We thought the summerhouse would be the easy bit of building our forever home – but *spoiler alert* that was definitely not the case

Pile of rubble between garden wall and wooden structure of summerhouse being erected.

Strategist and content creator Francesca Swan is one of Ideal Home's new Open House contributors, sharing her thoughts on the concept of 'Everything' and what makes a home special to you. See the rest of her articles here.

At its heart, we bought this apartment because we had an overwhelming Everything reaction – absolute love at first sight.