ALISSA & DAVID’S TOP TIPS


* Try to determine what items will cost in advance. Inventory what


you already have and what you want. We didn’t consider that we have very expensive taste!


* Ensure your builder comes very highly recommended; ours made


the process so much less stressful.


bedrooms, one bathroom, a box room, and a small separate kitchen and living room. For Alissa, the biggest success of the project is the converted loft, which was always the priority, thanks to the space it brings to their home.  aourite ting aout te at now is te


view from the loft bed,” says Alissa. “It looks into the green belt, so it is just trees. It changes all the time and there’s tons of wildlife. It’s very beautiful, it feels like you are in a nest.” Looking back, after a year of living in their new oe and a carlett now approacing


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toddler age, it seems the best decision David and Alissa made was simply to do the project in te first place.  once outdated and craped at on ust one oor o an old uilding is now a war rigt eile and generous oe or a growing family.


“Our best build decision was to take the punt,” says Alissa. “It all started with making the loft into the primary bedroom and creating open-plan living. It now feels bigger than it is. It’s so rewarding to transform your vision into a success.“


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