One often forgets how it looked before......
Not a very inspiring fireplace.
That's better.
Sad dining room.
A bit more inviting.
Painting the ceiling white and loosing all that 'sauna' wood really lifted the room. Installing white shutters and a lattice screen also gives the room that plantation indoor/outdoor living feel.
Depressing kitchen. Too dark
mmmmmm. What shall we do?
Loose the arch and install shutter doors with beautiful shiny panelled cupboards.
I love the thick white icing tops contrasting with the dark rich brown drawers.
Study cupboards quite sad.
Much better! Beautiful raw oak panelled bookshelf with British racing green backdrop. Comfortable worn leather wingback armchair.
Main bathroom needing 'something'
Yes, I think that will do it. White marble double basins with panelled mirrors with lights. The mirrors are open when you press them to reveal secret cupboards.
The new bath with white marble surround. We used the actual old bath but just boxed it in with, again, panelling! To layer it a bit more we did bamboo and fabric blinds.
The original bath. Is that actually a large gold lion's head sprouting water!
Dingy dressing room
Amazing what white paint can do.
Main bedroom with very low windows.
We increased the height of the windows to exaggerate the height of the ceilings and to maximise the view.
The guest bedroom, Very poky.
What an improvement. We opened up the space between the cupboards and lost the overhead cupboards to loose the claustrophobia!
Sad dining room.
A bit more inviting.
Painting the ceiling white and loosing all that 'sauna' wood really lifted the room. Installing white shutters and a lattice screen also gives the room that plantation indoor/outdoor living feel.
Depressing kitchen. Too dark
mmmmmm. What shall we do?
Loose the arch and install shutter doors with beautiful shiny panelled cupboards.
I love the thick white icing tops contrasting with the dark rich brown drawers.
Study cupboards quite sad.
Much better! Beautiful raw oak panelled bookshelf with British racing green backdrop. Comfortable worn leather wingback armchair. 
Main bathroom needing 'something'
Yes, I think that will do it. White marble double basins with panelled mirrors with lights. The mirrors are open when you press them to reveal secret cupboards.
The new bath with white marble surround. We used the actual old bath but just boxed it in with, again, panelling! To layer it a bit more we did bamboo and fabric blinds.
The original bath. Is that actually a large gold lion's head sprouting water!
Dingy dressing room
Amazing what white paint can do.
Main bedroom with very low windows.
We increased the height of the windows to exaggerate the height of the ceilings and to maximise the view.
The guest bedroom, Very poky.
What an improvement. We opened up the space between the cupboards and lost the overhead cupboards to loose the claustrophobia!
Thats my mothers house :)
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