‘My husband GREW UP HERE’

I live in my husband’s childhood home, which I wasn’t sure was a good idea at first,’ says Mindy. ‘I worried Theo’s siblings wouldn’t like us making changes to the house that they’d grown up in, but they thought it was a great idea.

And after viewing countless other properties, we realised we could make this house work for us. Theo’s parents had converted the garage into a spacious eat-in kitchen, the living room was a good size, and no major work was needed. The house was in really good condition, so all we did