Andy and Lucy Loran, owning a period house was their vision, until they saw the cost. With three young children and another on the way, they had to put practicality over aesthetics.
So they gave up on their Georgian dream and instead bought an affordable, yet austere, 1960s bungalow near the River Avon.The property had a vast garden, the capacity to add extra bedrooms, and a driveway with space for several cars – a field was even thrown in as part of the deal.
They set to work transforming the interior into the kind of house they originally had in mind.‘Our life is about making something out of nothing,’ says Lucy. ‘Although the house was not aesthetically pleasing outside, we knew we could give it the feel of a period house on the.
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