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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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