For example, in houses with attics, adding a 4-foot-high dormer could gain enough headroom and floor space for an extra bedroom. Adding a strip no wider than a couch to one end of a tight living room might improve circulation. Pushing a wall out to the cave line might create room ...
It’s amazing how dragging a table and chairs into one side of our underutilized living room and adding a light fixture centered above it was all it took to create an instant dining area that everyone thinks has always been there. Here’s our sad little living room right after we moved ...
AS A way to enhance your home and add extra floor space, a loft extension is a no-brainer. Popular since the Seventies, it's a sound investment if you get it right. But the attic room that Alison Burns, 49, and her partner, Paul Davies, 50, inherited when they bought a tall, ...
There are many things to consider when repurposing an unused space for a bedroom. For anattic, the ceilings must be high enough and the floor strong enough to bear the weight load of a functioning bedroom. Ductwork may need to be rerouted and stairs and windows added or refurbished. In ab...
We've learned it's important to celebrate all the steps of progress in any home project, even (and perhaps especially) when that project feels nev ...
Wood, stone, brick and block all vary tremendously in cost. What you build the room with is one of the cost factors. A framed room with plywood and insulation is less costly than a block wall. Other materials to consider are the windows, doors and floor coverings. For example, sliding ...
There are many things to consider when repurposing an unused space for a bedroom. For anattic, the ceilings must be high enough and the floor strong enough to bear the weight load of a functioning bedroom. Ductwork may need to be rerouted and stairs and windows added or refurbished. In ab...