If you're renovating a house this year, our expert advice is exactly what you need. Our team has decades of real-life experience – between us, we've renovated countless flats, terraces, semis and detached houses, and there are extenders and even self-builders among us, too.
Make a start with our expert guide to house renovation, ensure you've pitched your budget at the right level with our article on house renovation costs, and don't miss our guide to renovating a Victorian home. And that's just scratching the surface...
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Bathroom renovations: 20 tips to help you remodel your space
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House renovation costs: how much does it cost to renovate a house?
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Loft conversion stairs: a complete guide to a successful design
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Real home: the renovation of this 100-year-old home was a labour of love
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Staircase renovation: how to design a staircase
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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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How to reduce condensation
Follow our expert guidance and insights on the causes of condensation – and how to avoid them – to reduce it in your home
By Douglas Kent •
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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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How to add a mezzanine
Adding a mezzanine to create a split-level room is a great way to make any open-plan space more dynamic. Expert property renovator Michael Holmes offers his advice on how to go about it
By Anna Cottrell •
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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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17 renovation mistakes to avoid
Restore your period home properly and avoid renovation mistakes that cause more harm than good, with advice from experts Peter Barker and Douglas Kent
By Douglas Kent •
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Real home: an industrial-style renovation of a Victorian terraced home
Pippa Mundy gave her Cardiff Victorian terraced house a unique and industrial look with reclaimed furniture and materials
By Laura Crombie •
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Real home: a renovated Victorian semi-detached home
Art dealer Henry Miller transformed a Victorian semi to function as a modern home, office and gallery space
By Karen Darlow •
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Real home: renovating a Victorian cottage
Overhauling a dated, dark and cold Victorian cottage, Julia Sinclair has extended her home, remodelled the layout and completed the transformation with a fresh and vibrant interior
By Pat Garratt •
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Real home: a colourful Edwardian house renovation
By tackling the project herself, Serena Hunt successfully applied her unique style to a once-run-down Edwardian property
By Beth Murton •
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Real home: a family apartment renovation in Brighton
Digging out the damp cellar beneath a ground-floor flat and taking time over the renovation process has added an extra level and family charm to Debbie Statham’s Victorian home
By Andrea Childs •
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Real home: a colourful seaside Victorian villa renovation
Juan Ces turned a drab period property into a stylish family home brimming with colour and personality after a creative renovation project
By Maxine Brady •
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Real home: a contemporary renovation of an Edwardian terrace
Peter and Sebastien bought this half-renovated Edwardian terraced house in Brighton, and transformed it into a stylish home filled with vintage finds and upcycled projects
By Maxine Brady •
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Real home: an Eastern-inspired renovation
Maxine and Stuart Dalgliesh-Quinn drew on their years living in Asia during their renovation of this beautiful Sussex family home
By Emily Shaw •
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Real home: restoring a thatched cottage
When Australian Sonja Bergin and her Irish husband Kevin decided to settle down, they chose this attractive thatched cottage in his homeland
By Naomi Jones •
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Real home: a country-style kitchen and bedroom extension to a Grade II-listed timber home
Blending a new kitchen and bedroom extension with an original ancient timber-frame building proved quite a challenge - a modern glass link turned out to be an eye-catching solution
By Karen Darlow •
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Real home: a Cotswold stone house is restored to its former glory
Explore Simon Fenwick’s restoration of a rural property, transforming the unloved Grade II-listed Elm House into a beautiful, traditional country home
By Karen Darlow •
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How to create good flow in your open plan layout
The secret to an open plan house design that's practical and efficient is careful planning. Here's how to create good flow in your open plan layout
By Hebe Hatton •
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Real home: a thatched Welsh long house extended and updated for modern living
Fulfilling a lifelong dream, Rosemary Pugh renovated a historic cottage and called in the experts to create beautiful country-style interiors
By Natalie Flaum •
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Real home: a glazed extension to an Edwardian terraced house adds tons more space
A contemporary extension and redesigned first-floor layout have transformed the way Roya and Mike Harris use their Edwardian home
By Karen Wilson •
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Real home: restoring a 1900s house
Following in the footsteps of her renovating family, Maria Bradburn and her husband Wayne have restored this unique Victorian house and its wealth of original features
By Naomi Jones •
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Real home: renovating a Victorian semi for modern family life
With confidence and care, first-time renovators Paul and Laura Clark transformed a dark and dated Victorian semi into a light-filled, playful family home that masterfully blends old with new
By Pippa Blenkinsop •
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Real home: a cosy renovated cottage makes the perfect first home
On a tight budget, first-time buyers Katie and Lee Anderson have lovingly transformed a tired cottage into a cosy home brimming with country charm
By Pippa Blenkinsop •
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Real home: a stylish renovated apartment with Malaysian influences
Michelle Chian drew on her Malaysian heritage when she and husband Ross Jones turned a Victorian tenement in Edinburgh into a stylish apartment
By Anna Tobin •
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Real home: a renovated thatched holiday cottage
A stunning mud and stud cottage built in the 1800s is refreshed with a new, soft interior scheme
By Karen Darlow •
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Real home: a contemporary renovation of a farm cottage
Natural light, modern design and open spaces transform this18th-century stone cottage into a contemporary home
By Mandi Miller •
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Real home: a 17th-century thatched cottage renovation
With painstaking craftsmanship and an eye for every detail, this characterful farmworker's cottage has been rescued from the brink of dereliction
By Karen Darlow •
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Christmas house: a bold and colourful semi-detached house
Roxanne Hudson and Michael Biagioni have banished the beige to create an edgy space that's perfect for festive entertaining
By Beth Murton •