Swapping their two-up, two-down cottage near Epping Forest on the edge of London for a huge, four-storey, six-bedroom Victorian townhouse in the seaside town of St Leonards was invigorating and challenging in equal measure for designer Laura Low and her husband Jonathon, a mid-century furniture specialist.
"We had been looking for a lifestyle change, plus a house renovation project, and the town, with its friendly, cool, creative vibe, provided that — we felt instantly at home," says Laura. And so they embarked on a project to turn this townhouse into a modern home fit for family life.
