Ideal Home

Designer and quilter Kate Owen has a talent for breathing new life into old things. Just as she patiently stitches…

When designing a new kitchen – no matter the time of year – spare a thought about how your space…

WHO LIVES HERE?Rebecca lives in this four-bedroom new-build house in Shropshire with her husband Simon and three young children.With a…

Ivy resonates heavily with Jack Kinsey and partner Alex, and not just at Christmas. ‘The roof literally had ivy growing…

Unremarkable from the outside and sandwiched between two neighbouring properties, this small three-bedroom cottage may have at first appeared humble,…

OWNERS Interior designer Clare Waghorn (amandajohn design.com), lives here with her husband, Gary, co-owner of construction company RR Construction, and…

When Rachel bought her Victorian cottage in rural Leicestershire, despite the run-down state it was in, she could see its…

This cosy, uplifting home is a far cry from the Dutch barn and ramshackle byre, roofed with rusty corrugated iron,…

With its peg-tiled facade and gingham bow adorning the front door, this Edwardian cottage in an East Sussex village wouldn’t…

Upsizing from a small flat to a five-bed townhouse, Rachel and Chris were excited about starting their married life in…

WHO LIVES HERE?Kate Clarkson lives here with her husband, Ross, and their three children, Sophia, Olivia and Francesca.After a year…

Festive traditions, fashionable décor and all the family gathered together makes Christmas a special time for Francesca Rowan-Plowden – interior…