Before and After228 Stories
Houzz ToursHouzz Tour: A Stunning 19th Century Townhouse Before and After
A designer strips a dark, dingy house back to its bare bones to bring out its natural beauty and flood it with light
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Houzz ToursHouzz Tour: An Unusual Side Extension Reinvents a 1950s Home
The owners of this home had to push for Planning Permission for their bold extension idea, but the results are stunning
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Houzz ToursHouzz Tour: A Tiny Rural Cottage Gets a Cosy, Sustainable Update
A mix of inherited, reclaimed and vintage pieces are combined with natural elements to add character to this period home
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Houzz ToursHouzz Tour: An Ingenious Courtyard Lightens a Victorian Extension
This terraced home was a warren of rooms with no coherent family zone until it was creatively transformed
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Houzz ToursKitchen Tour: Natural Light Streams into an Elegant Green Kitchen
Natural tones and surfaces are complemented by period details in this calm family kitchen
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Houzz ToursKitchen Tour: A Rejigged Layout Maximises Leafy Outdoor Views
Now light and airy, this kitchen is almost unrecognisable from the dated and cluttered room it was
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Houzz ToursHouzz Tour: A Tired Victorian House is Sensitively Revived
A restricted palette of colours and materials, but in a pleasing mix of textures, has given this home a warm elegance
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Houzz ToursHouzz Tour: A Derelict Outbuilding Gets a Stylish Makeover
This former forge, stripped back to reveal beautiful raw materials, has been transformed into a gorgeous retreat
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Houzz ToursKitchen Tour: A Wraparound Extension Creates a Sociable Space
Earthy colours, beautiful materials and clever design tricks helped to create this cost-conscious but stylish kitchen
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Houzz ToursHouzz Tour: A Long-untouched House is Lovingly Revived
A thorough but sensitive renovation made this neglected home suitable for modern life while retaining its character
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Houzz ToursKitchen Tour: An Ocean-toned Island that Makes a Kitchen Sing
A teal island paired with oak and Arabescato marble forms a fabulous centrepiece in this reconfigured kitchen-diner
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