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David and Andrew Harrison-Colley

What renovating together really does to a relationship – somewhere in the middle of all of it we’ve built something that isn’t on any floor plan

Two men in kitchen, one taking selfie, one painting the ceiling.

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.

There’s a particular kind of intimacy that comes from being on your hands and knees together at half past ten on a Wednesday night, laying terracotta tiles, both of you slightly delirious, both sharing a packet of crisps because dinner never quite happened.

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