What was once a storage room full of moving boxes is now a fully built-in home office. I’m sharing how we designed it with Jolly Kitchens using Second Nature cabinetry, and everything I’d consider if you’re planning something similar.

Our London house was a classic two up two down Victorian terrace, but the layout was very different when we bought it compared to when we sold it four years later. In this post I’m sharing the original estate agent floor plan, the dimensions of the rooms, and how we changed the layout to turn it into a three bedroom, two bathroom home across three floors.

One of the questions I get asked most often is what paint colours we’ve used in our home. From Little Greene neutrals to Farrow and Ball favourites, here’s a full list of the colours we’ve used in both our London and Newcastle houses.

When we bought our small 2 up, 2 down Victorian terrace in London in 2020, it came with mouldy bedrooms, a leaking roof, the smell of gas downstairs, and a layout that didn’t really work. Four years later, after rebuilding the layout, renovating every room, and adding a loft conversion, we sold it as a three-bedroom, two-bathroom home across three floors. Here’s the full Rightmove vs now transformation.

Thinking about removing pebbledash? Here’s what we learned restoring the front of our Victorian terrace – including how we checked the bricks underneath, the Plan B we had if they’d been too damaged, why your neighbours’ houses can give you a big clue, and what it cost us (£5k for removal and repointing).

The front of our London terrace looked very different when we first moved in. From pebbledash and a porch built over the bay window to mismatched windows and doors, there was a lot to undo. Here’s the story of how we restored the front of the house and brought the original Victorian features back.

This is the story of how our little London house became the home you see on my Instagram today. From house-hunting in 2019 to tackling almost a full renovation, here’s how we transformed a tired Victorian terrace into a practical family home.