Savvy mum transforms kitchen into country house paradise for just £2,500 building an island from bookshelves

WITH Georgian proportions, high ceilings and original features that Jane Austen would feel at home in, Emily Barratt’s grand five-bed property looks like an elegant - and expensive - period house. The kitchen of the stunning home, built in 1830, with its solid oak units, double range, wood panelled walls, wooden kitchen island and log...