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CHRISTMAS in colour

PROFILE

THE OWNERS

Emily Smith, (@coloursofnumberone), a medical imaging physicist for the NHS, lives here with her partner, Jake, who works in digital advertising

THE PROPERTY

A three-bedroom new build house in Nottingham

PROJECT COST

£5,850

They say everything happens for a reason, and that certainly applies to the way Emily and Jake found the home that became their first step on the property ladder. ‘At the time, we weren’t really looking to buy,’ says Emily, ‘but

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