Interior Decorating, Home Design, Room Ideas

Angela and Graeme McFarlane are in the middle of a big scale renovation of their Victorian house in Berkshire, England. They needed a place in the house to be able to get away from the building going on in the other rooms so they decided to complete the kitchen plus its extension before anything else.
This is how it turned out.


Flat roof skylights provide extra natural light.


Kitchen and dining area.


Dining area and small extension to the left.


Travertine tiles were used for this room.



Photography Brent Darby
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This house dates back to the 16th century and it is thought to be the oldest property on the street. It has an acre of landscaped garden and a giant yew tree that probably pre-dates the house itself. It is located in Buckinghamshire, only about half an hour from London by train.

Freelance TV director, Wendy Arnot and her husband Geoff say about it: ‘The house was fantastic: it had been so beautifully renovated by the previous owners we knew we wouldn’t have to do anything immediately, rather take our time making it our own.’ Geoff continues: ‘The garden, though, is what sold it to me: the owners had put so much time and money turning it into an oasis, separated into different zones, with a pond here, a pergola there; and dotted around are various outbuildings that we knew would come in handy.’

Renovations since moving in have been kept to a minimum: they’ve repaired original oak doors, widened the drive and added security gates, and built a small oak porch to the side entrance; they’ve also enhanced the bathroom.

Photography by Brent Darby
Styling by Sian Williams
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Following in the footsteps of her renovating family, Maria Bradburn and her husband Wayne have restored this 1900s house located in Wolverhampton, England. The builder designed six very different houses around the turn of the century, using this one – his own – as an experiment for all the various features he wished to include in the others. Unlike its neighbours, which are more restrained, this property has numerous decorative Edwardian and Victorian influences: elaborate tiling in the hallway; intricate carvings and mouldings; leaded lights; a panelled ceiling and a most unusual copper fireplace in the back sitting room.



























Hope you are all enjoying your weekend!
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