Ideal Home

LOOKING ahead

As full-time working parents of young children, Sara and Tim have transformed their Victorian terrace so that every bit of space works perfectly for busy family life.

WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO RENOVATE?

‘After a year scoping out the area, we bought this Victorian terraced house in 2018. Although it had already been extended and renovated, after living here for a couple of years we realised there were lots of things that weren’t quite right. For instance, the kitchen had a support beam in the middle for the side return extension, the back part of the double reception room was wasted space and the girls’ bathroom didn’t have a bath. We also realised that unused fireplaces

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