The heritage architect says while in some ways she 'should have known' what to expect by living at home while renovating, she could have never predicted the chaos of living in a dust-filled home for eight months with kids.
With three young children, two cats and a dog, Lucy Duckham and her husband figured living elsewhere while they completed home renovations was out of the question.
But retrospectively, living at home while renovating is something Lucy wished she could have avoided. We spoke to Lucy about her decision to live-in while renovating their 1930s California bungalow in Perth, and what she learnt.California bungalows are quite common in Perth. In those houses, the kitchen is tiny and often in the middle of the house.
It can be a new level of chaos when you're renovating around your family as you live in your home. These couples shared their tips for how to get through it.For a time I had access to some of my kitchen, then none at all. Also during this time my dad got quite sick back in the UK. So I went home for 10 days, leaving my husband with our three children in total chaos.Worst case, live there for the first 80 per cent, then move out for that last 20 per cent. It always drags out at the end.
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