A bit of context, our New Forest home was a 5 bedroom house with cramped living space and bedrooms only used for Christmas family get togethers. Kids had flown the nest so our design brief was to optimise the living & entertaining space without compromising the overall feel of the house.  With an open mind, we invited Charlotte and Alex from artie+co to suggest options to remodel a home that had little spent on it for 15 years. After a number of design reviews we agreed an  a