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Buying an old house can throw up unwanted surprises. Ruth Bloomfield meets a couple who overcame every hurdle to build their family home in north London
Our self-build homeBuying an old house can throw up unwanted surprises. Ruth Bloomfield meets a couple who overcame every hurdle to build their family home in north LondonPiebald Arabescato marble in the kitchen sets off the limewashed oak cabinetsJean-Jacques and Sophie Lorraine with their sons Jacques and LeoA shabby communal space beside the house was paved and planted at the council's requestTactile towers of Welsh slate tiles house logs to fuel the free-standing fireplaceWhite walls throughout are broken by bright splashes of colour