We are Kirsty & Daniel, a married couple with two children, our daughter Beau age 12 and our son Bruno age 11. We have a St. Bernard dog called Moose. Dan is a Freelance commercial photographer and Kirsty was a Hair and make up artist specialising in Weddings. We absolutely love to travel and share amazing experiences together.
In Dec 2019 we took our then 6 & 7 year olds out of school for 3 months and travelled to Thailand, Cambodia, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and L.A.! That trip changed our whole outlook on life and we came home with a fresh set of ambitions and goals, but...3 weeks after we landed the UK went into the first Lockdown!
After the Covid pandemic devastated our businesses and finances in a way that we could never have imagined or planned for, we decided that we had nothing to lose, so why not pursue our ultimate ambition of property developing! We sold our family home and with some investment from friends we began "BulaHomes Ltd"
We are excited to announce that we have bought a Church in Lydden! We are converting the building into two stunning three bedroom homes. They will have the "Wow factor" with mezzanine floors, open plan living areas, stunning oversized windows, luxurious interiors and thoughtful design features to maximise the views and the space available. We are working with a fantastic architect, builder and local trades. Follow BulaHomes on Instagram to see the progress.
The house is a 2 bed terrace with an upstairs bathroom. We started by stripping the wallpaper from every wall, cleared the furniture and flooring. We knocked the wall down that divided the kitchen and living area ourselves (which was great fun!). Then the building team plastered every wall and ceiling, fitted a new kitchen and bathroom, installed central heating and new electrics. They laid a wood floor on the ground floor and we had the carpets fitted upstairs. All the decoration and staging was done by Kirsty and Beau. We are very happy with the finished product!
We got the keys to this end of terrace, 3 bed property on the 1st of December 2022. Dan and Kirsty started stripping the walls immediately! The trades started 2 days later to make the most of the time before the Christmas break. the renovation took 9 weeks in total, we had brand new double glazing throughout and a new front door. We relocated some walls upstairs to create a beautiful bathroom with separate shower. The downstairs storeroom was insulated and fitted with a toilet and a utility area. We had new plastering throughout, new flooring, new doors, skirting, architraves and kitchen. We also had new electrics and plumbing. It really looks and feels like a different house!
We had a very small budget to stage our property to sell. We painted the whole house white apart from a few feature walls which we painted sage green. We decluttered, bought lots of plants and rearranged furniture. The bathroom needed the most work, so we bought a couple of wood slat panels and created a bath-side and feature boxing which made the world of difference!