TAKING on a quirky period property was a leap of faith for Charlie and husband Andy. They immediately earmarked the loft space as their own and drew up plans to extend and create a proper master bedroom with a sizeable en suite. The existing bathroom in the loft was jammed in, with just a shower over the bath, not the separate one they craved.
A year on, the extension gave them a much bigger bathroom, but they had to wrestle with the awkward shape: a slim rectangle with seriously sloping roofs at either end of the room and a door in the middle. Despite the challenges, Charlie was determined she was going to have a walk-in shower and a roll-top bath, and by enlisting the help of architect Tim Marshall, she’s created her dream space. Here’s how she did it…