A secondary entrance and an easily accessible downstairs toilet is always something I’ll try and squeeze into the plan. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). Throughout your home design journey, whether large or small, Laura takes you each step of the way from understanding your home, reading a plan and writing a brief, right through to sketching your own design and having the confidence to get what you want on the building site.

As we get older, we’re all going to need assistance at some point, and, with such an advance in brassware finishes, accessible bathrooms can be made to look so much more stylish. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio. Outside of her work as a TV architect, Laura is also widely known as the founder of Lamp Architects. I love how she walks you through the process and guiding principles she considers when designing a home plan, and it was fun to see some great interior photos from her projects (several from the show which is fun). It’s been a huge part of my life since I was 15 and I’ve been back on the pads recently, but my days of fighting are over.This means there’s often a lot of space at the foot and top of the stairs, which can be brought back into use. Advising the audience on how to best approach their renovations and building work, Laura is highly knowledgeable in innovative house design, small scale redevelopments and micro-regenerations. I prefer fitting materials which can be changed or added to in the future, for example, if you wanted to add tiles at some point.

Rather than have it under the stairs, which is the usual place people put it, I would highly recommend placing it somewhere that is potentially accessible from the outside, and maybe even attached to some kind of utility space.

Hachette Australia acknowledges and pays our respects to the past, present and future Traditional Owners and Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuation of cultural, spiritual and educational practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Funnily enough, one of the first things I would sort is the staircase, which is always one of the main problems. We had a fantastic evening with Laura who did an excellent job presenting our awards and then networking with the crowd. We do not accept requests for autographs, signed merchandise, fan mail, birthday messages or any other non-commercial contact with the speakers or acts. She had been negotiating with the council to be given the permission to purchase and convert them for nearly seven years.

Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. In 2018, Clark joined the BBC to be one of two architects in the television series Your Home Made Perfect with Angela Scanlon, [10] which ran for four seasons with Clark being the only original architect to be kept on the show. And I know there are people who don’t have a bath, but I can’t even get my head around not having a bath at home. You still have to work within site constraints, with things like the aspect and where the sun will be, to take into consideration.Architect Laura Jane Clark, from the BBC and Netflix series 'Your Home Made Perfect' has spent over 15 years designing, remodelling, and building homes. Biography: Laura Jane Clark is an architect and designer specialising in innovative home design, renovation and new-build houses.