Northfield House Renovation

Although the house is great, there are a number of changes we would like to make to the layout to meet our lifestyle. Existing Layout Relocate the garage so that it is attached to the house and build a room above that can accommodate an en-suite and walk-in wardrobe for the master bedroom. Remodel the back of the house so that its more open-plan and the kitchen is more central. First floor laundry room The following diagrams show some of the iterations our design went through. Design 1 Design 1 provides the minimal amount of change, simply closing off the door on the East side of the house and enlarging the small toilet into a ground floor shower room. Design 2 Design 2 removes the wall between the kitchen and the breakfast room to provide a larger kitchen. The Design 3 Design 3 creates an opening between the kitchen and existing dining room with some internal bi-folding doors. There is also a thought given to replacing one of the dining room windows with ...

There photos were taken when we first visited the house after collecting the keys. Sitting Room Drawing Room Dining Room Breakfast Room Kitchen Kitchen Utility Area Staircase 1st Floor Landing Bedroom 4 Bedroom 1 Bedroom 2 Bathroom Bedroom 3 Garden Previous Next

This blog captures the journey of our renovation to an Edwardian era detached house. The property consists of a sitting room, drawing room, dining room, breakfast room, kitchen, utility and conservatory on the ground floor, 4 double bedrooms and bathroom on the first floor and another 2 bedrooms on the second floor. There is also a detached garage and workshops which run along the west-side of the house (shown incorrectly in the plan above due to lack of space) As the property is constructed of solid walls with single glazing timber windows, the house is obviously very cold, so we are hoping to improve the thermal efficiency of the property during our renovation. Our intention is to remodel the rear of the house from its separate rooms into an open-plan living, dining and kitchen area. We would also like to replace the existing garage with an attached garage and room above to accommodate a dressing room and en-suite for the master bedroom. Previous Next