CONTACTS/ SUPPLIERS


GLAZING


Dells Windows Tring Ltd facebook.com/Dells-Windows- Tring-Ltd-418078899029605/


MAIN CONTRACTOR


RO Allum roallum-builders.co.uk


ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR


BES Electrical Ltd beselectricalltd.co.uk


FLOORING Moduleo floor moduleo.com/en


KITCHEN SUPPLIER


Wren Kitchens wrenkitchens.com


STAINED GLASS Bedford Stained Glass Ltd www.bedfordstainedglass.co.uk


INTERIOR DESIGN


Weave Interiors weaveinteriors.co.uk


ACOUSTIC PANELLING The Wood Veneer Hub thewoodveneerhub.co.uk


the former teacher enjoyed so much that she’s now set up her own interior design company, called Weave Interiors. “It’s always been something I’ve had a passion for,” she says. One slightly frustrating bureaucratic legacy of the McCloskeys’ renovation has been an unexpected change of postcode. Matthew explains: “The change to one residential dwelling meant a new postcode and address. The implications have turned out to be far- reaching because our property ‘doesn’t exist’ for anyone checking an older database. That’s proved a problem for everything from deliveries to renewing a driver’s licence!”


COUNTING THE COST This couple aren’t the sort of people to let a tiny glitch like that get in the way of enjoying their new-look home. Totting up the cost to this point, they believe they’ve spent more than £200,000 on the renovation, and are sure it’s been well worth it. They had always wanted a space that would suit their growing needs as a family, and one that was open plan as they spend a lot of time entertaining family and friends. “It needed to be a place everyone would enjoy. She admits that “some might say that converting two residential spaces into one house wasn’t a sensible thing financially to do,” and


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The decision was taken to leave the steel columns and I-beams exposed, adding a touch of ‘industrial chic’


they “could have done them both up, sold them and then moved on.” However, having fallen in love with the house and the location, they “knew that if we could be a little patient, we could do something special with this unique property.” She concludes: “The history of the building, with all the changes that have happened over the years, is another big part of what I love about it.” While Rebecca says she was “a little worried” when they began that their project might detract from that character, she adds that she’s “really pleased that we’ve not only added to its charms, but also made it right for us as a family and whoever lives here after us.” 


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