Busby Victorian property renovation

We fully designed and renovated this stunning Victorian sandstone house in Busby, near Glasgow. Despite its size, there was barely any storage for a large, busy family.

Our design team left no space untouched except the kitchen. From moving walls, to relocating doors, creating new alcoves, blocking up doors, lifting floors – we thought of the tiniest detail.

We created an opening between 2 living rooms to allow the light to flow through. This drastically opened up the space and also meant the second neglected living room could now be used for larger family gatherings.

The annexe received a drastic overhaul which involved extending the bedroom into the eaves to create invaluable storage. A tiny window was replaced by a large double window which allowed the light to flood in.

The utility space was 3 separate rooms with varying floor levels which were combined to make one huge space with 3 windows and a great work flow. This area was filled with wardrobes and drawers for clothing storage overflow.

We worked closely with the client’s aesthetic to come up with a moodboard that suited their opulent style. The client also sourced some very interesting products to work with our design.

We then created high resolution computer generated renders of each space to help the overall visualisation.

Lighting design in the new spaces was a vital element. We thought about light placements, beam angles and reflectivity.

The building team insulated all the walls, renewed floor joists, opened up attic spaces to strengthen ceiling joists and also altered some joists to ensure the transition from old wooden floors to new ensuites tiles was seamless.

Our workshop manufactured all the bespoke furniture, wall panelling, window seats, dado rails, skirting and pocket sliding doors. We commissioned specialist mirror designers to create wardrobes and pocket doors to match an existing mirror the client loved.