Mum-of-22 Sue Radford transforms ‘millionaire’s mansion’ with DIY but Noel warns mistake means the kids ‘won’t sleep’
THEY recently confirmed they will no longer be moving from their 10-bedroom mansion, so the Radfords are sprucing it up instead.
Sue and Noel, who are parents to Britain’s biggest family with 22 kids, shared how they had spent a weekend decorating their Lancashire house.
In a YouTube video, Sue, who stars in Channel 5’s 22 Kids and Counting, shared: “Hi guys. I hope you’ve all had a great weekend. I would imagine it’s probably better than what mine’s been.
“I am decorating all this weekend.
“We’re finally getting around to it because we’ve just been so busy lately: filming, being away at weekends, and things like that.
“We had to restrain ourselves from going away in the camper van this weekend just so we could get on with some jobs.”
Sue shared how they were going to tackle one of the boys’ rooms, one of the girls’ rooms and their hallway and stairs.
Although the busy mum initially admitted that they couldn’t decide on the colours, they eventually settled on very bright paint.
They got to work and painted the boys’ room blue and the girls’ bedroom a hot pink shade, while the hallway was a stylish grey.
Sue explained: “Well, we’re going bold and bright in the house, aren’t we?
“We’re going for vibrant, bright colours.”
Noel, who supports the family with his pie shop, joked: “They won’t be able to sleep at night these kids. It’ll be lit up.”
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Despite his hesitation about the colour, Sue was pleased with their hard work.
She added to the camera: “So, we are done up here, we just have to paint this ceiling here, I want to get a new lampshade for there, but besides that, we are pretty much done.
“It looks so much better.
“The paint is still drying there, but it does look much better.
“It looks a lot better, a lot fresher, and just good.”
The family may have been happy with the end result, but they certainly had an eventful time when they were painting.
The family’s pooch, Bluebell, ended up covered in pink paint, leaving the family in stitches.
The Radfords were previously looking to move to a more secluded house, but Sue revealed their purchase “fell through” and that the couple had a change of heart.
Following this, the family recently shared how they are starting to embark on the “massive task” of “redecorating the house” – and a fresh lick of paint is just the start of their big plans.
Sue previously took to Instagram to share how the first room they would be tackling would be the lounge.
Who's who in the Radford family?
The Radfords are Britain's biggest family with 22 children.
Here are the kids from eldest to youngest include:
- Chris – born May 7, 1989
- Sophie – born December 13, 1993
- Chloe – born July 31, 1995
- Jack – born April 9, 1997
- Daniel – born March 3, 1999
- Luke – born October 1, 2000
- Millie Radford – born August 29, 2001
- Katie – born November 14, 2002
- James – born October 17, 2003
- Ellie – born May 6, 2005
- Aimee – born April 21, 2006
- Josh – born July 3, 2007
- Max – born December 11, 2008
- Tillie – born May 2, 2010
- Oscar – born October 22, 2011
- Casper, – born October 3, 2012
- Hallie – born June 3, 2015
- Phoebe – born July 24, 2016
- Archie – born September 18, 2017
- Bonnie – born November 6, 2018
- Heidie – born April 3, 2020
The Lancashire-based mum said: “Really want to decorate our lounge and replace these units but can’t decide what I would like.”
She shared a photo of their current lounge which has wooden floors, grey walls and fireplace with a TV.
After revealing her new house project with followers, people were quick to chime in with their recommendations.
The home is spread over four storeys, with many of the kids sharing a room together.
Despite being full to the brim, the home is immaculate and well looked after by stay-at-home mum Sue.
Sue and Noel are parents to Chris, 35, Sophie, 30, Chloe, 28, Jack, 27, Daniel, 25, Luke, 23, Millie, 22, Katie, 21, James, 20, Ellie, 19, Aimee, 18, Josh, 16, Max, 15, Tillie, 14, Oscar, 12, Casper, 11, Hallie, nine, Phoebe, seven, Archie, six, Bonnie, five and Heidie, four.
Sadly the couple’s 17th child Alfie was still born on July 6, 2014.
The busy mum, 48, who lives with her family in Morecambe and is also a grandmother of ten, has revealed her budgeting hacks that help keep her family’s finances under control.
Sue told OK!: “When it comes to food I try to shop around – different shops and supermarkets.”
Not only this, but Sue explained that the key to keeping the costs down for her family is to shop every day, rather than doing a huge weekly shop.