INSIDER INFO

THE HOMEOWNER I’m Hannah Hooper, 34, a beauty therapist, and I live here with my husband, Berran, 36, a design engineer, and our children, Ivy, six, and Grace, three.

THE HOUSE A detached five-bedroom 1970s house in Wantage, Oxfordshire. We moved here in March 2019 and we’re renovating the whole property. I share my updates @oldandtired_ to_chicandinspired.

THE PROBLEM The door opened the wrong way, and we took up the floor tiles and discovered the floorboards were soaked and rotten. There was a curved bath in the corner with an awkward gap we couldn’t get into, and I was also desperate for storage.

THE SOLUTION We rehung the door, gutted the room and replaced the floorboards. We also added a black shower and stylish slimline storage.

SHELF SATISFACTION

Hannah decided that losing a couple of inches by bringing the bath further into the room and adding a shelf was worth it: ‘It’s great for bottles and candles’