A double-height extension clad in Siberian larch is linked to a 1930s house in Darley Abbey, Derby, by black fibre cement boards, which carry over to the bay window. Simon Foote Architects designed the £250,000 project for blogger/stylist Katy Wilson and family (
placefortyeight.com). It includes a rear extension. (
simonfootearchitects.co.uk)
Take a critical look at your home from the street. With any luck it just needs sprucing up, but at the other extreme a home that’s stuck in a time warp could be reinvented with a new façade. Some are easier to remodel than others. ‘Detached 1960s boxy houses have fantastic potential as they can go modern or traditional,’ says Alexandra Hull, managing director at Back to Front Exterior Design.