When veteran remodelers Carol and Peter Leonard stumbled upon a dilapidated Victorian greenhouse in Kent, they knew they could give the building a new lease on life. Come with us on a tour.
A central wall that runs the length of the building originally separated the space into a greenhouse on one side and potting sheds, a boiler room, and a workshop on the other.
The greenhouse, built of wood, brick, and glass, has a reclaimed brick floor.
Across the courtyard from the greenhouse is a smaller brick building the Leonards used as a shed and studio space.
In restoring the garden, the Leonards’ first task was to dig through the undergrowth to find clues to the layout from an earlier era.
On one side of the greenhouse, the Leonards added a modern living room with bookshelves and a balcony.
The stairway leads down to a lower level the Leonards dug out to make the home’s second bedroom and bath.
On the ground floor, full-height glazed windows connect the second bedroom to a sunken garden.
The remodeled kitchen has a slate floor.
Surrounding the green house is a large lawn of turf grass.