Jess Britten News Today

There has been interest from as far afield as Australia and Auckland to buy John Britten's multimillion-dollar Grand Designs home.

They put in new flooring, insulation, plumbing and gas, and made the yellow and peeling facade sleek and clean with fresh white paint. The interiors are no different. The character tongue and groove timber and cabinetry has been kept and refreshed with white. The wide doorways are a standout feature and really open up and connect the open-plan kitchen/lounge to the dining room. Ray White/Supplied We love the integration of the small breakfast table for two with the kitchen bench. Renovating...

It was pretty horrible at the start. Just new mum stuff, like juggling all the hormones and the emotional part that comes with it, and the sleep deprivation, and also, suddenly, not being able to do the things that you could just so easily do by yourself previously. That was a really difficult adjustment. But I think I’m settled in now. Oddly, I started using my work as a sort of escape. With all of this change going on in my life, [my art business] Just South West was the same. If I was ...