Sometimes when viewing a property it's easy to get caught up in the current owner's interior style, especially when it's not to your taste, but it's important to see past any gaudy finishes to the bones of the house.
In our Where I Live series, the ECHO will explore one house from across the region each week, with the owner giving us an insight into how they've made their house a home.
For actress Sarah - who played Bev McLoughlin in Brookside - and husband Tony Bains, it was love at first sight with their Liverpool home, "despite the chintz-tastic décor". She said: "I love period properties and adored the ceiling heights, the size of the rooms and the garden."
