Sara is not a stranger for renovation work. After lived in her Victorian house for 22 years that she had completely revised, she would never move into a house that was still modern from afar.
“It was a two-up Semi that was built in the 1950s that my interest was aroused for some reason,” she says. “I worked on a very contemporary house nearby and the aesthetics had obviously rubbed me on me.”
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The property went to seal, but Sara and her husband Pete won the day and moved their family to their new home in 2023 after renting it out for the past four years.
“It took so long to secure the building permit,” she says. 'The house was finally approved as a complete new building. Everything that remained after the demolition was the front height and a little side wall. '
Sara is a micro developer, @houseobsessed, and has enforced several builds from the start to finish. Your new house includes her skills, starting with the floor on the ground floor.
“I would always recommend keeping the versatile outdoors, with areas that can be opened or closed,” she explains. For this purpose, a circular circuit through the rooms provides a feeling of the river. “We can also close the doors for studying, hall and snug in order to give different areas for privacy.”
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It is the main room that is the jewel in this crown. Unusually wide for a London house at eight meters, lack of life and kitchen areas that merge seamlessly.
A seat with low sofas poured out the lounge room and opposite. The kitchen – a slim, minimal design with a huge island – extends from the hallway to the garden.
Gossen concrete floors combine the lot. It is a material that Sara inspires. “Concrete is reserved, but still effective – but be warned, a good sealant is essential!”
The houses from the 1950s generally have little roof space, but it was granted the permission that an additional floor was built on the existing two and not on an extension of the roof, which Sara gave a completely new floor in which a bedroom suite was created with dressing room.
“The piece lasted two years and we had to convince our neighbors that the roofs were flush according to the guidelines of the council,” she says.
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A neutral scheme with the back, which was caught up throughout with a simple life. Everything is scandi mood and tactile textures. I chose muffled, earthy tones and a lot of wood. I love exposed joints and a few home -made requirements, ”says Sara.
Now the entire house comprises 200 m², twice as high as the original size. There is an open-plan kitchen extension/living area, a pantry, a belly, learning and a star dream below.
The middle floor has three bedrooms and two shower rooms. On the top floor is the main bedroom suite with bathroom and dressing room. Pete's Home Office is at the end of her large garden.
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“There is so much space that we got in everything we wanted,” says Sara. The garden landscape ideas were completed last year. “It has now started to mature and embedded properly,” she adds.
There is a terrace, an adequate seating and dining area, a grill, a lawn and even a water feature. 'It easily includes all of this and Pete's office with a practical shed. Now that both inside and outside are finished, this summer will simply be magical. '
The open kitchen/living/dining area
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“The kitchen was built by a carpenter in my design with cupboards in Oak veneer in a crack cut.”
'It is contemporary and streamlined, with a cabinet for the breakfast material and a best boiling tap to avoid boilers. I had considered marble for the surfaces, but chose an effective but reserved concrete. '
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The garden
Amalfi table and chair set, £ 450, further
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“I love our cast concrete floor in our kitchen, but I felt that it would be too strong to continue the look outside. Instead, I softened the terrace area by using a small blay faver with a beautiful natural tone. '
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'A company called Grdn landed the garden to my design. Now we have many Amelanchier trees that have everything: masses of spring blossom, autumn color and edible fruits. '
'Our garden room with a charred wooden and green roof has an ECO Smart LED heating that uses Infra-Red technology. Let me tell you it works! '
The narrow
Stockholm carpet, £ 199, ikea. For a similar chair, try the Hampton Light Eiche Eichepect wooden accent chair in fine chenille granite blue, £ 325, next.
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“I wanted an organic, simple, neutral palette with structured materials, clay -cleaning walls and exposed bars.”
'I used oak veneer for all shelves. It gives the room urgently needed warmth and texture-life like a touch of houseplant-especially since we have concrete floors on the entire ground floor. '
The corridor
Bona Traffic Lacquer, £ 149.98 for 4.95ltr, B&C. Twice Ceiling lamp, £ 190, family doctor
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'The stairs are a fairly complicated design because the balustrades, which consist of oak veneer, become continuously through the house. I dragged and treated them myself with a white primer as a strong paint. '
The guest room, part of the rear extension, is a slightly filled, welcome place to relax.
The main bedroom
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The bedroom has deceptively simple and has intelligent design solutions, including remote -controlled curtains and a slim, space -saving door that folds to the wall.
The en suite
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Terrazzo effect stone, concrete and microcement are the materials of choice here. The sanitary frequency gives an industrial feeling, your soft blue color ensures that it does not look too difficult.
Concentrate on … clay horses
Sara chose a small shape, natural clay plastic stones for a durable, environmentally friendly and aesthetically attractive option for the terrace and garden paths.
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- Select the shape, color and layout The majority of the clay plasters are a normal brick shape, but square cobblestones and barn paves (large bricks) are also popular. The natural, non -amazed color range is extensive, but can be grouped loosely in red, brown, buffs and blues. Sara put her in a “stack” or “soldiers” over the largest part of the garden. In this formal pattern, it gives the garden a modern feeling that complements the interior of the house.
- Easy maintenance Unlocked clay paving stones are designed in such a way that they naturally absorb and release moisture so that there is no puddles after the rain. Mortel is not required. Instead, sand is brushed between the gaps and occasionally tidy up. However, weeds feed, but can be treated easily by applying boiling water. Algae can develop in winter, but once sprayed with algae and mold remover, paving stones come overnight like new.
- What is the effort? Sara chose Gray Pevers, which she backed by around £ 100 per square meter. Ton paving stones are not as dimensionally as dimensioned as concrete paving stones, and therefore more difficult to lay, which often includes additional labor costs for contractors.
The losstall
- Best design decision “I qualified over the size of the umbrella light of the living space, but adapted it to the kitchen side and forming the walls directly to their frames worked really well.”
- Biggest challenge “During the construction phase we had no architect, so we had to find out a lot of technical details ourselves. I have invested a lot of time to speak to material manufacturers to find out how to do things! '
- Favorite room “I love how the kitchen diver/living area opens in the garden. It is a very special interior for entertainment. '