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Lucy Kalice

Renovation regrets – what went right, what went wrong and what we’d never do again

Open jars of paint in various colours on wooden flooring.

Content creator Lucy Kalice is one of Ideal Home's new Open House contributors, sharing her thoughts on cleaning, home decor and making the most of small spaces. See the rest of her articles here.

When my fiancé and I bought our first home, we didn’t have any intention of renovating it. We didn’t want a doer upper and we bought it because we could move straight in. No structural work necessary, just a lick of paint here and there…or so we thought. 3 years later we were undergoing huge structural works and doing a renovation because the house had subsidence.

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