cottage in essex...when the clients purchased the cottage it had been neglected for some time and was in dire need of attention. they were desperate to get rid of the tobacco yellow walls, dark kitchen units and puce pink bathroom and increase the sense of space and light but only had a very small budget for the work. bearing this in mind, we provided the clients with detailed plans for the kitchen layout and samples of all the materials in order that the clients could carry out as much of the work themselves as possible.
our starting point for the re-design was the solid quartzite floor tiles we had found for downstairs which were very reasonably priced. we combined these with inexpensive kitchen units and open wall shelves from ikea, small light coloured sofas with washable covers and a cream paint by dulux.
however, to make the design appear a little more special and give the cottage some character, we also used a few more expensive items: extra thick solid beech worktops in the kitchen, farrow and ball paint on the doors and 100% wool carpet in the bedrooms.
