Property News · May 14, 2017

On the bright side: a colourful restoration in Whitley Bay


How one young mum turned a nondescript Victorian terrace house into a cosy family home, and herself into an interior designerWhile buying even a studio flat is a pipe dream for many first-time buyers in London, living in the most affordable region of England has enabled first-time buyers Steph and Si Lumsdon to leap several rungs up the property ladder. In 2011 the pair swapped their rented Newcastle flat for a four-bedroom Victorian terrace in Whitley Bay, costing £189,000. They have spent the past few years transforming the period house into a colourful family home which they now share with their children Phoebe, five, and Reuben, two.I don’t like everything to be too matchy matchy, like a catalogue Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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