A Bright and Shining Addition Connects a ’70s Townhouse to Its Garden
A sunken room offers a clever solution to a large, problematic drop at the back of this UK home.
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When a young couple moved into a 1970s end-of-terrace townhouse in central St Albans, a commuter town less than 20 minutes from central London, they set to work creating their ideal family home. More than a decade later—and now with two children—they have finally brought that vision to life with a makeover by Feneley Studio.
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Mandi Keighran
Design and travel writer based in London.
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