Take a closer look around this couple's wonderful 1940s style Wigan home

By Colin Ainscough
Published 10th Oct 2019, 13:45 GMT
Take a look around this couple's retro 1940s style Wigan homeTake a look around this couple's retro 1940s style Wigan home
Take a look around this couple's retro 1940s style Wigan home
If you could live in any era, when would you choose?

When Peter Baker and Lisa Lane relocated from Reading to their new home in Wigan, rather than rip it all out and start again they decided to give refresh its 1940s style - and they're not finished yet. Here we take a look around their labour of love.

Peter Baker and Lisa Lane in their vintage Swinley home.Peter Baker and Lisa Lane in their vintage Swinley home.
Peter Baker and Lisa Lane in their vintage Swinley home.
Peter plays some classics from the vinyl collection.Peter plays some classics from the vinyl collection.
Peter plays some classics from the vinyl collection.
Some of the many tea cups and decorative glasses.Some of the many tea cups and decorative glasses.
Some of the many tea cups and decorative glasses.
The house is an incredible snap shot in time.The house is an incredible snap shot in time.
The house is an incredible snap shot in time.
There are wonderful items dotted all over the home.There are wonderful items dotted all over the home.
There are wonderful items dotted all over the home.
Lisa Lane in the new kitchen, which has been designed to look how it would have at the time.Lisa Lane in the new kitchen, which has been designed to look how it would have at the time.
Lisa Lane in the new kitchen, which has been designed to look how it would have at the time.
Lisa Lane and Peter Baker in their Swinley home, they have embraced the vintage look of the house with 1940's furniture and decor.Lisa Lane and Peter Baker in their Swinley home, they have embraced the vintage look of the house with 1940's furniture and decor.
Lisa Lane and Peter Baker in their Swinley home, they have embraced the vintage look of the house with 1940's furniture and decor.
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