WELCOME HOME
If lockdown has taught us all one thing, it is the importance of the place we call home. Kate Thompson talks to Una Allan.
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fter more than 20 years living in their family home, Una and Bill Allan took the big decision to remodel their much loved abode. Just when most empty nesters would be thinking about down-sizing, the adventurous couple decided to make the most of their bricks and mortar.
their two children, the house was starting to look a little tired around the edges and in need of some TLC. “The kitchen cupboards were falling off, the lock on the patio doors was broken and windows and doors needed replacing. We decided rather than fiddling around with repairs, we should bite the bullet
And having just been through the lockdown, Una is delighted they made the decision to update what they had, rather than move. “The weather during the lockdown was so nice, it was a pleasure to open the doors wide and look out over our south facing garden,” she said. “We overlook a woodland area but before we did the work, you couldn’t see it from the kitchen because the windows were too high.” After two decades in their Waterlooville home, bringing up and really make the most of what we have got. “In the original layout we had a family room next to the kitchen and a separate lounge. It was ridiculous that we used to find ourselves in the small family room because it was linked to the kitchen and we never used the lounge. It was such a waste,” said Una. To help turn their ideas into a reality they enlisted the services of Joe Moser from the Design Team Studios. “He got what we wanted to do straight away and I felt I could work with him, “ said Una.
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