Homebuilding & Renovating

AMERICAN BEAUTY

On a mission to find a house suitable for their young family in Hampshire, when the perfect plot presented itself, Ellie and Alan Inskip first hoped to renovate the house which stood on the site. After much deliberating, they decided to knock it down and start again, resulting in a New England-inspired home that works for their young family.

Ellie, take us back to the very beginning — what were you looking for?

Alan and I had just had our fourth child and the house that we had previously

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