COME ON IN!

ABOUT ME I’m Antonia Kiddy, 40, and I work for the Positive Birth Company. I live here with my husband Sam, 42, director of a wholesale fishing company, and our two sons Solomon, seven, and Atlas, five.

OUR HOME A four-bed detached property in Torquay, Devon, built in the 1920s. We bought it in 2013.

WHEN WE MOVED IN The property hadn’t been touched since the 1970s. The kitchen was small and closed off, there was flocked wallpaper on the walls, shagpile carpet on the floors and an avocado bathroom suite.

AND NOW The kitchen and dining rooms have been knocked through, creating a lovely open-plan space.

STYLE TIP Coffee table books are great for inspiration, sourcing new ideas and helping you see how things you already own can be reworked and given a fresh look.