Although period homes with low ceilings, narrow doorways and exposed beams might prove challenging when it comes to decorating and furnishing, for art lover Charlotte Yates there was never a question of the kind of property she would choose to start the next chapter of her life. ‘I can honestly say I could never imagine myself living in a modern house,’ she admits. Over the years, she has lived in several period properties, including a three-storey Georgian townhouse with a fireplace in every room, a Victorian terrace that made the perfect
