Real Homes, Real Transformations

Navy and Brass Kitchen Extension

This glass-roofed extension at the back of a Manchester home brings cooking, eating and relaxing into one long room. Lisa kept the palette tight: handleless navy cabinetry, a white porcelain waterfall island and splashback with marble-style veining, brass globe pendants and a herringbone wood floor. Tall units take the ovens and storage, so the worktops stay clear. The island seats three, a dark timber dining table sits beneath the skylights, and a deep navy velvet corner sofa against the exposed brick wall makes this somewhere to stay after dinner, not just somewhere to cook.

Glass-roofed navy kitchen extension with dining and living space in a Manchester home by Lisa Hensby Design & Build Studio
Navy handleless kitchen with a white porcelain waterfall island, brass globe pendants and herringbone wood floorWhite porcelain waterfall island with black bar stools in front of navy tall units and built-in ovensNavy kitchen run with induction hob, porcelain splashback and under-cabinet lightingNavy velvet corner sofa in the living end of the kitchen extension, with the kitchen and pendants beyond
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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.