Walking on sunshine
WHY NIKKI’S HOME CAUGHT OUR EYE
s soon as the team walked into Nikki’s house on a sunny day in September last year, we were head over heels in love. Her extended Victorian terrace is a lot of people’s dream home: a light, bright kitchen-diner, social garden, cosy living room and spa-like bathroom. It’s taken a lot of work, of course – Nikki and her husband, Tom, tackled a floor at a time, stopping to save up for the next stage of the build in between. And while the house looks magazine-ready now, Nikki’s learned valuable lessons to get to this point. The first is to trust your gut. The spacious family bathroom was borne from a compromise: Nikki opted to sacrifice a bedroom for her dream spa-like sanctuary, showing that it pays to go against the grain to achieve a space that perfectly suits your lifestyle. The second lesson is to know where to spend and where to save. The big-ticket items in Nikki’s awards. We hope you enjoy taking the tour as much as we did.
