Go traditional

New extensions can still have touches of old-world charm – they don’t all need to be modern glass boxes. This kitchen addition added country-style shutters instead of the perhaps more expected bifold doors. The result is a space that seems to allow the garden to breathe fresh air into the home, the soft colours working to enhance that sense of rural space in the city.

“It’s possible to create an urban extension with the calming feeling of a rustic farmhouse”