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Real home: a glazed kitchen-diner extension with a designer look
DIY-savvy renovators Richard and Clare Hemingway got the most out of their budget to extend and create their glamorous kitchen-diner
By Maxine Brady •
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Christmas house: 19th century Dutch farmhouse is brought to live with vintage decor
If you fall in love with an old house, you have to be prepared for a few setbacks, as Rob Peeters and Gwen Dorpmanns found out when they bought and renovated a near-derelict farm
By Geraldine Nesbitt •
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Christmas home: this renovated Tudor country house becomes extra magical in December
Jill and William Dax didn't have to look far to find their dream home - the Grade II listed house was right next door
By Heather Gunn •
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Christmas house: a 19th century home in the Cotswolds
Christmas lasts all year round in Lucy Greaves’ elegant country home because it doubles up as the headquarters for an annual charity event she organises
By Karen Darlow •
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Christmas house: a 17th-century mill house conversion is the perfect festive setting
With a huge inglenook fireplace and exposed stonework, Laura and Mark Stubbs’ converted mill house comes into its own at Christmas
By Karen Wilson •
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Christmas house: a Victorian pump house transformed into the perfect entertaining space
Luise and Ben’s quirky Victorian pump house renovation has taken years to perfect – we find out why it was well worth the wait...
By Natalie Flaum •
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Christmas house: a Victorian renovation with a modern festive twist
Lucy and Dan's extended Victorian home sees them through dinner parties, family living and a fair few Christmas gatherings
By Ellen Finch •
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Victorian homes: 16 of our favourites
Take a look at our selection of the most iconic Victorian homes that we've featured over the years, there's everything from elegant Victorian villas to spacious townhouses
By Holly Reaney •
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Real home: a renovated Victorian villa in the Scottish Highlands
The renovation of Tina Fewster’s Victorian home involved luck and good judgement in equal measure, as she created the perfect forever home for her family
By Caroline Rham •
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Real home: an inspiring cottage renovation on a budget
A remote forester's cottage in a breathtaking mountain setting gets a new look and a new layout, full of clever cost-saving ideas
By Karen Darlow •
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Real home: a restored farmhouse in the Peak District
The Boyle family have carefully adapted and restored their cherished Peak District farmhouse, which has been in the same family for 300 years
By Pippa Blenkinsop •
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Real Home: an extended 17th-century farmhouse
Tim and Rachel Buxton lovingly restored and updated their listed farmhouse to suit modern family life
By Pippa Blenkinsop •
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Real home: an open-plan extended terrace with a relaxed Australian touch
Lily and Col Pickard's Victorian home is the perfect canvas for Aussie-style laid-back living
By Ellen Finch •
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Real garden: a Moroccan-inspired urban oasis
Stylist Maxine Brady has turned her compact garden into a small city haven, with plenty of colour and room to entertain
By Maxine Brady •
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Real home: a fun and colourful loft conversion
Lucy and Jack Williamson extended their flat into the loft to create a quirky family home
By Ellen Finch •
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Real home: a colourful and creative Victorian house
This personality-packed home is filled with eye-catching walls, cool DIY ideas and decorating schemes you'll love to try
By Ciara Elliott •
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Real home: an elegant seaside Edwardian townhouse restoration
Inspired by plants, flowers and her Cornish seaside location, Sarah Jane Humphrey has transformed her Edwardian townhouse into a comfortable family home
By Katherine Sorrell •
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Real home: a colourful, characterful kitchen renovation
Using bold colour and recycled and vintage finds, Dawn Bradford has created a unique and characterful kitchen
By Hazel Dolan •
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Real home: an updated Swedish boathouse
The Pousette family breathed new life into a boathouse, creating a summer retreat that's a thing of beauty, inside and out
By Sophie Baylis/A Design Features •
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Real home: a remodelled 1960s house
Renovating a 1960s century property gave Jenny Burkinell and Mark Tarplett in the spacious family home they'd always wanted
By Ely Price •
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Real garden: take a tour of this blissful garden sanctuary
With its secluded courtyard garden, soft pastel planting scheme and soothing water features, this town garden in Altrincham offers a peaceful and restorative retreat
By Tony Russell •
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Real home: a Victorian villa's sociable kitchen-diner renovation
Keen cook and interior designer Jo Smith had plenty of ideas for her new kitchen, but her priority was for it to feel welcoming and relaxed for entertaining, as well as practical for family meals
By Alison Gibb •
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Real home: a rustic cottage beautifully restored using traditional methods and materials
Real home: a rustic cottage beautifully restored using traditional methods and materials
By Karen Darlow •
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Real home: explore this immaculately restored Georgian home
The 18th-century home of architectural salvage expert, furniture-maker and designer Patrick William is both an archetype of the Georgian aesthetic, full of period details, and a comfortable family home
By Gregg Cook •
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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
By Natalie Flaum •
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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 •
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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 •
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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 •
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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 •