A new classic

The small dark kitchen at Caro Davies' 17th-century cottage has been extended and transformed into a light and spacious family hub

- By Laura Ewart

PROJECT DETAILS

WHO LIVES HERE? Caro Davies and her husband Richard live here with their nine-year-old twins, Bertie and Cosmo, and two cats.

THE PROJECT Building an extension at their Grade II-listed cottage in Northamptonshire.

TOTAL COST £125,000

THE PROBLEM

A tiny kitchen which lacked storage and had an old conservatory on the back

THE SOLUTION