Home to roost

has given Alan Dodkins and Suzy Gallina a unique and sustainable home where they can enjoy far-reaching sea views

The decision to buy a tired doer-upper was all about the location for one couple and realising they had to knock it down felt like a setback, but now they have a contemporary home that’s as spectacular as the landscape it sits within

AS RENOVATION FIRST TIMERS, AMY AND TOM HAVE TRULY PASSED WITH FLYING COLOURS, TRANSFORMING A DARK, TWO-STOREY TERRACED HOUSE INTO A THREE-STOREY, LIGHT-FILLED CONTEMPORARY HOME

Helen Cartwright’s converted cowshed proved the perfect place to embrace a new outdoor lifestyle and enjoy the wide country vistas from every room

According to Sonia and Jamie Hockaday, good organisation, excellent teamwork and treats were the magic ingredients of their Warwickshire self-build

Sue Harragin has a clutch of old black-and-white photographs which, though not in any way exceptional, offer a beguiling glimpse into everyday life at her moorland cottage some 70 years ago. The neat