'My favourite part of the house is the period features, especially the large windows and high ceilings'

An open plan country-style kitchen with opening shelving, a black Aga and a kitchen island with three bar stools.

With three young children, Donya and her husband Chris needed more space for their family and started to look for a larger property.

They wanted a home in a rural setting but still close to the local town. ‘We viewed over a dozen properties in South Devon; however, this one completely surprised us,' she recalls.