Ideal Home

Eleven years ago, if you’d told Cheney Fairchild that one day she’d be serving up Christmas lunch for her family…

This four-bedroom detached Victorian house near Banstead, Surrey is owned by Claire McFadyen, who lives here with her husband and…

The house is a detached Grade II-listed property, built in 1780, with Victorian additions, and comprises a hall, kitchen-breakfast room,…

Having long admired the Victorian crescent that this property is situated on, it was a matter of acting speedily when…

With planning permission already in place when they bought this south-east London semi-detached house, homeowners Camilla and Paul Smith started…

‘This house comes into its own at Christmas. The saddest day is when all the decorations have to come down,’…

It was the property’s period features that sealed the deal when the buyers found this Victorian semi-detached house back in…

When Liz Willingham moved to her home over 20 years ago, the kitchen was a far cry from the light,…

On first viewing of the property back in 2019, this 70s house was in need of re-decoration, plus the layout…

Christmas is a time to celebrate with friends and family and an excuse for many to adorn their homes with…

For Harriet and Stevie Congdon, founders of the UK’s original iced biscuit company, Biscuiteers, it was an unwitting ‘try before…

After growing up in Bristol and then spending a few years living in London, Orima Kamalu and her husband Joel…