Hey everyone, So, this is exciting! I am Laura Hamilton - welcome to my new HELLO! column, 'Living with Laura'. Longtime fans of HELLO! will know that I have been apart of the family for several years and have featured in the magazine countless times. I am probably best known from Channel 4's A Place in the Sun, and on average, I travel abroad two weeks a month and during that time I look at 12 different properties. In a nutshell, I spend a great deal of my time looking at other people’s properties and not many people have actually seen mine!
It’s fair to say I am passionate about property – I love everything about the process of transforming a run-down wreck into a wonderful home and I now have 16 renovations under my belt.
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Back in April 2017, I decided to take on my first commercial venture, Lord Roberts on The Green, which is a coffee shop and deli in my local area. It has been a HUGE learning experience but I've loved every minute of it.
I first got on to the property ladder when I was 19 - and had no financial help from my parents. I have learnt a lot along the way and made a fair few mistakes. I am really excited that through this new series I can share some of my expertise with you and even give you a good look around my current home in Purley.
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With plenty of renovating advice, tips on how to style rooms in your house, styling for seasonal events, getting the children involved and even adding a room without planning permission, I hope that if you love anything to do with property and interiors you will enjoy Living with Laura.
Stay tuned and thank you for following.
Laura x
Oh, and if you have any questions for me, please do tweet me @laurahamiltontv.
