DIY novices Chris and Abi are planning to strip the master bedroom of their Victorian flat of layers of laminate flooring and built-in furniture, back to its original elegance. Nick Knowles follows a young couple as they take on the ambitious project of four-bedroom home, which sold earlier this month. Annandale's well-preserved Victorian architecture is a key drawcard for residents who keep the homewares and furniture stores along Parramatta Road afloat with their renovations and extensions. The Booth The existing Victorian property is a handsome home with five-bedrooms On the first floor there are three double bedrooms with storage or fitted bedroom furniture. There is a chance to relax in the spa bath in the house bathroom which also has a Here, they combine bringing up their two children, Josh and Ella, with running their vintage furniture and double-fronted restored Victorian house came on the market they didn’t hesitate. Emma explained: “It had four bedrooms so we had enough Victorian-style den area. Like the bedrooms, it is decorated to match that era but features designs and furniture that give it a modern look. The location of the eliminated front staircase is easy to determine logically, but its removal did not leave a The antiques collector George Way navigates his one-bedroom apartment on Staten Island via narrow In stores and on eBay, he keeps finding early Dutch and British antiques mislabeled as Victorian. “I stole it,” he often says, recalling paying .
Once, you were so excited to see your furniture set on "The Price Is Right you planned a beach chic room … but then you inherited your grandmother's Victorian bedroom set. 5. You've been falling asleep to the sight of a popcorn ceiling for two In replacing a beyond-redemption timber worker's cottage in a late-Victorian Alexandria Street Given how charming and in context the facade of the new three-bedroom-plus-study little house is, Campbell can only be applauded for taking such a The Victorian-style bedroom set includes “There is an original set in Nelle’s bedroom, and we have pieces from various buildings on the estate. But it’s rare to get a full set of furniture. It’s amazing. It’s a big deal.” Number 22 is an Edwardian property with many hallmarks of the Victorian era. Constructed in 1909 and with As the house has been rented until recently, furniture is sparse, but the bare bones all add up to a solid, handsome house filled with period .