Aftenoon. I would definitely advice getting a professional of board. If you're going with an interior designer or concept planner - now is the time to get them in. They can then work alongside you throughout your project and help you get your ideas into order and help you work out what's possible and what other contractors you will need on board. I would recommend sending your initial plans/ideas so a few interior designers you are considering and start getting some prices in. Don't forget to ask what you get for the money. Will they help with lighting plans, planning permission, do you get trade discounts? It will all matter to the over all spend of your project. With projects like this it's also great to make sure you chose someone who includes 3D imagery of the designs so you see exactly what you will be getting as an end result. I have attached a few recent project 3D's so you see what I mean. There are hundreds of designers on here so I would start looking at some portfolios and get a feel for the designer - it's important you get on and that you think they will understand *you* and be able to interpret *your* ideas into the final layout / design. I hope that helps but feel free to get in touch if i can be of any further assistance.

Thank you for your comments above. The beauty of being an Interior Designer is the opportunity to cater to different tastes and styles and, ultimately, deliver projects according to clients' wishes. The results may not be to everyone's aesthetic sensibilities and nor should they be, as your home should be subjective and, at times, idiosyncratic, which cannot a bad thing.

Thanks all, I'm really just bandying ideas about ATM. There are issues with parking (due to planning consent being given for flats and there isn't enough space for the tenants let alone visitors) ; traffic (which although has always been an issue, a proposed bypass wasn't built to divert traffic and now planning is going ahead for thousands of new homes which although nowhere near the street, they will need to use this as a cut through); a new noisy commercial tenant working long hours. I therefore think it may be hard to sell as a family home unless someone buys with their heart although we're forever getting cards through the door/calls from estate agents as it's supposedly the most desirable road in the area... Valuewise it's hard to tell as I'm not aware of any direct comparisons. Flats tend to be very small and missing architectural details etc. A grand public building was recently converted and they achieved an exceptionally high price imo for the area. Our house clearly isn't on the same scale re architecture (!) although internally the flats would be larger plus has all the architectural details etc although wont obviously command the premium for a "new" home either. I'm not sure we would this go route even if it were financially viable as I think it would be a huge shame to convert the house (even very sympathetically) but I thought it might be worth at least exploring options in case it becomes hard to sell when we make that decision :(

Maybe you can upload some pictures then although storage is very personal. I don't know if you need general storage for linen, towels, suitcases etc but if it's just clothes (and it's boring) but you need to work out exactly how much storage you need for long clothes, bags, shoes, folded items etc etc. Assuming you're working and likely to stay in the same industry it doesn't tend to vary that much from one year to the next (ignoring the current situation where everyone wants comfy clothes!). You should also be able to make use of double hanging rails with the ceiling height