Kitchen-diner

‘ The original kitchen was very dark and chopped in half by a strange section that stuck out and made the kitchen area far too small. Plus, the units were old-fashioned and falling apart. So, we extended outwards into the garden and brought in more light with a lantern window in the new part of the roof. Once we had removed the units, we could start again. I love mixing old and new, and we’d saved a dresser from our old house, plus a reasonably new range cooker, our aqua Smeg fridge-freezer and trusty vintage table and chairs. We built the kitchen around the recycled pieces and splashed out on new units, worktop and flooring, putting a large island in the middle of the room. I absolutely love the quartz worktop by Caesarstone as it looks like marble but is really easy to clean and totally heat-resistant. It’s great for taking shots of my products for my Instagram, @katie_alice_official.’

‘We loved the quieter location, the number of bedrooms and the possibility of creating a kitchen-diner’

Katie loves to display all her favourite kitchenware. Plus, it gives her more space for pendant lighting The mix of old and new is highlighted with the old wooden dresser next to the contemporary blue metal unit from IKEA, which Katie uses to store vegetables. As well as the open shelves, where Katie displays cookbooks and favourite mugs, the dresser has plenty of storage for tableware A stunning Limerence wallpaper mural by House of Hackney makes a dramatic statement in the kitchen-diner

‘ We divided up the kitchen-diner with a wallpapered section. I love how the dramatic foliage-themed design gives the impression that you’re sitting in a vintage conservatory, or in a garden’