The grand plan

A complete refurbishment was needed to ensure this semi ticked all the boxes for family life - and it started with a dream kitchen extension

- MARY WEAVER

Once an average Victorian semi, this newly refurbished family home couldn’t tick any more boxes for the way we want to live now.

Light and open, yet with spaces that can be closed off for cosiness or privacy (the living room and home office), and with a kitchen-seamlessly-meetsgarden rear extension, plus inventive ideas like a double-height atrium in the entrance, it has a wow sensation the moment you enter.

Needless to say, the owners – whose main requirement was for a ‘bright, warm yet practical family home’ – are absolutely delighted that they have been gently pushed out of their comfort zone into a house that astonishes and delights at every turn.