Operation renovation: 'The house gets more formal and the ceiling height increases as you go further up the floors'

Yvonne Sutton recalls the Georgian terrace she restored with her family as "dated, dusty with a lot of plug sockets," reflecting on its previous life as an accountants office.

The home, while roughly maintained with red carpets and green walls, was architecturally intact and represented a dream for Niall, Sutton's husband, to live in that area.

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