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    I gave my Victorian home a MODERN MAKEOVER

    Mar 02, 2022 4 minutes
    ‘We wanted a bigger place that we could add value to’

    MY STORY

    I was renting a one-bedroom loft apartment in Newcastle with my partner, Mickey, when we decided it was time to get on the property ladder. We wanted a bigger place that we could add value to, with scope for a home office. Seaburn seemed like a great up-and-coming area, and we managed to get a three-bed semi there for the same price as a flat in Newcastle.

    Although it was all magnolia with little personality, our eyes went straight to the details, such as coving and ceiling roses. As I’ve got asthma, Mickey and his builder dad started on the dusty

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