The positioning of your staircase within your loft conversion is easily one of the biggest and most significant design decisions there is. Despite this, all too often it’s overlooked and with great consequences. It’s often assumed that there is only…
Most loft conversions are turned into 1 or 2 bedrooms with an en-suite bathroom. They allow the space within a home to be redefined, often giving growing families extra room and taking pressure off lower floors. If you’re about to…
Have you ever considered how the clutter in your home affects your emotional wellbeing? Do you think it clutters your mind? Does it lower your mood, or make you feel anxious and stressed? Well it’s a scientific fact that a…
Have you ever considered the health and wellbeing benefits of your home interiors? More specifically, it’s worth noting that our home renovations in particular can seriously improve our happiness at home. Some of the key aspects we crave from our…
I am sure there are more, but these are my 5 crucial steps to a successful attic conversion. It’s been a year now since our loft conversion was completed, and it’s been the best home improvement we’ve ever made. It wasn’t…
Finally. The loft conversion is complete, so I thought I’d take you on a little room tour. Beware, this is a photo heavy post. It took the builders over 4 months to complete the work, with over a year in…
Whilst I wait for this dreary light to improve so I can take some semi-decent photos of the completed house renovation, I thought I’d do a series of posts that might be of interest to those in similar situations. Renovating…
You may remember from previous posts here and here, that we’ve been working on plans to convert our attic space into a new bedroom and small en suite. We live in a semi-detached Victorian house over 130 years old so…
As you may know from this post we commissioned an architect at the end of last year to begin drawing plans to convert our attic space into a bedroom and small en-suite. That last post looks at the initial plans…
It’s no secret that finally, after many years of wishing and hoping, our attic is to be converted. We live in a Victorian semi-detached dating back to 1895 and there are some aspects of the design and layout that make…
I know we’re all immersed in the Christmas swing right now, but I’ve started to think a little about the New Year, and the projects we will be undertaking at home. It’s really exciting and I can’t wait to get…
The exciting news here at Love Chic Living HQ, is that next year we’re hoping to convert the attic. Plans and drawings are being done as we speak, and we may even have a builder commissioned by the end of…
