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MAKING OUR LIVING ROOM SMALLER made a big difference

About me

I’m Sophia Critchlow, 42, a paediatrician. I live with my husband, Neil, and our children, Emmy, nine, and Alex, seven. We live in a three-bedrdom semi in Romiley, Stockport. I share my renovation journey on Instagram ©ahousetomakeourhome.

TOTAL £2,890

BEFORE

My problem living room

The room had been extended in the ‘90s to include a dining area so it was rially long and, with little daylight rgaching the

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