xpecting the unexpected is always prudent when embarking on a renovation journey. Just ask Sydney couple Lauren and Sean, who quickly discovered they had “bitten off more than intended” in the renewal of their 1920s semi. Not that they would have it any other way now. “When we began renovating, we kept the front facade and part of the side wall, but ended up gutting the house back to the floor joists,” says Lauren. “It became a bigger project when we began
