Here's the before and after photos of our new house in Brighton. We're pleased with the way it's turned out, even though we still haven't seen inside it!
The front needed repointing, so we also had it repainted white - we weren't fans of the 1980s peeling grey paint.
And while they were there, they painted the back too.
But the biggest transformation has been inside. This is the front bedroom. It was very purple with old carpets.
Painted white and with sanded floors, it's a lovely room now.
Same room, different angle.
And repainted.
Here's the lounge. You can't see it in this photo but there was a large damp area in the top of the bay. There was also patterned wallpaper and blue carpet.
Wallpaper gone, painted white and sanded floors.
This is the dining room - with pink vinyl wallpaper.
A big improvement.
A few pics here of the hallway before the painting, sanding and new carpets.
and after...
View from upstairs, before...
and after...
and downstairs after. I love the glass in that door (not the lounge door on the left - that needs changing)
Rather less of a transformation in the kitchen because the tired, old units have stayed.
But ripping up the blue carpet and replacing it with lino, and giving the room a fresh coat of paint has made a difference.
There's still plenty that could be done - new kitchen, new bathroom, change the light fittings (if you look closely you'll glimpse a few of them in the photos), a few doors need changing back to the originals and then there's the UPVC windows... but I don't think any of that bothers the tenants.
