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Re interior design we clashed from the beginning - often still do! I like colour, filled walls, vibrant rugs - think Mexico. He professes to like the minimalistic approach (his illusion. His office and bedside table - an unmitigated mess). He tells people we have a 'mixed marriage not without it's tensions.' However we've mainly reached a compromise now with bits of dash and colour and bits of neutral space. I give in more and more now and only dig in when it really matters to me. Oddly he's now started saying, 'that looks nice ...'

you probably need a crowd of tradesmen to do all the work (carpenter, kitchen cabinet maker, plumber, electrican. painter, tiler, flooring installer etc) and you can have a builder take control and organise all the workers but the actual design can be done by you or an architect, building designer or kitchen cabinet makers might be able to help but, it depends on what needs doing...why not post some photos and a plan or a rough sketch of the existing rooms (including measurements, position of windows and doors and names of adjoining rooms) with a list of what you like and don't like and invite HOUZZERS to make specific suggestions so that when you need to contact the professionals you have a better idea of what you need

About the only place I'd get too far away from the period , is the kitchen . But I wouldn't go farmhouse there , just clean modern lines with some warm colour , or how about going for something that would surprise -- modern benchtops , modern tapware , a modern recreation stove and fridge , but do pastel door and drawers ( I assume you can get that in Melamine , maybe have to paint if not ? ) and period wall tiles in a light yellow with blue flowers of something like that , BUT also see if you can get some subway tiles in the same tone ? The rest of the house , you might get away with modern doors if you don't want the period varnished ones , but varnished floors , rugs , maybe 1 feature wall each room in a 'period' style wallpaper ? I'd probably do a ceiling rose and a gold waterfall type chandalier and even that ornate plaster cornices in the hall and/or lounge , but you could mix it up with downlights in the kitchen and dining ? Depends how luxe you want to go . I'm weird , but I have 1 similar style house , and I did it with polished floors , solid doors ( stained and varnished ) with brass hinges , but mixed it up with grape walls and grape and gold scroll wallpaper ; duck egg blue walls with blue and maroon striped wallpaper feature wall , and red leather furniture in the lounge ( sounds weird I know , but it works ! ) ; kitchen is original cabinets painted crisp white with burnt orange doors , burnt orange on 2 walls and a slightly mushroom tinged English cream on the 2 with windows . Do what suits you !