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    It’s trad with a MODERN EDGE’

    Apr 06, 2022 4 minutes
    FEATURE KAREN WILSON

    We didn’t intend to buy a do-er upper until we came across this three-bedroom 1930s semi in Durham,’ says Aylsa. ‘Having outgrown our new-build house in nearby Crook, we wanted a bigger place nearer to schools for our daughters Isla and Camila. This was the last of four houses we viewed on the same day, and we totally fell in love with it. We loved the high ceilings and it felt so homely with the log burner on and the apple tree in the garden.

    Having sold our house before we’d even started viewing properties, we moved in with Martin’s parents for two

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