The village of Dorchester in southeast New Brunswick is the last place Miriam Andrews expected to end up.

"I knew nothing about it," the United Kingdom native said.

But that all changed after she met New Brunswicker Stephen Trites while they were both living in British Columbia. The couple bonded over their love of old homes and soon began searching for a historic property to renovate and make their own.

"We were inspired by a lot of the chateaus and the European-type historic houses," Andrews said. "And we were like 'Where in Canada do we find an old house?'"

Miriam Andrews sits in the formal parlour of Lady Smith Manor. She and her husband Stephen Trites bought the home in 2019 and have done most of the renovation work themselves. (Mariam Mesbah/CBC)

Andrews and Trites found their

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