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Full apartment, designed and built in-house

This was our own investment project, purchased off-plan before the apartment had been built. It arrived as a bare concrete shell. We designed the interior from the beginning, and I carried out the fit-out through to the finished home.

We planned the layout, plumbing, electrics and ventilation, then drew up the details for the furniture, mirrors and glass partition. The kitchen, storage, bathroom furniture and lighting were designed together as part of the same interior.

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Before

Starting with an unfinished apartment shell

The apartment came without an interior fit-out. These photographs show the open shell before the services, partitions, ceilings, flooring and fitted furniture were installed.

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The apartment before the fit-out, looking towards the entrance, with the concrete floor and ceiling exposed.

The original apartment shell viewed towards the windows, before the rooms, finishes and fitted furniture were completed.

The apartment · During the work

Building the home from the shell

The installation began with plumbing, the ventilation system and electrical work. Studwork and plasterboarding divided the space into separate zones, followed by the ceiling framing. I formed the ceiling niches by hand-routing the plasterboard to create the recessed details.

Underfloor heating was installed before the floor was poured. An uncoupling membrane was laid across the floor before tiling, then the entire apartment floor was tiled and grouted. The walls and ceilings were plastered and painted.

I cut, assembled and installed the furniture components, including the kitchen cabinets and fitted storage. Mirrors, cabinetry and ceiling niches were fitted with integrated LED lighting. An acoustic-panel headboard, bed frame, curtains, sliding wardrobe doors and the remaining lights and accessories completed the interior.

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**01.** Metal studwork being installed to form the new internal layout.

**02.** Ceiling framing, ventilation ducts and plasterboard installation in progress.

**03.** Ceiling boarding with openings prepared for the ventilation and lighting.

**04.** Board joints being finished across the ceilings and new partitions.

**05.** Large-format floor tiles being laid over the floor membrane.

**06.** The tiled floor and decorated walls as the main living space takes shape.

View 9 more process photographs: flooring, joinery and final fit-out

**07.** Flooring and ceiling preparation during the apartment fit-out.

**08.** Technical joinery drawings used to plan the fitted furniture.

**09.** Furniture panels and components organised for on-site assembly.

**10.** Timber wall panelling being fitted beside the windows.

**11.** A full-height fitted wardrobe during assembly.

**12.** Kitchen cabinetry and the island during installation.

**13.** Bespoke storage with drawers and shelves during the fit-out.

**14.** The slatted timber headboard wall and its wiring before completion.

**15.** Integrated ceiling lighting during the final apartment fit-out.

Bathroom · Step by step

From the first pipework to the finished wet room

The shower floor was formed with a fall towards the drain, and tanking was completed for the wet room before tiling. The bathroom walls were tiled and grouted, with the ceiling plastered and painted.

I then assembled and installed the bespoke bathroom furniture, mirrors and glass partition, incorporating LED lighting into the fitted units and niches. The eight photographs below follow the work from the first pipework through to the final fit-out.

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**Step 1.** Plumbing and wall preparation, with pipework and service positions set out before the floor finishes.

**Step 2.** Floor membrane laid with sealed joints and edges, alongside the shower drain and concealed mixer fittings.

**Step 3.** Floor tiling and wall tiling under way, with the recessed storage spaces taking shape.

**Step 4.** Ceiling framing and ventilation ductwork installed above the bathroom.

View 4 more bathroom stages: ceiling, cabinetry and final fittings

**Step 5.** Ceiling boarding fitted around the ventilation opening, as the wall tiling continues.

**Step 6.** Ceiling plastered and the light opening prepared, before the final fittings.

**Step 7.** Bespoke vanity and tall storage units being fitted around the basin and mirror positions.

**Step 8.** Basin, mirror and integrated lighting being installed during the final fit-out.

The finished apartment

Once the furniture, lighting, curtains and accessories were installed, the apartment was professionally cleaned and photographed. The finished interior brings together the layout and details we planned from the original shell.

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