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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 •
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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 •
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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 •
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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 •
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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 •
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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 •
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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 •
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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 •
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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 •
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Real garden: a low-maintenance plant-lover's dream
Don't miss this modern garden makeover with its perfect entertaining space
By Annabelle Grundy •
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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 •
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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 •
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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 •
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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 •
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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 •
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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 •
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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 •
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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 •
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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 •
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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 •
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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 •
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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 •
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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 •
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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 •
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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 Lucy Searle •
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Real home: a Cotswold barn conversion with beautiful vintage-style interiors
Filled with French antiques and fleamarket finds, this converted barn in the heart of the Cotswolds is a vintage-lovers dream
By Ann Broad •
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Real garden: a garden of rooms around a Victorian Villa
Once overgrown and reclaimed by nature, this beautiful garden is now a mix of formal and informal planting
By Leigh Clapp •
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13 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 bright and colourful extended Edwardian semi
With clever planning and a kitchen diner extension, Laura and Ed Gray’s three-storey home has adapted to every phase of their lives
By Karen Wilson •