Feel like you don't have enough space? Then it might be time for an extension to increase the amount of room in your home.
Our extension advice and ideas will help you make the most of your home – however you decide to extend. If it is room for cooking and entertaining that you need then a kitchen extension might be on the cards. Or maybe a loft conversion to provide an extra bedroom? Find the inspiration you need, then add up the costs with our extension cost calculator.
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Extension cost calculator
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How to extend a Victorian house
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How to add a single storey extension: costing, planning and designing your single storey extension
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Double storey extensions: cost, plan and design your two storey extension
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Top 21 home extension dos and don'ts
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Glass extensions: how to cost, plan and design a glazed extension
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Real home: a modern two-storey extension
Eily Roe and Connor Kennedy added a double-height extension to the rear of their country cottage without the need of planning permission. Taking advantage of their sloping garden, the couple created an open-plan lower ground floor
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Real home: a 1960s house with modern extension
Su and Jim Bonner doubled the size of their 1960s house with an ultra-modern extension
By Victoria Jenkins •
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Real home: New York loft-style kitchen extension
John Boon and Susanna Frediani reconfigured their kitchen with industrial features to give it a New York loft style
By Natalie Flaum •
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Real home: a glazed kitchen extension creates a light-filled space
For a light-filled kitchen, Tatiana Karelina and Shawn Frazer chose a modern style to complement their glass extension
By Karen Wilson •
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Real home: a traditional side return kitchen extension
Nicola and Ed Legget updated their kitchen and extended to create a spacious dining area
By Alison Gibb •
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Real home: an industrial-style renovation of a Victorian terraced home
Pippa Mundy gave her Cardiff Victorian terraced house a unique and industrial look with reclaimed furniture and materials
By Laura Crombie •
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Real home: renovating a Victorian cottage
Overhauling a dated, dark and cold Victorian cottage, Julia Sinclair has extended her home, remodelled the layout and completed the transformation with a fresh and vibrant interior
By Pat Garratt •
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Real home: a glazed-roof kitchen extension
Lara and Andrew Dearman extended their property sideways to create a practical family room with a pared-back Scandinavian style
By Debbie Jeffery •
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Real home: a traditional kitchen extension to a country home
Annabel and Jack Diggle extended their period house to create a family-friendly, light-filled kitchen-diner
By Kathy Hurst •
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Real home: transforming a Victorian home with a contemporary kitchen extension
James Hewitt and Pamela Sampson have spent 12 years renovating their Victorian home – carefully selecting new, vintage and reclaimed pieces for their long-awaited kitchen extension
By Laura Crombie •
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Real home: a country-style kitchen and bedroom extension to a Grade II-listed timber home
Blending a new kitchen and bedroom extension with an original ancient timber-frame building proved quite a challenge - a modern glass link turned out to be an eye-catching solution
By Karen Darlow •
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How to create good flow in your open plan layout
The secret to an open plan house design that's practical and efficient is careful planning. Here's how to create good flow in your open plan layout
By Hebe Hatton •
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Real home: a glazed extension to an Edwardian terraced house adds tons more space
A contemporary extension and redesigned first-floor layout have transformed the way Roya and Mike Harris use their Edwardian home
By Karen Wilson •
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Real home: a stylish loft conversion and side return extension to a terraced family home
Space was tight in Fi Duke and Paul Briggs’ three-bedroom terraced home, until a loft conversion and side-return extension transformed the Essex property into a stylish family space
By Anna Tobin •
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Real home: a modern extension to a Victorian terraced home
Clarisse and Karim Mallem have created a contemporary family living area, increasing the light and space in their London ground-floor flat with an extension
By Sally Smith •
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Real home: an industrial-style glazed kitchen extension
Graeme and Krisztina Salat’s new glazed kitchen-diner extension is now the perfect spot for entertaining in west London
By Karen Wilson •
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Real home: a modern extension to a post-Edwardian property
Industrial styling with pops of contemporary colour has brought Deborah and Ultan Herr’s traditional villa to life
By Penny Crawford-Collins •
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Real home: a contemporary renovation of a farm cottage
Natural light, modern design and open spaces transform this18th-century stone cottage into a contemporary home
By Mandi Miller •
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Real home: maximising light with a modern kitchen extension
Frieda and Frazer Furlong’s new rear extension turned their small kitchen into a bright family space
By Penny Crawford-Collins •
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Christmas house: a renovated Cotswold stone cottage
Christian and Jessica Fleming worked hard to make the Cotswold stone house they inherited their own, creating light, spacious interiors
By Karen Darlow •
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Christmas house: a family-friendly kitchen extension
With its stunning copper-roofed extension, Annie and Oli Doherty’s kitchen-diner is a mix of modern and traditional style, and the perfect family space
By Kathy Hurst •
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Real home: a Modernist kitchen extension
Mike and Helena Finegan chose a light-filled, energy-efficient and contemporary kitchen extension to make the most of their property’s rear aspect
By Penny Crawford-Collins •
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Real home: a kitchen extension for a terraced house
Gary Dalton and Zelda Gould Loftus have added £200,000 to the value of their home by adding a side return extension to gain a kitchen diner
By Lindsay Blair •
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Real home: an industrial-style kitchen extension
Rosie Hayes demolished a cold conservatory and extended into the side return to create a kitchen-diner with an industrial look
By Jane Crittenden •
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Real home: a side-return extension to a terraced home
A single-storey extension has allowed Mel and Alex Walker to create a perfect entertaining space in their terraced home
By Ifeoluwa Adedeji •
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Real home: a two storey kitchen extension
A full-width extension gave Natasha Avery the space to design a versatile new kitchen, dining and living space for her and her family
By Karen Wilson •
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Real home: a modern rear extension with a Scandinavian design
After waiting for their dream property to go up for sale, Marika and James Frost added a rear extension to create a clever contrast between old and new
By Lindsay Blair •
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Real home: a colourful kitchen-diner extension
Rosie and Tom Foster-Carter spent time shopping around for their perfect project in a quieter part of London, finding inspiration for their dream kitchen extension along the way
By Lindsay Blair •
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Real home: an industrial-style kitchen extension to a 1930s house
Annie and Ollie Browning added to their home to create a stunning, open-plan extension for all the family to enjoy
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