Renovating gave us a blank canvas for our colourful, creative home

‘When we saw this gorgeous two-bed Victorian terrace we made an on-the-spot offer. The house was in a very bad state, but we were keen to have a project.’

Creative couple Carey Mann, a coffee shop owner, and Johan Karlberg, a music producer, had a budget of £125k when they were looking for a home together in the popular seaside town of Margate, Kent. ‘We thought we would only be able to afford a flat,’ remembers Carey. ‘So, when we saw this gorgeous two-bed Victorian terrace we made