It was while renovating her own home – a former school house in Wiltshire – that Emma Sims-Hilditch came to an important realisation. ‘Making a new home in an old building requires so much more than j

Annicka Locket and James Terry took an upside-down approach to turn a derelict outhouse into a barn with a difference

Leaving London behind, Sophie and Richard Vermont transformed an 18th-century stable block on their farmstead into an idyllic rural retreat

Paula Costa and David Rushford put their own stamp on this historic former post office with a considered blend of old and new, and a calm, neutral palette

Danielle Bux found the ultimate country escape from her hectic US lifestyle in this 17th-century cottage, which she renovated remotely during the pandemic

This selection of striking projects shows the innovative ways in which a single-storey home can be transformed to meet the needs of its occupants