{"id":80921,"date":"2018-02-25T13:00:02","date_gmt":"2018-02-25T06:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/character-study-second-lease-of-life-for-a-victorian-home\/"},"modified":"2018-02-25T13:05:04","modified_gmt":"2018-02-25T06:05:04","slug":"character-study-second-lease-of-life-for-a-victorian-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/character-study-second-lease-of-life-for-a-victorian-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Character study: second lease of life for a Victorian home"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nNew rooms filled with old furniture take this north London terrace back to its rootsCouple moves into dilapidated Victorian terrace; couple gets the builders in. So far, so familiar. But from that point onwards, Emilie Fournet and Ben Pester did things a bit differently. Instead of the standard revamp \u2013 knock down walls, add a blocky extension on the back \u2013 they did the reverse. They reinstated some internal walls, turning what had been an open-plan space back into a traditional hallway and a separate living room. And rather than build on to the back, they removed a large chunk of an existing extension.\u201cThe house is now much closer to its original layout,\u201d says Emilie, \u201cit feels much more in proportion.\u201d Continue reading…
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