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DO you dream of living in a converted home packed with character - but dread the thought of all the work you'd have to put in? Unless you pay through the nose for a place someone else has renovated, there's no getting around having to put in some of the work yourself. But it doesn't have to be a nightmare. When Drew Thomas bought a flat in an old schoolhouse, he made it look easy. Here he tells DOTTI FALLON the lessons he learned in five easy steps...
WHEN he began house-hunting in London, writer Drew Thomas had three items on his wish list: "High ceilings, a garden space and a kitchen large enough to accommodate a dining table."See the full content of this document
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Makeover: Lessons in Adapting a School Master Class
What he didn't have on that list was a dusty old Victorian school. But as soon as he saw the converted space, it sparked his imagination.
"I bought the apartment as a simple bare shell, but I could see it had enormous potential," he say...See the full content of this document
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