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AT HOME WITH
Home Sweet Home “The house is over 200 years old, and it

was converted by the previous owner, from
two flats into a townhouse. By chance, one
Tuesday Blair found the property on the ESPC
website, and we viewed it that evening – I was We instantly fell in
so desperate to see it before it was snapped
up,” says Amy. “We instantly fell in love with love with the bright,
the bright, open layout and could see the open layout and could
potential to put our own stamp on it. My mum
always said that if a property is bright, it can be see the potential to
beautiful. Lighting is everything!”
put our own stamp
The couple particularly loved the blend of on it. My mum always
contemporary design and period details
achieved by the conversion, with the said that if a property
property offering the best of both. “The
downstairs living area is very modern and is bright, it can be
has a great architectural layout, with alcoves beautiful. Lighting is
and skylights,” says Amy. “Upstairs, the two
bedrooms have beautiful cornicing, with the everything!
main bedroom being the old living room of
the previous layout. The top floor bedroom
is super cosy, and overall, it offered a great
balance of modern and traditional living.”

After a second viewing at the open
weekend, Amy and Blair put in an offer
This stylish property on Edinburgh’s Quality Street a few days later, and were delighted to
have it accepted, with their position as
packs plenty of chocolate-box charm.
first-time buyers helping them to clinch
the deal. “Our not being in a chain made
it so much easier to purchase; we didn’t
ack in early 2019, Amy Daly, a makeup find a home with character to settle down in, but make the highest offer for the house,
artist, events coordinator and content the housing market at the time was proving to but having no chain made us a stronger
Bcreator, and her husband Blair, an be something of a challenge, as Amy explains: choice for the seller,” says Amy.
associate director, were beginning the search “There was nothing at our price range that ever
for a family home in Edinburgh. It was to be caught my eye. I had almost given up and was The couple got the keys in March 2019,
their first property purchase, but also their first just focusing on the arrival of the baby.” and their second daughter India was
home as a family of four, with their second born just nine weeks later. Thankfully, the
daughter due to arrive that spring. That was before a quirky townhouse in the property needed no immediate work, so
sought-after neighbourhood of Davidson’s they could relax into their home and enjoy
The couple and their elder daughter Savannah Mains came on to the market, with the pair it, taking their time to carefully curate and
(plus French bulldog Frankie) were renting a knowing immediately it was the home they had renovate as and when, to turn it into the
new build in Corstorphine and were hoping to been searching for. family home of their dreams.

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