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‘How we turned an awkward space into a stylish modern ensuite’
After buying and transforming several homes over the years, Ian and Lana finally settled on their ‘final move’ – an Arts and…
‘Our kitchen went from dark with a bad layout to doubling in size and full of natural light!’
Elle and Jonathan’s home is classic detached Victorian but needed modernising when they moved in – it had a small kitchen that…
‘I haven’t just modernised it, I’ve tried to give it back its soul’
With four successful house renovations already to her name, tackling a fifth felt almost instinctive to Rebecca Jones, who…
Pearl Lowe’s bathroom is the epitome of 1920s elegance
Fashion and textile designer Pearl Lowe, and her husband Supergrass drummer Danny Goffey, have recently returned to city life in…
This tricky, narrow space is now a serene spa-like bathroom
Home notes WHO LIVES HERE? Samantha Silver, a beauty editor and content creator, lives here with her husband, Nick, and two…
An interior designer breathed new life into this Grade II-listed Georgian farmhouse
Who lives here? Nicky Keen, an interior designer who runs Joy Interiors, her husband and their three children. Nicky Keen…
You’d never know this eclectic barn conversion started as a bland white box
After years of hard graft maintaining a picture-perfect Georgian farmhouse near Tenterden in Kent, Jonny and husband Julian had…
How A Place in the Sun’s Ben Hillman transformed his cluttered loft into a stunning bedroom
Home notes Who lives here?Ben Hillman with his wife Gaby, and their two young daughters. The projectConverting an existing loft…
This stunning house went from bland and dated to modern masterpiece
WHO LIVES HERE? Miranda, her husband David, their daughter Poppy, 20, and dog Digby. Their other children no longer live at home…
This cosy Norfolk home celebrates the romance of ‘slow living’
London will always have a magnetism about it, particularly for those from rural areas keen to experience the opportunities and…
This Cornish cottage is a masterclass in pattern layering and coastal calm
As soon as you step through the door of this cosy Cornish cottage, it’s evident that the pretty fabrics and cosy interiors…
This renovation has reimagined the classic Cotswolds country aesthetic
Who lives here? Alice and Richard Horton live here with their two children. Most homeowners might approach a renovation with a…