2025
Soft Focus
Westmere | Bungalow Renovation
An interiors renovation to a Westmere bungalow — no changes to the exterior, but a complete rethinking of how the inside works. When we first visited, the existing layout was disconnected — rooms that did not talk to each other, a kitchen separated from the dining and living areas, and a sense that the home was not quite holding together as a whole. By listening closely to how the homeowners actually live, we reworked the interior into a calm, open-plan kitchen, dining, and living space that flows easily toward the garden — designed for ease, connection, and the kind of days that stretch out slowly.
An interior that rewards a closer look
Existing high ceilings are celebrated and gently amplified with oak screens that introduce rhythm, warmth, and subtle moments of separation. A crisp white kitchen is paired with oak and Atlantic stone, while Japanese tiles and textured finishes add depth and tactility throughout. A new fireplace anchors the living area, giving the space a focal point and a reason to gather — and window seats create places to settle in and stay awhile. Glazed openings connect the living areas directly to the garden, so the boundary between inside and out dissolves quietly on good days.
Robust yet warm, considered but never precious
The result is a quietly expressive interior — one that does not announce itself but rewards staying a little longer. A Westmere bungalow that feels, now, exactly as it always should have.
Existing high ceilings are celebrated and gently amplified with oak screens that introduce rhythm, warmth, and subtle moments of separation
A new fireplace, window seats, and glazed openings to the garden — a bungalow interior rethought from the inside out
A crisp white kitchen paired with oak and Atlantic stone — an interior that rewards a closer look
Robust yet warm, considered but never precious — a Westmere bungalow that feels exactly as it always should have
Photography
Simon Wilson
