One of the lovely new features is the oak and glass staircase leading from the entrance hall to the upstairs landing. This was custom made by a local joiner in Staplehurst called Glade Joinery. A super job it is too.

The overwhelming thing about all this is the oak feel to everything. The landing at the top of the stairs used to be very dark but now has a glazed door from “the office” letting light in.

You might notice that there are tiny little safety lights along some of the stair treads going up the stairs – this was the electrician’s favourite feature!

This used to be the old airing cupboard.  The new water tank is much larger and that mass of pipes is to control the new upstairs heating – each radiator has its own zone and each room its own thermostat – all computer controlled from the iPhone!  We may yet have to find a clever way to vent this cupboard though.