Small victorian terrace interior

When renovating a 19th-century Victorian terrace house in South London, Patalab Architecture first turned to its bones. “The house, when purchased by our client, was in a tired state and there were major structural issues that needed to be addressed, justifying the opportunity to fundamentally rearrange the layout,” says Uwe Schmidt-Hess, founder and director, noting its narrow width at 4 meters, or roughly 13 feet.

Interior designer Charlotte Boundy has brought warmth and colour (courtesy of a few dream moodboards) to her house in Shepherds Bush

Step inside this traditional family home in Kent.

Located on a beautiful street within Forest Gate’s Woodgrange Conservation Area, this charming two-bedroom Victorian home dates back to 1890 and has been

Week 1 of the renovation was great fun, there is something very relieving about ripping out and getting rid of all the ugliness and letting lose a bit! The skip arrived and I was ready to fill it! The agenda was as follows: 1. Have the damp treated in the living room and kitchen2. Finish ripping up the carpet and flooring3. Remove kitchen units and tiles ready for the builders to move in4. Remove the wall cladding (at which point it was revealed that everywhere would need plastering!)5…

Had the shutters fitted this morning! Has really finished off the Living Room.

A layered aesthetic has brought warmth and personality to this Victorian terrace, enabling its owners to fall in love with it all over again

So apparently I am a grown up. I'm not sure when it happened. But all of a sudden I am married (last weekend - teeny tiny civil service with our parents - heavenly) I am pregnant (still convinced the bump is just doughnuts) and have embarked on that very big and exciting and terrifying building