Kitchen
‘One of the very first things we did after moving in was to strip out the old kitchen, which had ancient imitation wood Formica and a broken oven,’ says Gill. She and Peter then knocked together the old kitchen, dining room and sitting room as they were all so poky, to create a large kitchen/diner. ‘We found exactly the kind of stainless steel cabinet doors we wanted at Ikea, and a local firm made the wooden units and island, which we then painted ourselves. Nobody believes us when we tell them the stainless steel units are from Ikea, but it’s true!’