Rachel Ashwell, the creator of the Shabby Chic aesthetic, has renovated and decorated her 17th-century farmhouse with her signature romantic, floral and natural style

When British-born designer and entrepreneur Rachel Ashwell felt the tug to head back to England after four decades in Los Angeles, she decided to follow her heart. Ignoring the “what-ifs”, she went wi

Experienced renovator Rebecca Jones embraced a fresh Cotswolds chapter, transforming a tired country house into a soulful, timeless home layered with history, charm and personal style

A serendipitous move from the country to a bustling high street marked a fresh chapter for Gail O’Reilly, whose 18th-century cottage blends warmth, colour and pattern

We’d been living in a Victorian house with high ceilings just a mile away, but we were ready for a change. The house had very little garden, and we wanted to become a lot more self-sufficient by havin

Not many people move into a new home only to find enthusiastic strangers routinely turning up looking for a place to stay the night, but if the house in question was once a youth hostel sequestered in