"Lou Crane has only been living in this four-bedroom English Edwardian house, located in Cheshire, United Kingdom, for three-and-a-half years, but the changes she's made to the 120-year-old home are epic. When she moved in the space was dark, painted in all the wrong colors (like a truly garish living room palette), and really just a forgettable place."
"By the time we toured the house in 2023, Lou had made plenty of updates to the 1500-square-foot space, turning it into a sort of Downton Abbey meets Absolutely Fabulous collection of colors and patterns. But Lou recently submitted her home to Apartment Therapy again due to all the changes she's made since. She's showed transformations of rooms like the kitchen and stairs on her TikTok account, @notaperioddrama."
"My home is stacked with personality, both mine and its own," Lou writes. "I've filled it with pattern and color, which represent me and the way I want myself and other people to feel in each home. I've done this with respect to all of the original and gorgeous features that lay within, bringing them back to life and making them the forefront of any design choices."
Lou Crane has lived in a four-bedroom English Edwardian house in Cheshire for three-and-a-half years and has dramatically transformed the 120-year-old property. The 1,500-square-foot home was once dark and poorly colored but now features bold palettes and layered patterns described as Downton Abbey meets Absolutely Fabulous. Multiple rooms have been updated, including the kitchen and stairs, with changes shared on TikTok under @notaperioddrama. Original architectural features were restored and emphasized while color choices—notably pink and green tones—plus plants and accessories create cohesive, personality-driven interiors that balance preservation with playful, modern design.
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