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To be honest I'm down with not having period features to make places nice and minimal inside and will happily buy a house where they've been removed for that reason. Would also happily have an Ikea kitchen. But I have to draw the line at laminate flooring, especially when reasonably priced reclaimed boards are available!
I'm with you on spending less overall though. We spent far too much per square metre on our place, I wouldn't do that again.
Yeah, I dont give a shit about some twat's personal decorations with the wealth from the empire in the 19th century. I will care about history once they start teaching the colonial stuff in the schools. Obviously I wont/didnt go out of my way to destroy things but I really care very little for all of this nonsense. If you are British, its not a 'period' to be proud of.
Also Victorians shat outside, something I enjoy doing every now and then.