Coastal saga

Nadeem and Saadya Bhatti’s new extension to their Victorian villa has created a magnificent multifunctional family space

Bringing a dilapidated barn back to life using sympathetic materials proved a winning move for John and Cat Frankitti

Harriet Hastings restored a traditional Suffolk long house and built a new barn alongside it, providing space for all the family, especially at Christmas

Rebecca and Ben Lewis transformed an unloved Victorian property into a warm, character-filled family home – blending period charm with timeless style and everyday practicality

Louise Clark and Adam Graham’s idyllic countryside bungalow is the perfect setting for a cosy Christmas

It was while filming an episode of Lewis in an Oxford college garden that Tom Simpson fell in love – and within moments decided to abandon his peripatetic life in film and retrain as a garden designer