We were hosting more, the kids were constantly bouncing between inside and outside, and the old back doors made the garden feel like a different postcode. I wanted that effortless flow where you slide everything back and it becomes one space. The worry was the usual stuff: is it too big, will it be a nightmare to fit, are we being naive about what’s possible?
We felt looked-after, not just sold-to. We talked through the opening, what pocket and corner solutions really mean, and what needs to be true on site for it to work cleanly. We got practical advice about access and handling big panes, and what to prep so install day isn’t chaos. It was the first time in the renovation where someone sounded genuinely calm.
Once it was in, we stopped calling it ‘the extension’ and started calling it ‘the room’. We slide it open and the garden feels pulled right up to the sofa. Even shut, it’s like the outside is part of the decor. It sounds dramatic, but it’s exactly what we were buying: space that feels bigger than the footprint.
The first barbecue after, everyone drifted to the opening and just stood there. The best compliment was my friend saying, ‘It doesn’t feel like you’ve put doors in. It feels like you removed a wall.’ And if you’ve lived through renovation mess, that moment hits hard.
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