Help! Struggling to uniform front of our Victorian terrace.
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Awkward Victorian terrace house lay out - advice needed!
Comments (17)Hi all, Thank you so much for your posts and ideas. I really appreciate it! Well 6 years have passed and we still haven’t made any structural changes as we started a family instead! But we think we’re ready to make some changes now (just when its become more expensive than ever to do structural works!) A few things I forgot to mention in my original post is that the roof is a butterfly/London roof so its not a traditional pitched roof and would be expensive to make convert it. Plus we had to unexpectedly replace the entite roof this year because it was causing problems and didn’t have the time to think about a conversion due to the urgency 😫. The front door is next to the lounge (floor plan is upside down 🙃) I think we’re thinking of a ground floor extension now but ideally i’d love to separate out the 3rd bedroom so it has its own entrance and possibly make it bigger. The third bedroom is at a split level from the 2nd bedroom ie you have to go down 3 steps. But the roof above the 3rd bedroom is pitched and i’m wondering if its possible to extend into it and make it a study/4th bedroom. The pesky stairs still seem to be a problem! RE: John Botham thanks for your advice to be cautious as the layout differs so greatly to other properties on the street. Any advice, ideas or similar problems solved very much appreciated! many thanks SJ...See Moreblank canvas in a Victorian terrace
Comments (11)Hi Sophie. It's a lovely house. I might be inclined to continue the grey paint. Perhaps on the window ŵall to frame the shutters and also in the left alcove of the dining room but try it just up to the pillar. I would pull the mustard chair out of the alcove so it's kind of angled to the left of the fire. Move the footstool in front of that fire and add a small table and lamp in the alcove. If you're keen on a beni rug perhaps a cowhide in front of that fire. I'd also pull the dining table out so its under the light. Do you have benches both sides as chairs might be nice on one? Living room, I might go for a round mirror in silver to tie in with the other but add a large vase of some faux greenery/flowers on the left of the mantle which will tie in with the tiles, Do you have pics of the other side of the room and alcove measurement re layout and tv unit? Does the tv actually fit in the alcove? I do like your existing coffee table as it ties in all the white, if not I'd use a trunk. You could use chandeliers for the room or something contemporary perhaps with texture. What style are you after?...See MoreGround Floor Victorian Terrace Flat Extension Help
Comments (7)Thanks Jonathan, Really appreciate that and gives us some food for thought. Unfortunately I don't think it would give us the size bathroom we would like (hoping to keep it to as similar size to what it is now. We'd also prefer a window for ventilation due to condensation in the property. I think it's probably more difficult that I thought to ask someone to do this without seeing the property due to it's 'quirks.' The cupboard housing the meters is bigger than the plan properly shows for example (approx 60x60cm), and there are 2 steps going down into the kitchen. If it makes any difference to anyones thoughts the wall between the bedroom and reception room is plasterboard and so could be changed easily. Would really appreciate any further thoughts though......See MoreMove kitchen to dining room in Victorian terrace with PD extension
Comments (12)We have just extended our house in exactly the same way but our dining room is at the front, kitchen in the middle and lounge at the back. Our ground floor is now opened up right through from front to back with pocket doors to section off the dining room. We are on a main road so it made more sense to have the lounge where it's more private/quiet. We didn't add the toilet, like in your plan, as our space is 3.2m wide but if we had more space would defo of added one. Layout works perfectly for us. Kitchen is now the heart of the home and we now use every each of the space, instead of the old dining room being a thoroughfare that never got used. Perfect layout if you have kids and need 360 views of them. The main things to consider, I feel, are the position of the boiler and boiler flue, adequate lighting for the kitchen as might be darker after the extension. Get as much light (natural and artificial) into the kitchen as you can and also consider adequate ventilation for the kitchen: we chose a very powerful extractor to minimise smells/steam/mould from cooking, and chose electrically operated skylights for the extension. We also chose Quiet Mark appliances to minimise noises form the kitchen....See MoreLisa Burdett
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