25/08/2026
Bare brick, exposed joists, the potential a building site holds is always exciting to me.
When it is your own home though, I also know how daunting it can feel.
The space, and I, ask you to trust the process, because at this point it looks nothing like a home.
Then it opens up.
Walls come down, light floods in and suddenly you can start to see what it can become.
Open-plan living at its best, designed for a family who want to gather in one space.
Then there’s the quieter living room- I have talked about it before- the all important tucked away space.
Separate on purpose, so it is a place to close the door and get away.
Blue runs throughout the downstairs of this home and bespoke carpentry helps tie it together- built in rather than bought off the shelf, so that it all works exactly as this family needs it to.
From skip loads of old wiring and cement bags, to a home this family love to be in.
If you’re taking on a self-build or renovation in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire or Buckinghamshire and want an open-plan space that feels this personal, I’d love to help.