Before and After: Couple Transform a Dated Cottage into an Amazing Modern Home

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After selling their home in London, Amy and Bryn Jones were looking to move closer to their families in Powys when they happened upon Bachie Cottage, a run-down farm worker’s property set back into a hill on the edge of the village where Bryn grew up. Up to the challenge of renovating a house, the couple took the plunge. 

“We wanted a project and spent ages looking for the right house but then this one came up,” begins Amy. “Bryn knew all about the house because his family only lives down the road, but I hadn’t seen it before. As soon as I walked through the front door I thought ‘this is the one’.

Amy Reeves

Assistant Editor Amy began working for Homebuilding & Renovating in 2018. She has an interest in sustainable building methods and always has her eye on the latest design ideas. Amy has interviewed countless self builders, renovators and extenders about their experiences for Homebuilding & Renovating magazine. She is currently renovating a mid-century home, together with her partner, on a DIY basis, and has recently fitted her own kitchen.