Steph Wright, an assistant principal of a secondary school, and husband James, who works in clinical research, live in a three-bedroom detached house near Reading, Berkshire, along with their miniature dachshund Mabel.
When the couple began looking for their first house together, they had a few non-negotiables: it had to have character, be a property they could put their own stamp on, and something they could tackle themselves. This 1920s detached fixer-upper, with original parquet floors, proved to be the perfect find.
