Bold & bright

emma and Tom weren’t planning on g leaving their rented flat, but when their landlord gave them two months’ notice, they weren’t left with much choice. ‘We took it as a sign to buy our own place and moved in with Tom’s parents while we scoured the market,’ says Gemma. ‘This Victorian terrace was about the 20th property we looked at, and was down the road from our old flat.’ It hadn’t