Victorian Terrace

24-year-old Lucy Warren and her sister, Lena, are restoring their Victorian terrace in a village just outside Bristol to its original period charm. They plan to add their own twist – a shared love of the decorative designs of Art Nouveau – but must keep within a strict budget they have set themselves. Under the guidance of their restoration-enthusiast mum, Lucy and Lena have finished the living room and bedroom and have stripped floorboards, reinstalled sash windows and splashed out £100 on some treasured William Morris feature wallpaper. Lucy also owns a sizeable garden. The deeds suggest that in the early 1900s, the adjacent plot of land was bought for £35, but that this land now lies unused. A few old finds hidden in the undergrowth are ripe for salvaging, not least a roll top Victorian bath.