THE HOUSE STORY
Of course, a project of this size doesn’t come easy and Elosua admits it has been a hard slog to get here. “I think we underestimated the amount of work involved,” she confesses. “We have made a lot of structural changes like demolishing the previous conservatory on stilts to allow for the double storey extension. We also put in a new industrial staircase, knocked down walls and a chimney breast, rewired, replumbed, changed radiators, boilers, windows, doors, flooring, and replastered. The renovations took three years and we lived on site the whole time. It has been tough living with no kitchen for months, no radiators, debris everywhere and the biggest nightmare was the windows. We had to juggle between various suppliers, several delays and then, after making it all the way here from Austria, we had broken panes to contend with but we got there in the end and I would 100% do it again. We now have a bespoke home that we love. Project managing it all has been one of the most challenging experiences of my life but also one of the most rewarding. I feel incredibly proud of it.” The real fun for interiors-obsessed Elosua began when she could get to work furnishing and decorating her new home – a process which she documented on her Instagram
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