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How To Plan And Design An Extension Without An Architect

Many people think they need an architect to add an extension this is not the case. In this project we as interior designers designed extra s

How To access Affordable Interior Design Help Remotely

Get affordable award winning interior design help remotely, without us visiting your home. From a room revamp to extension and space layout

How To Make A Kids’ Play And Craft Table On Wheels

A kids' play and craft table on wheels is the perfect solution, enabling your kids to play in an open plan home and you to store their t

What External Doors To Choose For Your Extension

What external doors should you add to your extension? French, Bi-fold or sliding doors? We explain the benefits of each to help you make th

How To Convert A Garage Into An Accessible 2-Bed Cottage?

Find out how we helped convert a double garage into a 2-bed home. The design options, final layout, accessibility considerations and end re

How Moving The Kitchen Made The Most Of A 1930’s Semi

Here's how we relocated a kitchen and redesigned the ground floor layout, to give a 1930's home the perfect flow.

How to create a bright and light, but cosy living space

How we created a Japanese influenced interior design for a large living room, to make it a bright, light and cosy space.

How to incorporate a granny annex into a family home

If you want to incorporate a granny annexe into your home, read how we designed this for a family, alongside creating a home office and util

How to create an Open Plan Kitchen and Living Space

Read how we helped create a modern family open plan kitchen living room interior design with an industrial mood and strong colours

How large a home extension do you need to build?

A few weeks ago, the permitted development regulations changed, allowing homeowners to build larger single storey rear extensions onto...

Helping you to visualise your home renovations in 3D

As well as designing your home renovation and interior design, we bring it to life with our 3D room visualisations so you can see what the e

What roof windows max the light? (extension & conversion)

Although we are seeing lots more glazed extensions on Instagram and Pinterest recently, the reality is that the more glazing you have the...