Skylights in kitchen extensions feel like the sort of thing you just should do. Who doesn't after all, want more light, or that sense of openness overhead that can make your extension feel bigger. Realistically, they're not a necessity for every renovation, especially when considering the extra cost to a project, but there's a good reason they're often utilized, especially when extending narrower homes, such as making additions to terraced houses.
"As so much housing stock consists of terraced or semi-detached houses, relying solely on light from the front or rear elevation is not sufficient to achieve bright inviting spaces, therefore skylights are often the only option to improve levels of natural lighting," explains Ester Corti, co-founder and director at London’s Mitchell + Corti Architects. "As building technology has advanced, there is also less fear that skylights will leak, too, which perhaps has also increased popularity."
