Imagination and a sense of fun gave this 1920s Flanders home a low-cost new look
he remark about installing a climbing wall in their living room was meant as a joke: “One of the friends my husband goes caving with came to help with the house renovation. When he saw the ceiling height he said: ‘You could have a climbing wall in there,’” explains Sigrid Princen. “Thomas and I said: ‘Yes. Let’s do it!’”
Having just graduated when they bought the property, Sigrid and Thomas knew they’d be doing a lot of the work themselves. “Thomas built the extension himself, using a timber frame kit,” explains Sigrid. “He took a course so that he could fit the plumbing and electrics, too.” The couple worked together on adding personal touches to the walls and door openings. “We love to make things wavy and organic.
Solar thermal panels provide hot water and pair with a Piazzetta pellet stove that takes care of the heating. “Due to a technical problem with our underfloor heating, we spent an entire winter using only the pellet stove, yet we didn’t miss our underfloor warmth.”The older part of the house now houses the WC and the kitchen on the ground floor, while upstairs there’s a bathroom featuring tiles from Huis van Haaz , a guest room and an attic bedroom for the children.
In the end, the climbing wall was installed as a big birthday present for the children, and when their friends come over to play they go straight to the wall. “We also have a trapeze in the living room and a circus aerial silk, made from the material I used as a baby carrier when they were small,” Sigrid explains. “I always wanted to try aerial circus so I used it and started to do tricks, later enrolling for classes. Now my daughter is going to do it as well.
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