After selling their bungalow and buying a larger home nearby for their family, Claire and David Carr had only prepared to do a little light decorating as they moved in.
'Then, on the day we got the keys, David felt that the house needed a much bigger renovation, including new heating and plumbing,’ recalls interior stylist Claire. ‘Rather than wasting money on prettying up the place, only to change it all in a year or two, we decided that it would be better to get the house right from the start.’
