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MARIE KALSI
INTERIOR DESIGN
This property in South East London has been totally renovated by Marie Kalsi Interior Design, over a three-year
period. The house had been previously owned by a ceramicist for 47 years it had a kiln and her workshop in one
side of the property. It needed re-wiring, a new central heating system and two new bathrooms as it only had one
bathroom in a seven-bedroom house.
When my client bought the property back in 2013 they This double fronted Victorian Villa was a lovely wide
knew they needed to add an extension to the rear of property at the front but at the rear of the property it was
the property to allow them to have the large open plan very narrow with two dead spaces outside on either side
living space that they craved. of the property. So, in effect we stretched the property
out to its full width whilst keeping 50 tonnes of house
Here at Marie Kalsi Interior Design we pride ourselves on
up.
getting to understand our clients likes and dislikes, how
they live now and how to want to live in their new space. The difficult part to this design was how to manage all
We therefore, designed a contemporary extension the head heights as the original house has 3-metre-high
whilst keeping a connection with the Victorian features ceilings though out and the house is on a hill. So, with the
and created the right ‘flow’ for this busy family who have use of sloping roofs, cranked beams and architectural
two very sporty boys and a dog. glazing we created a vaulted ceiling reaching 5m high in
some parts of the extension.