“It felt dark as none of the ground floor windows were south or west facing and I wasn’t keen on the black floors, and tired looking kitchen with granite worktops,” says Philippa. “There wasn’t a lot right with it to be honest, but we loved the countryside location and generous plot of almost an acre.”
After initially deleting it from their shortlist, the couple returned for a second viewing and had a change of heart. “We never intended to tackle such a major renovation project, and Tony isn’t that good at visualising,” admits Philippa. “But he trusted that I’d be able to turn it into something that suited us much better. He didn’t just sit back though – he contributed by doing all the goods ordering, receiving and delivering to site and managing the money side.” At first the pair had hoped to lived in the house for six months before starting work, but it actually took three years to hone the design, get planning permission and line up a suitable builder. “The first architect we spoke to didn’t come up with any new ideas, but then a friend recommended Brendon Robins of Spatial Designs, and we loved the look of his past projects,” says Philippa. As their main aim was to create more
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A small bedroom was sacrificed to create a stunning full heigh entrance hall with glazing from ODC Door & Glass and long drop pendant lights
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