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Article: WHATEVER YOU FANCY! From dance floors in the basement to rooftop baths, all you need is imagination (and cash) to re-invigorate your home.(News)
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- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- May 8, 2009
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Byline: JESSIE HEWETSON
YOU'VE converted your loft, excavated your basement and put in a side return. So, what next? The urge to expand, improve and tinker with our properties continues apace, and we're getting more adventurous in the changes we're making.
'People are becoming more imaginative and resourceful in the way they use space,' says Gill Batchelor, of Chesterton Humberts (01732 741 212, chesterton.co.uk). 'Five years ago, it was only loft extensions and conservatories that homeowners added -- now there's much more variety.'
For example, one of her clients installed a glazed lantern roof light -- a window that covers the whole of the ...