‘Our home took a year of hard work to get right’
Jul 05, 2022
4 minutes
Words STEPHANIE SMITH
Photography
DAVID GILES
Having completely renovated a two-bedroom Victorian cottage a few miles away, Hannah and Matt Otto realised they needed more space and a larger garden for their family of five. ‘We wanted to stay local, so started looking for something bigger within our budget,’ explains Hannah. ‘We were aware however that we’d need a doer-upper of some sort to get that extra room.’
After some early disappointments, the couple began to become frustrated in their search, as they had no trouble finding a buyer for their cottage but couldn’t move themselves. ‘We knew we could do something with this
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