A woman transforms a small retail store into a family home worth more than half a million dollars
During a seven-month process, a woman in Wales changed her little retail business into a large family house worth £5,00,000 (almost US$690,000).
The plot revolves around Elizabeth Williams, who has a fondness for ancient structures, and begins when she buys a ‘derelict’ Spar retail store.
She then demolished the business and spent the next seven months designing and creating her dream home, which now has three bedrooms, an open kitchen, a lounge, and a yard.
However, Elizabeth had to overcome numerous obstacles along the road because the site lacked facilities and was damp and filthy.
She asked the local council for authorization to alter the use of commercial land to residential once she had made up her mind about the development.
The greatest difficulty, however, came in the form of COVID-19, which caused the project to be halted for several months. However, things progressed, and the end result was a well-ventilated and elegant dwelling.
“Being so close to Newton Beach, I wanted to construct something with a seaside atmosphere, so we discussed it with our architect Peter Lee and requested him to design a property that encompassed this. “He came up with the boathouse concept, and it evolved from 1
