Recently, at a beautiful home in Barnes, we created an unusual transformation on the top floor landing. We converted two bedrooms into a fully functional and professional Pilates studio.

We achieved this by removing the adjoining wall and separate doors and then fitting a new bespoke double door with a patterned glass entrance. Our bespoke solution also included solid timber flooring, speakers, a mirrored wall and new LED lighting.

Being a Pilates Instructor whose kids are slowly spending less time at home, our client saw that she had a choice. Either to let the home feel like an empty nest, or to follow her passion and utilise this space in an inspiring new way.

At one point, when she asked me to source a mirror that made you look thinner, we both had to laugh.   “We’re good,” I said, “but we’re not magicians!”