Brought up in an old farmhouse brimming with vintage furniture, Cherry McAree says she was predestined to eventually own a period property herself one day. In fact, the three-bedroom Victorian terrace where she and husband Ben live with their three young children, is the second historic home they have owned. ‘I love Victorian homes,’ says Cherry. ‘I was drawn to this one because lots of things needed to be restored, and I wanted to bring it closer to how it would have looked in its heyday.’
Cherry approached the renovation with caution, researching Victorian paint colours and interior