Heart Home magazine Issue 9 | Page 50

“We took out a wall on the kitchen level to create a large open plan space” “We took out a wall on the kitchen level to create a large open plan space ~ we had to lose the original serving hatch ~renewed all the plumbing, installed an Ikea kitchen, laid solid oak floors throughout and finally painted everything white.” The renovation project was not without its problems though, as Virginia explains: “We had a firm of builders who went bust during the work and left us high and dry so finishing the job was quite a challenge. I think that counts as our decorating disaster story!” But eight years on the agony of having to find new builders to complete the project is a distant memory for Virginia and her family who have made the house into a beautiful home. 50