Surrey Homes | SH110 | March 2024 | Kitchen & Bathroom Supplement inside

The upstairs bathroom needed to be
extended because it was minuscule
and I wanted to put a new fireplace
in the lounge. Also all the original
features had been removed, and I
wanted to get them reinstated.”
After the initial meeting, Slightly
Quirky created a 3D design of the
house, illustrating how the central
downstairs space – previously a dining
room – could be reconfigured into a
utility room and downstairs bathroom.
“It was their idea to have the two,”
says Deborah. “They were right, as
there was plenty of room for both.
We removed the old chimney breast
and that gave us so much more room
to play with. The upstairs bathroom
was tiny and Slightly Quirky were
instrumental in working out how
to use that space. For example, how
much room was taken from the third
bedroom, now a craft room. It could
still be a decent sized single bedroom,
and you could still actually fit a
double bed in, despite having taken
space from it for the bathroom.”
Once all the reconfiguration and
final layout had been agreed, Slightly
Quirky worked with Deborah to
see how they could bring in colour.
They suggested the pink kitchen
and dark blue encompassing hall
and Deborah agreed straight away.
“Most of the time it was yes, yes,
yes!” she smiles. “It had been really
This page: Little Greene Hicks Blue in
the hallway makes a feature of the doors
and enhances the period elements such
as the dado and handrail. A little chest
works like a miniature sideboard.
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