With renovation projects there are frequently parts of the original home that are wonderful.
Maybe quirky, but definitely worth keeping. Like these two stained glass bird windows.
Other times the original building has wonderful bits, but they don’t work.
These amazing stained glass doors were in the Entry / Foyer of our recent Clifton Hill project. They were in the right place for an Entry into the Hall way, however, as half width doors they were difficult to use and their pivot fitting made them heavy. We replaced them with a new glazed door (with very ridge-y glass) and then reworked these beauties as a sliding door / screen between the Bedroom / Hall / Deck. In their new location they can be used everyday, seen from lots of places in the house and light from many different sources and direction will bring them to life. (They can be illuminated by east and west natural light as well as the artificial lighting in the Hall and from the bedroom.)
In this project in Clifton Hill, the challenge was to retain and enhance to original charm, create a functioning Entry area, bring light into the space and make more connections both internally and between inside + outside.
The before photos show the bland, low ceiling spaces of an earlier extension and the dark, narrow hallway in the middle of the house.
The hallway is now a welcoming entry space filled with daylight (from skylight), a seat and and a coat rack. And, because spaces can fulfill more than one function, it doubles as a library in the heart of the house.
New doors and windows create new links between internal spaces and the deck.
Builder: Shane Cheeseman
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Wallpaper @hoviaofficial
Wallpaper installation by James Stephenson (Practically Artistic)
