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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Ruth Bloomfield

A factory-built extension was craned into place transforming this decrepit studio into a light, airy one-bed

Christian Brailey and Faye Johnson in their stylish Muswell Hill renovation - (Juliet Murphy)

W hen Christian Brailey and Faye Johnson viewed a poky studio flat with tobacco-stained walls, ancient carpets and rotting windows it did not look like their dream starter home. But as an architect and landscape designer, the pair could see the potential of the property.

The couple used all their insider knowledge of design to transform their decrepit studio into a spacious, airy and stylish one-bedroom flat, adding more than a third more living space by craning in a stylish wood-built extension constructed off site and delivered by lorry.

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