Helen Pexton, 56, and her husband wanted a home renovation project that they could really 'get their teeth into'
Climbing up the property ladder is a life goal for many people who have hopes of one day owning their dream home. The process involves buying, renovating and selling homes over a period of time in order to take the next step.
Helen, who is from Cheshire, has owned five properties whilst working her way up the ladder. After meeting her now-husband, the pair moved to Lancashire, but with Helen struggling to settle due to missing her family and friends, the couple decided to move back to her home county in 2021. Describing its original state, Helen said: "When we looked round initially we thought it looked quite nice, but then when we looked closer, it was all very tired - it needed a big overhaul. For example the kitchen was an old 1980’s pine kitchen which the previous owners had painted all grey, but all the paint was chipping off."
"We then did a full renovation throughout, nearly every wall has been moved inside the house and we’ve completely changed the layout and everything so it’s nothing like it was before. It was a big job and that’s why it took so long." Helen added: "My interior style is a mixture of old and new. I get lots of inspiration from Instagram and Pinterest, but I have a lot of my own ideas too. I like things to be quite light and airy, I don’t like a lot of dark colours. I think a lot of people follow trends, but they might not necessarily like them. I think you can easily tire of trends and then you're stuck with it, and you can’t keep replacing things all the time as it’s expensive.
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