Bright ideas

Rosie Rockel has turned a dark, cramped basement flat into a light, contemporary home filled with second-hand treasures

WORDS Ellen Finch

HOMEOWNER Rosie Rockel LOCATION Brixton, south London PROJECT Side return extension to three-bedroom basement flat in a Victorian house BUILD COST £120,000 Not all of us fall in love with our homes on the first viewing, but that doesn’t mean a property can’t become ours over time. That was certainly the case for Rosie, who bought her south London flat from her dad — “and honestly, I didn’t love it immediately,” she says. Based in a good neighbourhood, within walking distance of her workplace in Soho, the flat was in the cellar of an attractive Victorian mansion house. It sounds promising, but the reality was far less grand. “The flat was pretty dingy, with no period features, which is why I went for a more contemporary look,” Rosie says. “I gave it a lick of…

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Homebuilding & Renovating (Digital) - 1 Issue, March 2022

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