recent case study : full renovation, style & stage project - Tring, Hertfordshire, 2023

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 This cottage was an in-house renovation project so we could use all of our architectural , interior design and staging skill and knowhow to enhance and modernise this very dated, dark and dingy 2 bed cottage into a bright, stylish, spacious 3 bed family home with characterful period features - open brick fireplaces, beams, wood panelling and a show stopping glass wine cellar ! The facade got a makeover as the pictures above reveal and gave the house real curb appeal. The small narrow courtyard was opened up by removing a fence panel and gate, mirrors on the walls surrounded by vine, a new deck and planting turned this dead space into an attractive outdoor  sanctuary that was a real sun trap. 

The finished home was unrecognisable and with the staging techniques employed it received two offers at the asking price and was sold inside two weeks !

THE PROJECT IN NUMBERS

Purchase Price : £280,000

Renovation Costs : £100,000

ESTIMATED SALE Price £500,000

ACTUAL SALE Price : £550,000

Staging and styling added 10%

Profit : £170,000 within 12months

JOB DONE! 

New owners "we loved the feel of this cottage as soon as we walked in, it felt like our home, we could imagine our future children running around it, it was exactly to our style and taste, we were blown away and had to make an offer there and then! " Juliet