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‘We have added an EXTRA FLOOR!’

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ABOUT ME I’m Charlotte Fisher (@thehousethatcharlottebuilt), a lawyer and actor, and I live here with my husband Sam, an accountant, and Henry the Cavapoo.

MY HOME A five-bedroom 1950s dormer bungalow in Ashtead, Surrey.

WHEN I MOVED IN We bought the house in February 2018 and started having plans drawn up. It was a cramped and dated bungalow and we didn’t move in until January 2019.

AND NOW We added a whole storey to the bungalow and filled it with theatrical flair from my love of Art Deco design.

STYLE TIP You don’t have to go for light colours in a small space – darker shades can help to make a room feel really cosy.

When I bought this bungalow with my husband Sam, we were looking for a project,’ says Charlotte. ‘It’s the first house that we’ve bought together and although I’m quite picky, I knew I wanted to make

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