Before & After: An Essex, England Renovation Focused on Restoration
If we took away all the images from Design*Sponge, you poor readers would not only be left with a lot of reading, but you’d probably be filled with dread. Without the inspiring finished homes, our minds would be left to dwell on all the daunting stories — a massive leak leaving irreparable damage on a […]
If we took away all the images from Design*Sponge, you poor readers would not only be left with a lot of reading, but you’d probably be filled with dread. Without the inspiring finished homes, our minds would be left to dwell on all the daunting stories — a massive leak leaving irreparable damage on a brand new floor, living in a construction zone for five years, washing dishes in a bathtub, or, in the case of Charmaine Beaumont-Hammond, going into labor early and leaving a gutted bathroom to lay in wait. Fortunately, the images turn the stories of misfortune into encouraging messages. We can do it! We can move forward, make mistakes, learn our lessons and then eventually, with a little hope and faith, we can sit back and enjoy the fruits of all the labor and laugh at the mild disasters. Today’s encouraging “we can do it” moment comes courtesy of Charmaine’s make-under of her Essex, England home.
Charmaine, owner of Weald Store, and her husband Chris, an art gallery technical manager, moved from a small, one-bedroom flat in the center of London to their Essex house in 2013. The home was outdated, but the couple could s...
If we took away all the images from Design*Sponge, you poor readers would not only be left with a lot of reading, but you’d probably be filled with dread. Without the inspiring finished homes, our minds would be left to dwell on all the daunting stories — a massive leak leaving irreparable damage on a brand new floor, living in a construction zone for five years, washing dishes in a bathtub, or, in the case of Charmaine Beaumont-Hammond, going into labor early and leaving a gutted bathroom to lay in wait. Fortunately, the images turn the stories of misfortune into encouraging messages. We can do it! We can move forward, make mistakes, learn our lessons and then eventually, with a little hope and faith, we can sit back and enjoy the fruits of all the labor and laugh at the mild disasters. Today’s encouraging “we can do it” moment comes courtesy of Charmaine’s make-under of her Essex, England home.
Charmaine, owner of Weald Store, and her husband Chris, an art gallery technical manager, moved from a small, one-bedroom flat in the center of London to their Essex house in 2013. The home was outdated, but the couple could s...
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