A Cork House hallway

A London Couple Design and Build the Home of Their Dreams for Less Than $110K

5 of 21

The brick pictured is original to the home. "We wanted to connect our new extension against the retained rear wall of our house as a feature and acknowledgement of the original building," says Richard. "The doorway/opening is actually the original doorway into our side alleyway and garden—we just removed the doors and tidied up slightly."