Real Homes, Real Transformations

Lisa's Own Kitchen Extension

When Lisa Hensby reimagined her own family kitchen in Manchester, the brief was simple: make it beautiful, but make it work. Living a busy life with her partner, three children and assorted pets, she values function as highly as finish, so she removed the wall between the kitchen and dining room, added a structural steel and extended the rear by just 1.4 metres, proving you don't always need a huge extension, just the right one. A 7.2-metre run of bifold doors floods the space with light, while a quartz waterfall island, softened with black leather detailing, anchors a room designed for connection.

A stunning open-plan kitchen featuring a dramatic Calacatta marble waterfall island, handleless white cabinetry with black steel detailing, integrated appliances and a cluster of statement bubble glass pendant lights. Designed by Lisa Hensby Design & Build Studio.
Monochrome handleless kitchen with full-height white cabinetry, marble-effect quartz island and splashback, black integrated appliances and bubble glass pendant light. Designed by Lisa Hensby Design & Build Studio.
Kitchen island with four grey bar stools and three glass bubble pendants, set against white and black cabinetry with integrated appliances. Designed by Lisa Hensby Design & Build Studio.
Open plan kitchen diner with marble-effect island, upholstered bar stools, bespoke banquette dining booth, bubble glass pendant lights and large format floor tiles. Designed by Lisa Hensby Design & Build Studio.
Long dining booth with a charcoal banquette, grey chairs and a glass bubble pendant, set beneath three abstract canvases with the kitchen beyond. Designed by Lisa Hensby Design & Build Studio.
Kitchen-diner from the quartz island and hob through to the dining booth, with charcoal banquette, grey chairs, glass bubble pendants and abstract canvases. Designed by Lisa Hensby Design & Build Studio.
Open-plan kitchen-diner with the quartz island and grey bar stools, the corner dining booth beyond, glass bubble pendants and abstract canvases throughout. Designed by Lisa Hensby Design & Build Studio.

Behind the Studio

Celebrity interior designer Lisa Hensby offers online design services and full renovations, bringing expert style to any home, on any budget.

“Everyone deserves to live in a home they love, no matter the budget.”

Lisa is self-taught, which means she learned this trade on site and on real projects rather than in a classroom. She shares what she knows: the budgets, the decisions, what really goes on behind the plasterboard. And because she stays with every project from first sketch to final styling, working with trusted trades who know how she works, the finished home stays true to the design.

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