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Real home: a generational house swap
Embroidery artist Claire Baker swapped houses with her parents to raise her own children in the Victorian villa where she grew up
By Hazel Dolan •
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Real home: an eco-friendly barn conversion
It took Carol and David Spenser half a decade to get planning permission for their home, but the eco-friendly, contemporary design makes it worthwhile
By Anna Morley •
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Real home: a redesigned power station penthouse
Danielle Kingdon and Russell Dawkins gutted their top-floor flat in a converted power station to create a more practical layout for accessible living
By Anna Cottrell •
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Real home: a thatched cottage with an intriguing past
Chris and Alison Young fell in love with a quintessential English country cottage and have slowly uncovered its hidden secrets
By Pippa Blenkinsop •
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Real home: an Arts and Crafts home reinvented to make the most of light and space
Pale paint shades and plenty of natural daylight let the original beauty of this Arts and Crafts home shine through
By Karen Darlow •
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Real home: a post-war house sees an industrial revolution
Using recycled utilitarian and vintage finds, Lisa Jackson has turned a post-war semi into a characterful home
By Hazel Dolan •
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Real home: a contemporary take on a Victorian terrace
A curved kitchen extension and a redesigned layout have transformed Vic Grimshaw and Tom Hostler’s Victorian property
By Katie Treggiden •
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Real home: a stylish renovation and extension of a Victorian townhouse in London
A top-to-toe renovation and extension have given Isobel and Zac Nicholson’s late-Victorian townhouse a new lease of life as a comfortable family home
By Katherine Sorrell •
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11 of the cutest dogs in the chicest homes
Forget interior design and decorating schemes (only for a minute) and take a look at some of the canine stars of Real Homes’ and Period Living’s favourite photoshoots…
By Hebe Hatton •
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Real home: a new-build log cabin with serious hygge factor
We're talking wood panelled walls, sheepskin throws and plenty of rugs...
By Ellen Finch •
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Real home: an award-winning bathroom, transformed for £4,000
A bold paint scheme and fresh, upscale look earned Peter Grech the prize for best bathroom in the Real Homes awards
By Alison Jones •
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Real home: an award-winning kitchen extension under £35,000
A limited budget hasn’t stopped Jade Doutch from turning her dream of an open-plan entertaining space into reality. Find out why she was the overall winner of this year's Real Homes awards
By Beth Murton •
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Real home: a candy-coloured kitchen with stand-out metallic accents
We're tickled pink by this statement kitchen-diner design...
By Ellen Finch •
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Real home: a luxurious extension to a Victorian home
A combination of smart extensions, clever layout changes and deep, moody colour schemes has turned a dated Victorian house into a joyful family home
By Jane Crittenden •
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Real home: a factory converted into a family home
Elisabeth and Aldo Ciarrocchi reconfigured an apartment inside a former pet food factory to create a welcoming and versatile family home
By Anna Tobin •
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Real home: a contemporary wooden annexe to replace a garage
Jeremy and Jane Walwin replaced their old garage with a cube-shaped annexe for the extra space they needed
By Amelia Smith •
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Real home: a bold kitchen-diner in a converted chapel
When Tina Macfarlane embarked on an adventurous chapel conversion she had a clear vision of the edgy, modern style she wanted for her new kitchen-diner
By Louise O'Bryan •
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Real home: a copper-clad modern extension
Sally Doi and Richard Fowler have transformed a former parsonage into an original home with a stunning new addition
By Real Homes Magazine •
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Real home: a remote 18th century French château
Dutch box-sculptor Peter Gabrielse relocated to rural Normandy, settling in a manor house with an interesting history
By Karen Darlow •
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Real home: an artistic factory restoration
Paintings play a big part in the Larsson family’s life, so it’s no surprise that Urban and Lara have turned a former 19th-century factory into their own work of art
By Karen Darlow •
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Real home: Dan Cruickshank's Georgian restoration
Historian and presenter Dan Cruickshank employed a sensitive approach to the renovation of his Georgian townhouse that respects and preserves its heritage
By Alistair Duncan •
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Real home: step inside this creative and contemporary home
By extending and renovating a dated 1950s house, the owners have created a family-friendly space that's perfect for kids big and small. Here's how they did it
By Beth Murton •
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Real home: a contemporary space inspired by travel
See how the owner's love of travel inspired the decor of this welcoming home
By Ellen Finch •
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Real home transformation: a 1920s semi becomes a unique and colourful family home
The Shaw family stamped their modern vintage style on a Surrey home, taking care to preserve its period features
By Sian Lewis •
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Real home: a spectacular stone cottage is transformed with upcycled finds
With some clever upcycling and renovation work, Val and Norman Rennie have transformed an unloved stone cottage into a dream rural getaway
By Pippa Blenkinsop •
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15 inspiring traditional living room ideas
Find out how to create the perfect traditional living room, from choosing the best paint colours to getting the ideal layout
By Hebe Hatton •
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Real home: a modern two-storey extension
Eily Roe and Connor Kennedy added a double-height extension to the rear of their country cottage without the need of planning permission. Taking advantage of their sloping garden, the couple created an open-plan lower ground floor
By Barbera Egan •
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Real home: a 1960s house with modern extension
Su and Jim Bonner doubled the size of their 1960s house with an ultra-modern extension
By Anna Cottrell •
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Real home: New York loft-style kitchen extension
John Boon and Susanna Frediani reconfigured their kitchen with industrial features to give it a New York loft style
By Natalie Flaum •
