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David and Andrew Harrison-Colley

The Ugly Middle: Why no one talks about the worst part of renovating – and the encouragement any DIY-er needs to hear

Building site with breeze block extension walls and concrete floors .

Committed home renovators David and Andrew Harrison-Colley (better known on Instagram as The Home Boys) are part of Ideal Home's new Open House contributors, sharing their thoughts on making a home together and living through the tricky parts. See the rest of their articles here.

We don’t see many glossy magazine spreads about this part of renovating. You know the part we mean. Not the mood board stage. Not the pristine reveal with perfect styling and beautiful light. We’re talking about the middle. The dusty, demoralising, borderline soul-destroying bit where everything looks worse before it gets better - and you wonder what on earth you were thinking.

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