'We gave our £265,000 period property a quirky makeover - now we've got a disco office'
It can be difficult to know exactly what you are looking for when it comes to buying your first house. Some people opt for a new build home that is near enough ready to move straight into, whereas others prefer to take on the task of renovating an older property.
“We lived and rented with some friends in Monton and then decided to rent my friend’s apartment for one last summer before we bought a property," Lou told the Manchester Evening News. "But the problem was that we had different ideas of what we wanted. Ryan liked a new build and I always loved period properties so I had to try to find one that I could convince him on."
Lou came across a four-bed semi-detached house in Northwich which was on the market for £270,000 and had all of the original features that she loved. "We bought it for £265,000 which was probably at the higher end of our budget. The mortgage process was super easy but I was really lucky as my friend is a mortgage broker and my other friend is a solicitor.The couple got the keys to their first home in January 2022 and began transforming it room by room.
“It's been really challenging because we haven't had anyone in to do work apart from an electrician. We've done everything else ourselves from restoring the floors to painting, panelling and I recently built wardrobes in the dressing room," Lou said. "We've never had a budget, we basically put an amount into our joint bank account every month," she explained.
“I love how it looks and how we’ve done it. We know this isn't our forever home but I also haven't done it up to sell it. I've just done what makes us happy and I think that's the best thing you can ever do," she said. "We've still got the hallway, stairs and landing, the bathroom and the top bedroom to do and then eventually we want to landscape the gardens."
"I don't think you should have a room that you can't use at the weekend as well as during the week, so it’s an office in the week and then it’s got a bar and a disco ball hanging from the ceiling so on the weekends it is our party room."
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