It's not easy letting strangers into your personal space, but when you've put in as much care as one south Liverpool couple, it would be a shame not to show it off.
The ECHO's Where I Live series explores one house from across the region each week, with its owner giving us an insight into what makes a house a home.
Sally Ayres, 37, and boyfriend Joshua Raven, 32, nabbed their Wavertree home, known as 'Dawstones' for £335,000, and have since transformed it into a vibrant explosion of colour that they're now ready to unleash on the world.