‘I added life to OUR NEW BUILD’

Aileen and Stephen turned a uniform modern house into a spacious, bright home, bursting with clever design tricks

FEATURE MARISHA TAYLOR

We had been living in a small two-bedroom Victorian flat for years and there were always structural problems and damp,’ says Aileen. ‘It felt like my husband Stephen and I were constantly fixing the place – no sooner was one problem resolved, another one came up. We were a growing family and wanted a bigger house with a garden. So, when we discovered a new housing development was being built in a good area near us, we jumped at the chance to own a larger, brand new, low-maintenance house. We chose our house off-plan, and moved in six months later. Bump in the road We had chosen a corner plot as it had a drive, a big garden and didn’t overlook any neighbours. My daughter Nicole and son Stephen finally had their own…

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Style At Home United Kingdom (Digital) - 1 Issue, Sep-2018

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