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shepherd's hut in summer with dog in doorway

Real home: an idyllic – and unusual – writing retreat in the garden

Helen Moore’s favourite room is not actually part of her home, it’s a shepherd’s hut, where whitewashed interiors and pretty vignettes create the perfect writing retreat with views of fields and woodland

Real home: a farmhouse holiday let becomes a dream home

A longed-for change of scene became a reality for Emma Crabtree and her family when her Northumberland-based holiday property business became a real success
By Alison Gibb • 2019-09-17T13:48:48Z

Renovations
Real home: a quirky and colourful Cotswold rectory

Passed down through the generations, this picturesque corner of the Cotswolds is the perfect place for Lucy and David Abel Smith to indulge and share their love of collecting
By Pippa Blenkinsop • 2019-09-17T13:22:57Z

Period Living
Real home: a chic extended home with an open-plan Shaker-style kitchen

Dani Ellis used her interiors know-how and eye for vintage to turn her extended home into a chic family hangout

By Ellen Finch • 2019-09-16T13:25:31Z

Kitchen
Real home: the renovation of this 100-year-old home was a labour of love

Kate and Dan fell instantly for their period home in Surrey and spent seven years making it perfect

By Jess Contomichalos • 2019-09-09T08:30:04Z

Extensions
Real home: a Victorian mid terrace gets a striking open-plan kitchen extension

Being brave enough to take on a major renovation and extension project has paid off as this once unloved terrace is now a stunning home to be proud of

By Beth Murton • 2019-09-09T07:50:04Z

Kitchen
Real homes: a restored Victorian villa filled with floral textiles and upcycled vintage furniture

Neutral paints, floral textiles and upcycled vintage furniture have turned this restored Victorian villa into a light and welcoming family home

By Jane Crittenden • 2019-09-06T12:00:38Z

Period Living
Real home: an elegant Georgian townhouse decorated in bold shades

Melanie and Russell Lissack have updated an elegant Georgian townhouse with clever design ideas, simple DIY projects and heritage colours, to create a stylish family home

By Maxine Brady • 2019-09-06T11:44:51Z

Period Living
Real home: a pretty thatched house in Devon gets an update

This charming home on the edge of an unspoilt village won over Alison and Steve Chipperfield, even though they had vowed never to buy another thatched property

By Karen Darlow • 2019-09-03T14:57:51Z

Period Living
Real kitchen: a remodel makes way for an open-plan kitchen diner

Rachel and James Turford reveal how they achieved the light and airy space they'd been craving

By Caroline Foster • 2019-09-02T09:50:07Z

Renovations
Real home: a light and airy kitchen extension

A wraparound extension and interior overhaul gave Stuart and Matt a light and airy kitchen that’s perfect for entertaining

By Richard Webber • 2019-08-28T14:22:44Z

Kitchen
Real Home: Bake Off's Helena shows us round her Victorian villa

Bake Off star Helena Garcia's pretty Victorian home started life as a convent building, but there’s little trace of that to be found in its sumptuous French boudoir-style décor

By Karen Darlow • 2019-08-28T10:56:39Z

Period Living
Real Homes: artist's Swedish home is a living work of art

Ceramicist and textile designer Charlotta Unger has transformed her home into the perfect canvas to showcase her work

By Sophie Baylis/A Design Features • 2019-08-15T08:54:59Z

Renovations
Real home: a stylist's summery seaside home full of vintage pieces

We stepped inside Francine Kay's Brighton home to find out how she created her serene summer scheme

By Ellen Finch • 2019-08-12T09:39:26Z
Real home: a terraced home transformed with a loft and rear extension

Along with a team of architects, Matt Jones transformed his house into a bright and open modern home

By Ellen Finch • 2019-08-12T09:32:48Z

Renovations
Real garden: a low-maintenance plant-lover's dream

Don't miss this modern garden makeover with its perfect entertaining space

By Annabelle Grundy • 2019-08-09T14:44:11Z

Garden
Real home: a striking 1970s bungalow that mixes vintage and modern

Interior designer Jojo Humes Brown used all her skills to bring a dramatic edge to her renovated home

By Ciara Elliott • 2019-08-07T13:08:12Z

Extensions
Real Home: a modern renovation transforms an old terraced house

Amy and Gareth Andrew turned their dated first-time buy into a modern, practical space with on-trend touches

By Lindsay Blair • 2019-08-02T11:19:43Z

Renovations
Real garden: a cottage summer garden

In this beautiful summer garden both flowers and edibles grow in an effervescent abundance of colour and form

By Leigh Clapp • 2019-07-26T13:35:47Z

Period Living
Real home: a former mill keeper’s house is given an elegant update

Belinda and Hamish Alexander’s unusual approach to househunting has served them well. They found a former mill keeper’s home and set about transforming it and filling it with family treasures

By Heather Dixon • 2019-07-25T13:45:47Z

Period Living
Real home: a 17th-century flint-and-brick granary barn is given a new lease of life

Battling storms and high water, Caroline Comber gave her draughty old granary barn by the sea a cosy update that enhances its original features and natural textures

By Natalie Flaum • 2019-07-11T15:28:36Z

Period Living
Real garden: a small, hilltop garden is brought to life

Having initially been attracted to this small garden because it was low maintenance, the owners soon found themselves planting in earnest and it is now overflowing with blooms

By Rachel Crow • 2019-07-04T16:30:18Z

Period Living
Real home: a medieval French townhouse

Natalie Pède has preserved the rich history of this beautiful home which was unchanged for centuries, whilst filling it with her antique collections which complement the setting perfectly

By Celia Rufey • 2019-07-04T16:23:32Z

Period Living
Real home: a pretty farm cottage sees an Arts & Crafts inspired restoration

Built from the ancient stones of a ruined abbey, this pretty farm cottage has been given a new lease of life

By Karen Darlow • 2019-07-01T11:38:48Z

Period Living
Real home: a 1930s semi redesigned for open-plan family living

Turning several rooms into one big space has unlocked the potential of Amanda and Lee Nicholson's home

By Karen Wilson • 2019-06-30T17:47:01Z

Renovations
Real home: be inspired by this idyllic 1950s Irish coastal cottage

After visiting Ireland on a painting holiday, Sue and Mark Gilkey decided to buy a traditional cottage there with an inspiring coastal setting

By Penny Crawford-Collins • 2019-06-30T17:38:12Z

Renovations
Real home: a striking modern kitchen extension on Georgian home

Teresa and Matt Shaw blended classic style with contemporary architecture in a stunning addition to their period home

By Natalie Flaum • 2019-06-28T10:03:24Z

Extensions
Real home: a former Co-op corner shop becomes a sunny, open home

It took a lot of creativity for this architect to transform a commercial property into his bright family home

By Caroline Ednie • 2019-06-27T10:04:42Z

Conversions
Real home: a light and bright update of a terraced house

Serial mover Emma Peleshok found the home of her dreams on a favourite street

By Karen Wilson • 2019-06-25T16:45:25Z

Renovations
Real home: converting two farm cottages into a country home

With an eye for a bargain, a practical mindset and lots of help from friends and family, Jenny and Mel Dunmow turned a pair of farm cottages into a stunning home

By Karen Darlow • 2019-06-25T16:19:52Z

Conversions