Small victorian terrace interior kitchen

Week 1 of the renovation was great fun, there is something very relieving about ripping out and getting rid of all the ugliness and letting lose a bit! The skip arrived and I was ready to fill it! The agenda was as follows: 1. Have the damp treated in the living room and kitchen2. Finish ripping up the carpet and flooring3. Remove kitchen units and tiles ready for the builders to move in4. Remove the wall cladding (at which point it was revealed that everywhere would need plastering!)5…

Originally built for dockworkers, the historic property desperately needed a lift

A modest extension and a clever living room rejig made a classic terrace layout work harder for a young family

For the building industry to become more sustainable, preservation and adaptive reuse are critical pieces of the puzzle.

So apparently I am a grown up. I’m not sure when it happened. But all of a sudden I am married (last weekend – teeny tiny civil service with our parents – heavenly) I am pregnant (still convinced the bump is just doughnuts) and have embarked on that very big and exciting and terrifying building […]

After buying a house recently and getting pretty hands on I thought I'd look back and reflect on the ups and downs, tips and what I might do differently (if money was no option). If I won millions in the lottery I'd love nothing more then restoring some of these tired looking Victorian terraces back to their former glory, but that's highly unlikely, so I'll start with the one for now... This rather sorry looking terrace house is typical of many in the East London area, and when I say typical…

Through hard work and a keen eye for a bargain, see how the owners of this Victorian terrace have transformed it from beige and boring to smart and stylish

A formerly dark and cluttered terraced house in Hackney has been completely transformed, and is now a light, spacious family home – with a sauna in the garden.

Earlsfield SW18 Terraced Rear Flat Parquet Sliding 35mm Multipane skylight Grass Decking Modern Yellow stock Concealed steel beams

Julia and Simon Pulford have brought the period property back to life