A well-planned refurbishment adds a lot of value to a property's value. We also find that our clients get attached to their homes and they do not need a radical increase in the living space.

We looked at an extension but the cost was more than the value it would have added. We sold and bought a larger house, which overall is cheaper than an extension and no hassle over the build.

Refurbish, we have the all the space we need but just need to use the space better by remodelling a bit. We are doing that this year.

Great stuff!

Take the time to decide what your wants and needs are, and how you would like the space to work for you. If you haven't already, engage the services of a (recommended) architectural design practice who will be able to give you a fresh perspective, and may think of things that you haven't! Good luck with your project.

It depends on if you need to achieve more space or just refurbish to look better etc.

Of course there are numerous reasons why someone may choose to refurbish; to increase space, update the internal layout, to improve before selling or to re-fall in love with your own property - as One Plan alludes to... :)

We have consistently remodelled over the last 15 years or so. We've gone from the 3 bed old cottage with a separate lounge, dining room and kitchen to an open plan 3 floor home with 4 beds, 2 baths, a utility, double garage etc. We were lucky, in that we purchased a lovely old cottage in quite a large plot, so the potential for extra building was quite large.

Our last son left home recently and we have just started a refurbishment project covering most of the rooms to give it a fresh new look because we've been here a long time and don't want to move.

I'm just a hopeless romantic! (sigh !)

The rise in refurbs for our clients is significant, and it feels like it's been like this for some time. One interesting point we've found is that clients feel a little more focused on what they wish to do in their living-spaces - happy to spend time and invest in good design for aspiration results :)

Long may it continue!

We find that refurbishing is high on our clients list too. Nothing like updating and changing the feel of a room, in our case without too much of a spend. We´re also finding that making use of outside space through clever, flexible solutions is also on the increase.

Refurbish, if possible!