When Victoria and Jarrod Richards were ready to buy their first home, this house ticked all the boxes. ‘We were renting at the time,' says Victoria, ‘but we needed more space and wanted to start a family, so were looking for a house with a garden. I knew I wanted a Victorian property, and when this came up, I fell in love with it straight away.'
The house had tons of original features, and the couple really liked the quirky sunken kitchen. ‘Also, the whole house was painted white, so felt like a blank canvas, and it didn't need any building work, which was a bonus,' recalls Victoria. But, after moving in, the couple realised that the house wasn't as polished as they first assumed. ‘The previous owners had obviously wanted to sell the house quickly and had literally gone round with a pot of white emulsion and painted absolutely everything - floorboards, stairs, walls, ceilings. But when we moved in, we
KITCHEN
The kitchen cabinets were one of Victoria's
