When Nicole Phillips and her husband Richard found they were expecting their first child, it was time to upsize their home.
When Nicole Phillips was pregnant with her first child, Elizabeth, now 17, the nesting instinct quickly kicked in. ‘My husband Richard and I realised that we needed a bigger house and soon discovered that his boss was selling his rental property,’ explains Nicole. ‘We went along for a viewing and although the cottage was picturesque, tucked away in a pretty West Sussex village, the interior was a little tired. But when I saw the large kitchen with its stunning range cooker, I thought, “This is it!”’
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