If you are dashing between errands at Templars Square, loading bags into the car, and trying to keep the house looking decent at the same time, carpet care can slip right to the bottom of the list. Fair enough.

Victorian homes on Cowley Road have a lot going for them: high ceilings, original details, sturdy bones, and that lived-in character you simply can't fake. But the upholstery inside them tells its own story.