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Extension

Adding a little to gain a lot 

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Poor planning had added floor area to this house but not in a user friendly way!

The additional area of the house didn’t change much but the views to the garden and the light into the house did!

A little hideaway reading nook with views of the garden

A new roof light lets light back into the inner sitting room and makes it a comfortable space rather than a dark unusable space. The pocket doors to the ‘adult’ sitting room can be opened for entertaining

Sometimes a limited budget doesn’t mean compromising- this is a pretty convincing laminate flooring

View from the sitting room before…..

and after



 

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Claire Hyland B Sc Arch, B Arch, MRIAI, accredited in Conservation at Grade 3 Minnow Design was set up in 2011, a small practice with emphasis on thoughtful design, good client relationships and careful control of budget. We offer a complete service – from advising on the design potential of a property, brief development, design proposals, planning submissions, tendering procedures, on site management and right through to interior design advice should that be required.

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