Living rooms
The room where a house shows its manners. Alcoves that line through, a fireplace at the right height, shelves that look like they came with the building.
Our approach
Living rooms are rarely about big moves. They are about a hundred small ones lining up: skirting meeting architrave, shelf thickness matching the mantel, a wall colour that holds in evening light.
We make the joinery in our own workshop, fit it, wire it for lamps and hidden sockets, then plaster and decorate around it. One team, so the details actually meet.
Most recent: two alcoves, one wall of books, for a client in Peckham.
How a living room project runs
Budget guide · Living rooms
What living rooms cost with us
Made-to-measure joinery, fireplace work, lighting, plastering and decoration. Furniture and fabrics are outside these figures.
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Your living room, roughly priced
A few questions specific to this kind of job. Colin fixes the number after a visit.
Guide only. Excludes VAT, structural engineer's and planning fees, and anything we find behind the plaster. We'll give you a fixed price after a site visit.
Get this range in writing — book a call“The shelves look like they were always there. Friends ask whether they were original to the house.”
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Further reading
Living rooms: the official guidance
- GOV.UK: Combustion appliances and fuel storage systems: Approved Document J
The Building Regulations guidance on fireplaces, flues and stoves.
- Historic England: Practical advice for home improvements in older houses
What to check before altering a period house, including listed status and conservation areas.
- Historic England: A guide for owners of listed buildings
Making changes to a listed home, with sections on kitchens, bathrooms, extensions and windows.
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