‘the basin very nearly didn’t fit! ’

You gather the guest list – and let the rooms define the disco

BANDA DESIGN STUDIO BRINGS CONTEMPORARY DESIGN TO A CHALET NESTLED IN THE SWISS ALPS

Downsizing was the obvious solution for Jackie Camm and her family when her husband, Dave, was made redundant. ‘We wanted to make things financially easier and fell in love with this house straightawa

Creating a room where guests want to spend time takes the pressure off busy hosts, says Arabella Youens

EARLIER IN THE year, we made a list of the things that make Penny a little harder to live with than she needs to be. Many have been sorted already – the plumbing is more reliable, a stabiliser has bee

One Bath location that Jane Austen wrote about – criticising the houses as being too small – is New King Street. Come to number 19, in which several rooms recreate interiors in a typical 18th-century