Scotland’s closed bidding system has been doing a number on potential homeowners for quite some time. According to property laws, buyers can only put in one offer per home, and if it isn’t accepted the first time, they’re simply out of luck. Also, the asking price for a home isn’t a suggestion like here in the States. It’s a minimum, and buyers are not allowed to offer less than asking at all. Needless to say, it can be tricky and at times frustrating. Just ask Liz Engelsen and her husband. Over the past three years they’ve had six offers fall through thanks to the complicated process. Disheartened, the couple had accepted that maybe homeownership wasn’t in the cards for them. As it turns out, though, what they initially marked as bad luck was actually just fate holding them off until the perfect flat came along.
Situated in Edinburgh, the home that landed in their lap was a 1,100-square-foot, ground-floor Victorian with abundant original details and enough charm to mesmerize anyone as obsessed with interiors as Liz is. The only catch was how much work it needed. From the pipes, to the walls, and even the floors, nearly 100% of the space was going to need modernizing.
Not a pair to back down from a challenge, the couple spent three months in the thick of construction to bring the flat up to date. With their one-year-old in tow, they performed the tenuous balancing act of mixing old decor with new, traditional with modern and whimsical with classical until landing on the perfect “modern eclectic” look for their home. I think you’ll agree they’ve done a fantastic job. Scroll down to check out the revamp, and enjoy! —Garrett
Photography by Liz Engelsen. Source: SM Mortgages.
Image above: Liz purposefully incorporated a “modern eclectic” mix of industrial and traditional accents into the design of her Scottish flat. The combination is an ode to the 15 years she spent in New York City.
from Design*Sponge http://www.designsponge.com/2018/01/before-after-a-scottish-victorians-colorful-makeover.html
from Home Improvment http://notelocreesnitu.tumblr.com/post/169734563479
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