I find it hard to fathom that it is now 10 years since we completed the renovation and extension of our Edwardian cottage — a project that saw us living in what was, essentially, a building site for more than three years, with two children under four years old, scrabbling together funds to get it finished as we went.
Since this time, those angelic little children have turned into teenagers that tower over me, both my husband and I now work from home, plus we have gained a few pets, not to mention more 'stuff'. The extension that once seemed to offer everything we needed from a home is no longer sufficing. Yes, this is, in part, due to the way life has evolved for us, but it is also due, in a very large way, to the renovation mistakes we made when extending the first time round.
