I have to say something I really do like about Charlotte compared to a lot of the other IGs is that her house is pretty normal. She bought a doer-upper several years ago and it does seem to be more long-term project unlike a lot of them who talk about saving/how hard it is, to be relatable and then their whole house is done to a high spec within a year or two. If you can afford to do that and/or move into a large house then more power to you but it's annoying when they try and make that relatable. Charlotte however, has a nice average sized house that they seem to have spent a long time doing up and not going over the top. Such as the kid's bedroom redecorations, everyone can have their own opinion on what it looks like but as far as I'm concerned decorate it however you want, but the fact that they did it all themselves (apart from the carpet I think) and reused the furniture just makes it more relatable. I also liked that when the wardrobe broke it wasn't instantly that they were going to just get a new one but that they'd make do for now which again is more realistic in my mind. Also I think they actually painted their own kitchen
I do wonder if she is actually as sweetly innocently nice as she appears online, surely no one is that calm and nice and patient all the time, or maybe I'm just a lesser person