Victorian terrace

We share before + afters from our very own Victorian terrace garden makeover and how we did it on a budget.

With a new side return and a fresh, modern kitchen, this small Victorian terrace has become a much loved family home.

So apparently I am a grown up. I'm not sure when it happened. But all of a sudden I am married (last weekend - teeny tiny civil service with our parents - heavenly) I am pregnant (still convinced the bump is just doughnuts) and have embarked on that very big and exciting and terrifying building

After buying a house recently and getting pretty hands on I thought I'd look back and reflect on the ups and downs, tips and what I might do differently (if money was no option). If I won millions in the lottery I'd love nothing more then restoring some of these tired looking Victorian terraces back to their former glory, but that's highly unlikely, so I'll start with the one for now... This rather sorry looking terrace house is typical of many in the East London area, and when I say typical…

When renovating a 19th-century Victorian terrace house in South London, Patalab Architecture first turned to its bones. “The house, when purchased by our client, was in a tired state and there were major structural issues that needed to be addressed, justifying the opportunity to fundamentally rearrange the layout,” says Uwe Schmidt-Hess, founder and director, noting its narrow width at 4 meters, or roughly 13 feet.

This Victorian brick terraced house in Ringford Road, Wandsworth is the result of a collaboration between us and a contractor we have ...

Included: bay windows, tiled bathrooms and a garden for entertaining.

Façades and frontages to dream of, or take some inspiration from.

A gentle colour palette and layered textures throughout creates a welcoming space to relax and unwind

With a new side return and a fresh, modern kitchen, this small Victorian terrace has become a much loved family home.