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‘It’s turned into a space for work and play’

Laura Davis, 37, lives with her partner Chris and their daughter Poppy, eight months. While renovating her home, she converted the garden into a multipurpose area for leisure, working and entertaining.

My partner Chris and I decided to renovate our house, and as the garden would become a complete mud bath from the building works, it made sense to revamp that, too. At the time, the garden was divided into several areas, which made it feel even smaller than it was, and we rarely used it. Before we started the renovations, I had a major clear-out and opened it up into one

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