TV appearance for Shropshire family who transformed home
A family who spent two years living in a caravan while restoring a Shropshire Georgian farmhouse have appeared on a television show.
Russell Edwards, 31, and partner Nadia Smith, 31, from Wem, appeared on George Clarke's Channel 4 programme, The Restoration Man, last night.
The couple were shown on their journey as they transformed the run-down building into a stunning family home in a £150,000 project.
It took the pair around two years to finish the job after buying the mid-18th century farmhouse, Foxholes Farm at an auction in 2012.
By October, the couple and their newborn baby moved into a caravan to get started on the work.
Mr Edwards said: "It was really run down when we bought it, and we have done it up ourselves entirely.
"I think it's a bit different having a team of 10 or 20 people behind you, but it has just been us with help from some friends."
The house has been entirely revamped, keeping the features and style as close to original as possible.
"We have kept all the original features that we could," said Mr Edwards.
Now, the couple along with sons Jude, two, and Vinnie, 12 weeks, are settling in to their five bedroom home before taking on their next challenge – they hope to double the size of the house in the next few years.
