The Handbook of Home Design: An Architect’s Blueprint for Shaping your Home

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In a few years we’d like to renovate our kitchen, and I came away with so many ideas of ways we can optimize our space. She always manages to pinpoint exactly what can be improved in a home, whether it’s an urban apartment or an unloved 1960s semi. You still have to work within site constraints, with things like the aspect and where the sun will be, to take into consideration. Loved Laura’s genuine warm tone and clear passion for design that helped to beautifully illustrate the wealth of knowledge she shares about home design and architecture. If you’re into the home improvement show Your Home Made Perfect, we have some exciting news… There’s a new series starting soon!

THE HANDBOOK OF HOME DESIGN distils Laura’s wealth of experience and enthusiasm giving you an accessible yet detailed guide to design, empowering you with the tools and knowledge to shape your home how you want. Clark then presented designs on two episodes of Ugly House to Lovely House [7] [8] in the first two series of the show before deciding to leave Channel 4.Her work includes presenting Your Home Made Perfect with Angela Scanlon on BBC2 and Netflix, Channel 4’s Ugly House to Lovely House, [1] George Clarke's Amazing Spaces and Shed of the Year. So, fitting some kind of stylish built-in bathroom storage is absolutely key, because then you can maximise the space you have. Laura Jane Clark brings you inspiring architectural ideas and design solutions for updating your home without breaking the bank. Architect Laura Jane Clark, from the BBC and Netflix series 'Your Home Made Perfect' has spent over 15 years designing, remodelling, and building homes with budgets that range from modest to enormous. I love beautiful concrete and timber bathrooms with tropical plants, just like bathing in a rainforest!

We had a fantastic evening with Laura who did an excellent job presenting our awards and then networking with the crowd. Notice to Internet Explorer users Server security: Please note Internet Explorer users with versions 9 and 10 now need to enable TLS 1. Significantly revised in reference to changing building types and construction standards, new chapters added on data centres and logistics facilities and sustainable design integrated into chapters throughout. She also converted a former underground public lavatory in Crystal Palace into a one-bedroom apartment.

A secondary entrance and an easily accessible downstairs toilet is always something I’ll try and squeeze into the plan. Whether that’s a face-height mirror cabinet or some kind of vanity unit, I’d get that in right from the start. When booked for corporate events, Laura shares her passions for architecture and promotes women pursuing careers as architects.

In the end, I didn’t really have the space and we just bought some standalone storage, which we removed when doing a deep clean, just the other day. Sometimes the novels chosen are new, often they are from the backlist and occasionally re-issued from way back. We’ve created several different accessible bathroom in various styles, from industrial to more traditional, and the idea is to move away from clinical and cold to stylish and welcoming. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH).

Packed full of tips and tricks, inspiration and technical know-how, THE HANDBOOK OF HOME DESIGN is like having Laura by your side, showing you how to design practical yet beautiful spaces, get more storage into your life and create the home of your dreams. Often, people think they need to put a massive 3 or 4 metre extension on the back of their home to get enough space to live. So, I’m often asked to put a second bathroom in, and you can actually make those quite small and compact. Throughout your home design journey, whether large or small, Laura takes you each step of the way from understanding your home, reading a plan and writing a brief, right through to sketching your own design and having the confidence to get what you want on the building site.