THE STORY
OWNERS Lola Swift runs an interior design consultancy (lolaswift.co.uk) and lives here with husband Mike, CEO of a management consultancy, their three children Lexy, 22, Clara, 18, and Alfie, 14, plus Australian Labradoodle Jessie
PROPERTY A six-bedroom, semi-detached four-storey Edwardian villa on the outskirts of Bath. Built in 1903, it was once a nursing home for wounded soldiers to convalesce
WHAT THEY DID After essential electrical, plumbing and décor improvements, the couple undertook a comprehensive renovation to create an expansive open-plan kitchen and bright living space. New bathrooms were fitted and the basement was transformed into a spacious playroom
Finding their perfect new home for sale just across the road from their old house, in an area they loved, was more luck than Lola and Mike had dared…