NEW PARENTS FRANKY AND JACK REWORKED A DATED STUDENT HOUSE INTO A COLOURFUL FAMILY HOME

WHEN BECKY AND IAN SAW THIS ELEGANT PERIOD PROPERTY IN THEIR MUCH-LOVED HOME TOWN OF COLCHESTER THEY KNEW IT WAS ‘THE ONE’

One can never tell what might be hidden behind the door of a Victorian terrace house in north west London. Amid the uniform rhythm of bay windows and front gardens, homeowners each make their own priv

The story of this brand-new house starts in the owner’s past, with the furniture and artwork that moved with her and inspired the palette of her latest home

We’d been renting for 16 years and lived in our previous property for 11 of those. It was our dream to own somewhere, but we knew we’d have to save hard, and that we’d probably need to take on somethi

I love the sixties design era so we were on the hunt for a 1960s house where I could dial up the interiors with bold style, colour and a touch of Scandi. This chalet bungalow was perfect, with wide ro