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Pro Spotlight: 3 Design Updates to Make Your Home Beautiful
These updates will make your home look beautiful and don’t have to cost the earth, a London designer says
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Who: Kristian Toth of Making the World Beautiful
Where: Stratford, East London
In his own words: “We know what difference a renovation can make. Our core value is to do it in the best quality possible – making a home even better than before.”
Whether you’re updating a tired period property or planning a new property from scratch, the choices available to you can be overwhelming. “That’s where we come in,” says Kristian Toth, who runs luxury design and renovation company Making the World Beautiful with his brother Gabriel. “We help our customers sort through the options to choose the colours, materials and styles they love the look of, and what will work well for their lifestyle”
By listening closely to how his clients use, and live in, their homes, and with careful planning, Kristian and Gabriel work hard to find the best and most cost-efficient solution for his clients. Not sure where to start? Read on for three of their favourite updates that will make a huge difference to your home and find out how to avoid unforeseen costs.
Where: Stratford, East London
In his own words: “We know what difference a renovation can make. Our core value is to do it in the best quality possible – making a home even better than before.”
Whether you’re updating a tired period property or planning a new property from scratch, the choices available to you can be overwhelming. “That’s where we come in,” says Kristian Toth, who runs luxury design and renovation company Making the World Beautiful with his brother Gabriel. “We help our customers sort through the options to choose the colours, materials and styles they love the look of, and what will work well for their lifestyle”
By listening closely to how his clients use, and live in, their homes, and with careful planning, Kristian and Gabriel work hard to find the best and most cost-efficient solution for his clients. Not sure where to start? Read on for three of their favourite updates that will make a huge difference to your home and find out how to avoid unforeseen costs.
Custom solutions. Kristian and Gabriel grew up working for their father’s building company in Slovakia, and learnt a lot about the industry before moving to the UK to start their own company four years ago. “We love having the ability to transform any home according to vision of our customers,” Kristian says. “It’s like growing a baby with every single project and we are proud to see it shine once it’s finished.”
According to Kristian, their company name was inspired by the philosophy that beautiful home design is very personal… “everyone has a different idea of what looks beautiful and works beautifully for them,” he says. The team spend a lot of time understanding customers’ favourite colours, shapes, objects and also how they use the space. “We take all these ideas and make bespoke solutions for them based on what they like,” he says.
According to Kristian, their company name was inspired by the philosophy that beautiful home design is very personal… “everyone has a different idea of what looks beautiful and works beautifully for them,” he says. The team spend a lot of time understanding customers’ favourite colours, shapes, objects and also how they use the space. “We take all these ideas and make bespoke solutions for them based on what they like,” he says.
Careful planning. “In Slovakia, we use the phrase ‘Dvakrát meraj, raz rez [measure twice, cut once]’, meaning that for everything you do, you should plan for it twice as much,” says Kristian. He believes planning ahead is crucial for two main reasons. Firstly, it helps avoid big costly mistakes. “By planning carefully, you’ll be less in danger of underestimating what needs to be done and therefore underestimating the costs,” he says
Secondly, it makes the whole process smoother. “If we plan on paper first, the customer can make as many changes as they want, so when it’s finally time to start building or renovating, we don’t have to make any last-minute changes. If you change design along the way, the whole process will be jarred, the customer will be less able to visualise the design and overall it’s less efficient.”
Looking to update your property? Here are some of Kristian and Gabriel’s favourite decorating updates and how to get them right…
Secondly, it makes the whole process smoother. “If we plan on paper first, the customer can make as many changes as they want, so when it’s finally time to start building or renovating, we don’t have to make any last-minute changes. If you change design along the way, the whole process will be jarred, the customer will be less able to visualise the design and overall it’s less efficient.”
Looking to update your property? Here are some of Kristian and Gabriel’s favourite decorating updates and how to get them right…
1. Add Unimposing Storage
These days, as people accumulate more things, it’s important to incorporate a storage system at home that helps you find everything easily without taking up more space in a property than it should. “To start with, we ask clients to think about what they have to store and how they live, then we build around that,” says Kristian.
For example, the homeowner of this London Bridge property had a huge number of books to store. “He wanted to showcase his books as a design feature, but didn’t want to use too much of the living space in doing so,” Kristian says. To solve this, the team decided to add shelving to the entrance hallway, which had enough natural light to contend with a new storage system. Guests can admire the books when they enter, but the storage isn’t in the way.
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These days, as people accumulate more things, it’s important to incorporate a storage system at home that helps you find everything easily without taking up more space in a property than it should. “To start with, we ask clients to think about what they have to store and how they live, then we build around that,” says Kristian.
For example, the homeowner of this London Bridge property had a huge number of books to store. “He wanted to showcase his books as a design feature, but didn’t want to use too much of the living space in doing so,” Kristian says. To solve this, the team decided to add shelving to the entrance hallway, which had enough natural light to contend with a new storage system. Guests can admire the books when they enter, but the storage isn’t in the way.
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2. Update Your Flooring
The floor is just as important as the walls in a room scheme, and brand-new flooring can make a huge difference to your space. Kristian recommends you always check the condition of the flooring underneath. “It’s not too expensive to replace old flooring, and then the whole thing is new. If you keep old boards underneath it may look okay, but in years to come they may be problematic,” he says.
Oak flooring with a brushed finish transforms this London Bridge bedroom and matches the furniture perfectly. “We removed all old floorboards, evened out the joist with new support, fitted new insulation in between, fitted new chipboards and we glued herringbone floorboards on top of that with a special glue,” Kristian says.
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The floor is just as important as the walls in a room scheme, and brand-new flooring can make a huge difference to your space. Kristian recommends you always check the condition of the flooring underneath. “It’s not too expensive to replace old flooring, and then the whole thing is new. If you keep old boards underneath it may look okay, but in years to come they may be problematic,” he says.
Oak flooring with a brushed finish transforms this London Bridge bedroom and matches the furniture perfectly. “We removed all old floorboards, evened out the joist with new support, fitted new insulation in between, fitted new chipboards and we glued herringbone floorboards on top of that with a special glue,” Kristian says.
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3. Create a Feature Wall
Whether you use a bold paint shade, a bright wallpaper, an eye-catching material, such as bricks or a large painting, a feature wall can transform your room without having to cost the earth. Feature walls can define zones, such as a dining area in large, open-plan scheme, or bring a simple scheme to life without breaking the bank.
In this Bermondsey bedroom, the client was looking to refresh a tired and dated scheme. “We painted a feature wall in an inky blue to make a statement behind the bed, and added a matching side table, cushions and curtains – adding one different colour made all the difference,” Kristian says.
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Walls painted in ‘Ships at Sea’ by Dulux.
More: For more information on Kristian Toth and examples of his work, visit Making the World Beautiful’s Houzz profile.
This story was written by the Houzz Sponsored Content team.
Whether you use a bold paint shade, a bright wallpaper, an eye-catching material, such as bricks or a large painting, a feature wall can transform your room without having to cost the earth. Feature walls can define zones, such as a dining area in large, open-plan scheme, or bring a simple scheme to life without breaking the bank.
In this Bermondsey bedroom, the client was looking to refresh a tired and dated scheme. “We painted a feature wall in an inky blue to make a statement behind the bed, and added a matching side table, cushions and curtains – adding one different colour made all the difference,” Kristian says.
See more of this project
Walls painted in ‘Ships at Sea’ by Dulux.
More: For more information on Kristian Toth and examples of his work, visit Making the World Beautiful’s Houzz profile.
This story was written by the Houzz Sponsored Content team.
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Review by Andrew:
Gabriel and the team provided an excellent service and I am delighted by the end result of their work. My project was a relatively complicated one, involving the complete renovation of a two/three bed...More
Very useful tips for anyone thinking of refreshing and renovating their property. Love the green tiles in the bathroom, they remind me of the beautiful Mexican terra cotta tiles that are so common there.