They lived in the house for six months before renovations began in January of this year and got a sense of how the house flowed.
Photograph: Bryan O’BrienDownstairs bathroom has an upcycled vanity unit.
Photograph: Bryan O’BrienThe kitchen and dining area.
Photograph: Bryan O’BrienUpstairs bathroom.
Photograph: Bryan O’BrienRenovation work often uncovers unwelcome surprises, but they got a very pleasant surprise when the overgrown garden was cleared.

‘Live in a house before you renovate - you learn so much about how it does or doesn’t function’