Who else has kept their 1930's original glass panels and front door?
lalu22
7 years ago
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Jonathan
7 years ago
PROJLM Architecture Limited
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1930s semi living room ideas please!!
Comments (13)Well it's great to have the comments. It's actually taken away my anxiety about the room and I can think clearly now. Sandra your advice about what makes you happy in a room made me smile.. you are right. You also confirmed my thoughts on a cast iron fireplace, it would be too imposing, and I think a wood burner would become a burden after a while as well as being a bit "cottagy," I have thought about a gas stove, a slightly more contemporary looking one in a rendered, painted recess, with a reclaimed surround, or open gas fire? I'd love to see your fireplace Sandra when you get the time to post a photo. Minnie, thank you for the link. The ideas are so good I do like the white fireplace, and the nod to the 1930's is good advice. I think now I will start to enjoy this renovation. I am going to try the tv in another area of the room, although my husband doesn't like them on the wall. It is a good idea on the wall near the alcove though, I need to have a good look at the room with fresh eyes. Love the idea of the curtains and slimline sofas. It's all great advice and Nicola thank you for your offer with information regarding the bay pole from Fabricant. I am based in the South East so I will be very interested when it comes to doing the curtains... which I think will be a long way off yet. I feel I'm getting somewhere now by eliminating the wood burner and the cast iron fireplace. I am so glad I posted on here! I'll be planning and researching this week end. Much appreciated....See More1930s Hallway
Comments (4)Hmmn, i'm all for keeping period features where at all possible, just maybe not in their original form. The Hallway is very dark and the cause of it is all the dark wood. Wood panelling can look beautiful if painted correctly. You don't even have to paint all of it. Maybe keep the stunning door architraves, but tone down the rest. I think the ceiling beams need to go white to match the ceilings, this will bring instant light and height. The rest, maybe stay white especially on the stair risers, or as Minnies says a lovely runner. Then a light contrasting colour on everything else to tone down and modernise. I would also i'm afraid, and I know it's unpopular...............lose the fireplace in the hall, it's an odd occurence these days, will probably never get used and is just eating space and light for no good reason. Have a good sized Hall cupboard and then use the space for released for something more practical or pleasing on the eye!...See MoreNeed help with small 1930's kitchen/diner design
Comments (29)We had a similar project and gutted the house. Rewire replaster all walls and ceilings. We restored the original parquet flooring and then new carpets everywhere else. Knocked through between kitchen and dining room, new garage roof. New doors and work surface but kept the original kitchen units. Kept the bathroom but put in a new floor. Did this for about £10k. Now 18 months later we're looking at extending the kitchen diner into a big open plan room going out the back as you have suggested but also out to the side. Our neighbours have done similar and we think we can get it done for about 30-40k not including the kitchen. The side extension means a fair bit of structural steel so if you don't do this then it saves a fair bit - our other neighbours have done this. We want an open but defined space so we're looking at keeping a pillar (also cheaper) then having an L shaped kitchen diner around a more relaxed sitting and entertaining area. The idea being that for dinner parties you mill around and have drinks in here before going to eat. Also can have friends round for coffee etc while the front living room remains the primary TV watching area. We'd keep a small boot room off the back for the dog, a pantry in the middle and a toilet at the front. See below for some pictures that illustrate our plans. These are mine and just awaiting our architects plans. In summary I'd get it up to a basic standard until you've got a bit more then go big, although as you say with your cheap labour you might get what you want for the money!...See More1930's bathroom design
Comments (14)Thanks Minnie. We will have to putbyhe bath down The left hand side if we do shower over bath because there is not enough tiling space where the window is. The previous owners tried this by the look of it and realised that water just covers the window sill and window! The bath would have to be a footed shower over one or i think a panel on the bath?? So if we panel it would be half way up the wall....See MoreHelen C
7 years agolalu22
7 years agolalu22
7 years agoHelen C
7 years ago
Lauren
7 years agoNot too many on our street still have their original doors. Fortunately ours did and after a lick of paint and some draught excluders put in its made all the difference. People always comment on how much character it adds.
Now we just need to paint the rest of the house...
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Joanna C
7 years agoWe've kept ours and removed unsightly secondary glazing that had been previously installed. The panes are so small that we haven't actually noticed much cold coming in at all.
PROWood Window Alliance
7 years agojamiethepony
7 years ago
PROTimber Master LTD
7 years agoWe would always recommend replacing original doors with timber.
It would be a shame to lose the authentic look and although UPVC composite doors are much better than they used to be they still don't look like real wood. Our wood doors have the same multi point locking system as a UPVC door for high security and the U-Value (insulation) is the same. No cold drafts with our doors.
Also with our Teknos paint finish you can match it to any colour you want. Farrow & Ball french grey is very popular at the moment.
We recently did this custom door with bespoke stained glass. The client wanted the glass to replicate the original stained glass but wanted new seals etc so we re-designed the glazing for them and they matched the sage green paint that they had used around their home.
I hope you manage to persuade your partner to either keep the original door or replace it with wood.
Good Luck!
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4 years agoFiona W
3 years agoHU-693053563
3 years agolast modified: 3 years agoWe sourced antique windows, had them repaired and encapsulated into double glazing. Then paired this with a cottage style composite door with obscure glass that is very similar to the texture of the antique glass.Every visitor remarks how amazing the entrance is and no draughts! In my opinion you can combine the old with the new to great effect.
Andrew Cheung
2 years ago
Peden & Pringle Ltd