Side return extension
“What to do with the room that flows into your side return extension is a classic issue in these Victorian houses,” says Spiring. How to deal with the wall at the back, which once opened onto the side return (seen here at the far end of the sofa), is part of the dilemma. “You could completely take the wall out, but removing it would have required steels and could have cost thousands. Besides, without it, you can’t have a sofa there. Sometimes you need a wall!” Spiring did remove the door, however, which had no structural impact but created a semi-open-plan feeling. He also extended the opening where the door was right up to the ceiling, to boost the flow of light through the house. The back part of this room is designed as a less formal sitting room, more of a TV space or somewhere to hang out playing on the Xbox, while parents enjoy a grown-up drink in the evening. Equally, when the parents are in the kitchen, they can still feel connected to the kids through the opening in the wall.
polished concrete floor/underfloor heating?
BEFORE
Rear part of the opened up room shows the 'Xbox' zone - add in double partition doors? Love the same floor throughout.
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