Inside Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash's modest first home trends now
Stacey Solomon has been delighting fans with snaps of her £1.2m Pickle Cottage - but she didn't always used to enjoy such a lavish home.
The TV personality, 33, said her and husband Joe have now found their 'forever home' as they fully renovated it to their tastes.
The I'm A Celebrity star, 33, bought the luxurious cottage back in 2021 with Joe, 41 - but before that they lived in a very modest home in Essex.
The pair - who share son Rex, three, and daughters Rose, one and newborn Belle - often showed off their old place, which didn't have much for space for the big family.
Stacey - who is also mum to Zachary, 15, and Leighton, ten - moved in with Joe nearly three years after they met on I'm A Celebrity.
Humble: Stacey Solomon has been delighting fans with snaps of her £1.2m Pickle Cottage - but she didn't always used to enjoy such a lavish home
Back then: The I'm A Celebrity star, 33, lived in a very modest home in Essex (pictured) before buying Pickle Cottage in 2021
The couple said they wouldn't even have furniture days after moving in, and used a dog crate as a table to eat their food.
The smaller room only had room for Stacey's eldest sons, and Joe's s eldest son - Harry, 15 - that he had from a previous marriage.
Yet the duo went full on DIY as they redecorated the property with a white and pink kitchen with floral decorations.
The famous pink room displayed laminated cupboards with family pictures and knitted decorations.
The Loose Women star eventually had rip off all the pink detailing and accents in order to sell the house and move into her 'forever home'.
Stacey gave an insight to her followers as the grey area was revealed - making the place look totally different.
The living room was tied together with a grey rug, and featured a grey sofa, white dining table and chairs.
There was also a TV area with beanbags for the kids to play, while outside the house featured a spacious green lawn and patio area.
On the first floor, Stacey's sons shared a blue bunk bed in a relatively small room, as her and Joe had a large double bed.
The room, which had plenty of decorations before and jungle theme pillows, was pulled together with a grey carpet.
The former X-Factor star proved to be a master of DIY - as she recently revealed she is working on a huge makeover inside her lavish Pickle Cottage.
Family: The pair share son Rex, three, daughter Rose, 15 months and newborn Belle, while Stacey also has sons Zach, 13, and Leighton, nine, from a previous relationship
