A couple with no DIY experience decided to take on a self-build and now live in a beautiful oak-framed cottage

On the verge of starting this self-build, a late change of design proved to be the making of this Devonian house on a bend

The success of Jorge and Carin’s Kent extension owed itself to clever design solutions and a combination of talents

BUYING A RUN-DOWN BUNGALOW ON A LARGE PLOT ENABLED KATE AND ROSS TO BUILD THEIR DREAM HOME IN THE GARDEN AND EDGE CLOSER TO BEING MORTGAGE FREE

For some people, completing a top-to-toe house renovation means finally saying goodbye to endless tradespeople and builders. But, for Rhian and Tom, it laid the foundations for an even more impressive

Architect Alastair Bowden tells Coast how a steep site in North Devon was transformed into a low-energy coastal sanctuary with panoramic sea views