Change for good

A last-minute decision to build a kitchen extension instead of a general update turned out to be a wise move for the owners of this detached period property

WORDS Ifeoluwa Adedeji

HOMEOWNERS Krystelle Floyd-Wass and Edward Floyd LOCATION Southeast London HOUSE TYPE 1930s four-bedroom detached PROJECT Kitchen extension PROJECT COST Approx £240,000 (whole house) For Krystelle Floyd-Wass and Edward Floyd, updating their run-down modern property proved a real challenge. Their dilemmas included deciding what to keep and what to remove, but luckily, Krystelle had formed a clear priority — to create a sympathetic connection between the new extension and the original building and in doing so, create a spacious kitchen at the rear. “We found our architect Helen Yeadon through friends,” says Krystelle. “She was able to help us sketch out ideas and suggestions for the various houses we viewed before deciding on this one. This way, we knew what we could do with certain spaces and see whether the properties…

You're reading a preview of

Homebuilding & Renovating (Digital) - 1 Issue, August 2024

DiscountMags is a licensed distributor (not a publisher) of the above content and Publication through Zinio LLC. Accordingly, we have no editorial control over the Publications. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including those made in Publications offered on our website, are those of the respective author(s) or publisher(s) and not of DiscountMags. DiscountMags does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness, or usefulness of all or any portion of any publication or any services or offers made by third parties, nor will we be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on information contained in any Publication, or your use of services offered, or your acceptance of any offers made through the Service or the Publications. For content removal requests, please contact Zinio.