A renewed interior starts to read from the first step down into the basement: white joinery, warm timber and stone-look floor tiles set the tone before the rooms open out toward the garden. In this house renovation, the old structure was not left as a shell. The front was restored, the rear gained extra depth, and the interior was reorganized room by room. That combination gives the house a clear division between preserved structure and newly adjusted living space.

Restoring the front, reopening the plan

The project begins outside, where the front facade was cleaned and the original cut joints were brought back into view. That work matters because it keeps the historic face of the house legible, while the larger intervention happens behind it. Inside, the interior renovation replaced the unchanged layout that had remained after earlier works in 1977. The result is not a decorative refresh but a full reset of how the house works across its levels.

The rear extension shifts the daily route through the building. From the basement, the connection to the garden is direct rather than delayed by layers of rooms. A four-season glazed wall can be fully opened, so the edge of the house behaves differently depending on the weather. In one moment it acts as enclosure; in the next, it removes the boundary and pulls the garden into the lower living level. That movement shapes the entire house renovation.

A basement kitchen that carries the house

The basement now holds a large basement kitchen with island and an oak bar. It is the most active room in the lower level, and the layout is easy to read in the images: long white fronts, integrated appliances, a central work zone, and a timber counter that softens the harder lines around it. The kitchen with island gives the room a clear centre, while the surrounding joinery keeps storage visually calm.

Surface choices do a lot of the work here. Pale cabinet fronts reflect the daylight that reaches into the basement, and the stone-like floor tiles give the room a grounded base. In some views the glazing to the outside sits almost opposite the working zone, so the eye moves from the countertop to the garden in one line. That sightline is one of the strongest parts of the interior renovation: it makes the lower floor feel connected rather than buried.

Custom kitchen details in everyday use

The kitchen is described in the source as a custom kitchen with push-pull drawers and a heat-resistant worktop. Those details are visible in the way the fronts stay flush and handle-free. Nothing interrupts the long white planes. The oak bar introduces a different touch point, one that reads as a place to sit, lean, or set down a plate. It is a small material shift, but it changes the room’s pace.

Light is handled with restraint. Built-in ceiling spots and thin light lines keep the ceiling visually light, while the large glazed opening prevents the room from closing in. This is where the house renovation shows its practical side: storage, cooking and circulation are all pulled into one room without making it feel overloaded. The room stays readable because the furniture, finishes and opening to the outside are doing distinct jobs.

Living rooms restored to their original order

On the bel étage, the original front and back rooms were brought back into use as separate spaces. That decision gives the middle floor a different rhythm from the basement. Instead of one large open expanse, the house now has rooms that hold their own proportions. The change is subtle in plan, but noticeable in how the house moves from one level to the next. The renewed interior respects the building’s structure while adapting the way it is occupied.

The first floor continues that clarity. The master bedroom sits with an en-suite bathroom and a walk-in closet, and two additional bedrooms complete the level. Here the acoustic ceiling solution matters as much as the layout. A specially suspended sound-absorbing ceiling is used in the master bedroom, which lowers visual noise as well as sound. The ceiling line feels deliberate: clean, slightly detached, and made to disappear into the room rather than dominate it.

Bedrooms and bathroom spaces kept visually calm

The bedroom suite is not overdrawn. The focus stays on the room shape, the storage line of the walk-in closet, and the quiet ceiling treatment above. That restraint gives the suite a different register from the kitchen below. The house renovation moves from public to private spaces without changing its measured tone. Even when the plan becomes more intimate, the details remain direct and practical rather than ornamental.

The bathroom images show the same discipline in material use. Glass separates the shower area, while stone-look tiles continue across walls and floor in muted beige and nude tones. A double vanity is set into a broad timber-lined base, which brings a horizontal line through the room. The glass shower bathroom is clear and compact in its logic: wash, shower and storage are each given a readable zone, without unnecessary partitions.

Light, sightlines and the garden edge

What holds the project together is the way light and sightlines travel through the house. The rear extension opens the basement toward the garden, but the effect is broader than one room. The kitchen, the lower-level guest room with en-suite bathroom, and the reopened rooms above all benefit from a cleaner spatial sequence. The house renovation does not rely on one dramatic gesture. It works through measured changes: restored masonry at the front, a new depth at the back, and interiors that now relate more clearly to one another.

Seen across the photographs, the house reads as a sequence of surfaces and thresholds: white cabinetry against timber, glass against tile, open glazing against enclosed room edges. That contrast is where the project’s character sits. It is also where a personality-led approach becomes visible. Rather than forcing the house into one fixed image, the interior renovation gives each level a distinct role while keeping the whole easy to move through.

Photography: Anne van Houwelingen