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Ideal Home
Ideal Home
Laurie Davidson

‘Renovating this house has been a labour of love…but it puts a smile on my face every day’

Blue living room with blue velvet sofa and fireplace.

While the dated decor, drab kitchen and dodgy plumbing and electrics might have put many house viewers off, this homeowner was up for the challenge and eager to get started on the home renovation as soon as she could.

‘I fell in love with this house the minute I saw it,’ says the homeowner. ‘I’ve always liked period homes and this place has such high ceilings, I’m obsessed with them! Two of the three bedrooms are a really good size too, and I liked all the period features, like the picture and dado rails and the fireplace in the dining room.’

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