Visiting people in their homes in the UK, it’s fantastic how some great spatial and functional ideas are being embraced. Thanks in part to the glut of designer house and garden programmes on our televisions and magazines like Living etc and not least Grand Designs, what used to be radical ideas are now mainstream.
Regardless of the property type, open plan living is now being embraced. The kitchen can once again become a sociable space, not just for the rich in country manors, but for appartment dwellers, students, everyone. Join in with the conversation of friends and family when you are cooking, watch the children and feel the benefit of the extra space. Hard floors make it all seem bigger too and it sure is easier to clean. Add an easy chair overlooking the garden and away you go.
People are becoming aware of all the space above their ceilings, in their roofspaces. The image above shows previously unused loft space reclaimed. Great volume previous generations would have slid a polystrene tiled ceiling across, now are great opportunities for natural daylight and sunlight to be drawn into the house. Volumes are opened right up and the joy of high ceilings is brought back into ‘modern’ properties. These often slope which brings a great dynamic to the interior aswell as giving a good place for the ubiquitous Velux.
Please note we’ve used pictures of a projects by others for illustration purposes (not all Brunskill design projects illustrated) Of course we’d love to have the opportunity to design this for you, with our structural, horticultural and other professionals and super practical builders we would like to schedule in a project for you. Contact us when ready to make your vision reality on 07821 876060.
It’s about living life the way you want NOW and for the next few years at least while we all work our way out of recession. So we may tell ourselves ‘no more rehearsal!’ and ‘Carpe Diem’ – seize the day, every day.