Victorian terraced house

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

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…

The clients at Ruvigny Gardens found themselves in a situation similar to many Londoners living in a Victorian terrace. They had a small side return which they wanted to incorporate into their living space; a relatively small intervention which would transform their home. The extension is sliced by a band of glass which separates the original house and the new bespoke kitchen. The brief was to create comfortable, warm spaces...

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.

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

Welcome to my home! It’s a semidetached English Victorian, and according to the plaque on the front, it was built in 1895 and named Rose Villas. I just call her our Old Victorian though, beca…

Inigo - London present this 2 bedroom terraced house in Graham Road, London E8

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

A four bedroom period house with a mix of contemporary and vintage styles.