‘We’ve unlocked our home’s potential’
Like many London buyers, Lizzy and Ricky Stringer could only step up the property ladder by taking on a project. Having already moved the bathroom upstairs and created a bigger kitchen in their previous home – a two-bedroom terrace in West Norwood – the couple were itching to renovate again on a bigger scale when a Victorian villa came up for sale in south-west London.
‘When we first saw the house, I looked past the dated décor and focused on the high ceilings, size of the rooms and beautiful wide staircase,’ recalls Lizzy. ‘I knew we could strip everything back and start again–plus, other
