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    Sep 24, 2020 5 minutes
    WORDS ELLEN FINCH

    WHY WE FELL FOR KATE AND MIKE’S HOME

    As much as we’d love to believe the glossy homes shown in magazines like Real Homes happen in an instant, the reality is it’s rarely a simple process getting a house up to scratch, especially with a project like Kate and Mike’s. Their search for a place they could make their mark on led to an old schoolhouse in dire need of some TLC. With a leaking roof, rotten floorboards and an odd layout, it was more work than the couple had bargained for, but having fallen in love with it, they decided to take it on.

    Four years on, the place is unrecognisable. The ground floor has been opened up to create a kitchen/dining/living area that makes the most of the double-height space, while the

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