“As it’s not a massive home, we wanted to make it look as big as possible.”
RYAN DREW
Small in size but big on charm, Erin and Ryan Drew’s Auckland home not only reflects their work creating it, but also honours their grandparents’ input. “Our whole house story ended up bring very grandparent-focused,” Ryan says.
The couple had been living in a Kingsland apartment for two years while looking for a starter home, with no luck. But their path took a turn in November 2020 when Ryan’s grandparents Barbara and Terry decided to sell the 1980s Mt Roskill property they’d been renting out for 30 years.
“One night,” Ryan recalls, “we got a phone call from them saying, ‘We have a house and we’re putting it on the market. Are you interested in buying it?’ We said, ‘Can we see it first?’”
View it they did, and it fitted their brief
