THEIR DARK MATERIALS

Although the idea of a period property wasn’t top of the list for tattoo studio owner Dain Maginnis and his wife, Cat, a false start and the imminent arrival of their second son, Barney, led them to this majestic Victorian villa in Alsager. ‘We had an offer accepted on a 1970s house but it was slow-going and was looking increasingly unlikely,’ says Cat. ‘At