Combining two big projects can be more cost effective than doing them one by one,’ says Sylwia. ‘Ben and I had already decided to build an annexe at the side of our Victorian property for my retired mother, Aneta, who’d become very isolated in Poland during lockdown.
But at the same time, we were unhappy with our kitchen, which was out of proportion with the size of the house. It only had a tiny area for a table and lacked storage space. Plus, there was nowhere to house the washing machine and a lean-to the other side of the kitchen
