inspiration. Gorgeous old thing, but needs some love...
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Victorian House Side Return Extention
Comments (16)Hi Victoria, I don't have any plans to show you, but some construction photos of our side extension - I think we have the same layout as you, but in the mirror :)). We extended our kitchen 4 years ago, unfortunately I'm not able to tell you how much it cost as we'd had a complete house renovation and paid it all as a pack. However, the structural beams and glazing in the kitchen were billed separately; main beam was about £3000, the glass (including folding doors) was £15000. I remember we also asked for a quote for a roof with 3 or 4 skylights, builder said he'd do it for £9000 at the time (we live in Cardiff). We had the same problem, wanting to maximize the use of space and get as much natural light as possible. We decided NOT to have two access points to the kitchen, but close off the middle room double door and have an internal window instead. Our thinking was that, if we keep a door there, the space is lost, as it needs to be 'free of stuff' for access :)) especially because, as with your house, we have a loo in between and the back length of that loo can't be anything but a corridor (aka dead space). By closing it, we gained a fully usable middle room and a somewhat closed corner in the kitchen, ideal for bins, feeding the cats, dumping hoover/ bikes out the way, etc. I hope I make sense (I'm a bit tired and my English seams to fail me at such times... :)) You can even have it as a play corner... There are lots of examples on Houzz for side extensions, just search http://www.houzz.co.uk/ideabooks/query/side-extension and browse the results. I'd be happy to share my experience if you need more details, just let me know. Good luck!...See MoreWhat to do with my stairs in my newly bought victorian house?
Comments (25)Hi, I love the idea that Spaced Out has offered above as that would have been my suggestion upon first reading as well. I am about to 'paint a runner' on my own white painted stairs at the moment to compliment grey walls and a black front door - considering black similar to the example in blue shown above. I think it can be quite striking and very easily fits into a Scandinavian interior. Do choose paint wisely, and spend on quality in this case as stairs are hit with heavy feet and can show wear and tear quickly particularly if they are original. I have the same in my own house and have already had to do touch ups twice since we moved in two years ago. Another suggestion would be to ask your painter to put sand in your paint - not too much but just a bit - as it creates a natural tread on stairs that can be quite helpful. Painted stairs can be very slippery! Best of luck in your new home!...See MoreVictorian Renovation in London Part 4 - snagging and garden
Comments (213)Belated thanks, Nisha. So I have compiled some albums of photos so you don't have to trawl through all the threads. Hopefully this works: someone let me know by posting, please? Completed house: https://www.flickr.com/photos/organize/?start_tab=one_set72157700454483311 The whole, messy, process: https://www.flickr.com/photos/reshington/albums/72157684375457971...See MoreDREAM HOME DILEMMA! Reconfiguration
Comments (27)Hi Raj, Huge congratulations on your purchase! Half way done I suppose towards the final dream home:) If it's the whole house that you are considering gutting and remodelling, a holistic approach would be needed to make the best use of the full footprint and then you can decide having that dramatic space is worth it or not. It feels like you may consider getting help from a designer just to do a feasibility study with some internal massing models/views for you to fully understand the volumes better and assess what exactly matters the most to you. Hope this makes sense. If you need to speak to a professional, feel free to call me. No commitment, just a chat. Cheers, Tuba...See MoreResh
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6 years agoFarrow & Ball Light Blue in the small guest bed. Looks a bit grey here but a lovely colour in real life - pale blue without being too pastel, nicely heritage. Inspiration for this colour came from Houzz - a living room in a Georgian house in Edinburgh.
Fireplace to be restored...
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoKitchen going in. There's a lot of it and it still looks a total dusty mess. I know from experience that these come together at the end once trims etc are done. It's a really good space at 9m x 4m, divided into two distinct areas by an archway, which leads from the original house to the extension.
It looks more imposing in photos than it is in the flesh - when standing in it, you get the benefit of the 3 metre ceilings. It has a cooking/island area, and a dining area where people can get cutlery, drinks from fridge, wine and stuff from larder without having to encroach into the cooking area and bother me when I'm burning stuff :)
Island. It will house double belfast sink with waste disposal, dishwasher and cook's fridge, and seating for four on the other side. It's 3m long by 1m wide.
Views from garden end and dining area end
Big storage larders surrounding the fridge and freezer space, and view from garden end along island.
Double oven cabinet, plus cabinet housing toaster, kettle etc. All the
spurs/switches for ovens etc are hidden in the tall cabinet. Wine fridge
will go under the counter next to the cutlery drawers, space between
the wall cabs will house a wine rack.
One of the cabinet runs in the cooking area. No wall cabinets, to keep this area, which gets much better light, airy, counterbalancing those big, heavy-looking larders.
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6 years agoSome colours. Master bedroom is a peach-pink-grey colour. To avoid tweeness, things like lamps will be black, with some brass accents to glam things up. In winter, cosy with layered and textured fabrics, in summer light with paler linens etc. One of the very few rooms that will have a fitted carpet.
Small guest bed in that F&B Light Blue. I love this room with its little fireplace - and it has a lovely en-suite bathroom too...lucky guests!
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoThe peach/pink is definitely a bit of an experiment, but having seen some beautiful pink rooms on Houzz, we thought we'd give it a go. It's very calming in the bedroom. What will be more interesting is the rose pink-grey living room...let's see how that goes!
Unusually for a bloke, I like the colour pink as a heritage colour (as did the Georgians and Victorians - it only really became a colour associated with femininity in the 20th century). I think it can have really great effect in a room with period features. The problem with the bedroom above is that it is new, and a bit featureless. When the skirtings go in (and a picture rail) it should work better.
I thought the one thing I could really play around here is wall colour. They guys are preparing the walls immaculately before painting, so re-painting should something not work is a really easy task.
Here's a peachy-pink bedroom on Houzz that I rather liked...
And a rose pink bathroom. One of ours (the new one in the lift shaft) has some pink and black Moroccan pattern encaustic tiles from the previous owner going in, so the walls will actually be charcoal, to avoid everything being too bubblegum...
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6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoI'm starting to think furniture. Where is my favourite lime green reading chair and footstool going to go? Here is is in our old house...I spend more time in it than I should, and wish that to continue!
That lime colour *should* go pretty well with the greyish-pink and oiled original floorboards chosen for the main living room...I hope.
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6 years agoThanks - the parquet was French point pattern engineered parquet from Floor Monster, who are on here. A great company to deal with. Our builders installed it. Looked great with F&B's Hague Blue...
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