Ideal Home

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Lydia Hutchinson and Andrew Long undertook a renovation that favours eco-friendly solutions and sees modern additions sitting side-by-side with traditional Victorian features.

WHAT DREW YOU TO THIS HOUSE?

‘We moved to Bow in 2013 from a flat in Clerkenwell as we wanted a family house. Our flat was very modern and white but we also liked the attributes of this Victorian property with its high ceilings and original mouldings, and we loved the area’s sense of community.

‘The house was reasonably big but it didn’t necessarily feel that way,

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