Hidden treasures

RENOVATING AND EXTENDING A COMPACT FLINT COTTAGE MEANT A BIGGER HOME FOR PAUL AND LUCI STADEN, WITH THE ADDED JOY OF THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH DOWNS ON THEIR DOORSTEP

With a careful nurturing of her 17th-century home’s exquisite character, Kayleigh Cornish has brought it back to life, filling it with vintage treasures and unexpected colour

Experience and attention to detail really paid off when a couple of serial renovators bought a neglected period home in London, bringing it back to its best with luxe finishes, harmonious colour schemes – and one or two brilliant bargains

RYAN JAMES AND PARTNER CRAIG HAVE TOTALLY TRANSFORMED THEIR SMALL COTTAGE WITH SMART DECORATING AND SPACE-SAVING TRICKS

BY USING HIS INTERIOR DESIGN KNOW-HOW AND AN UNEXPECTED TAILORED LOOK, NIGEL HUNT HAS ELEVATED THIS SIMPLE COTTAGE AND GIVEN IT A SENSE OF SPACE

Mindful of this 16th-century farmhouse’s heritage, interior designer Maddy Bull set about reimagining it for modern family life and it couldn’t be more perfect