Renovating a georgian home

Many buyers overlook Sixties properties but, as one Liverpool couple discovered, their clean lines and generous proportions offer the perfect opportunity to add character and create a welcoming family home

WELL-WORN, FADED AND IMPERFECT. GO BACK IN TIME TO FURNISH YOUR HOME WITH PIECES THAT TELL A STORY, SAYS TALLULAH RUSHAYA

Experience and attention to detail really paid off when a couple of serial renovators bought a neglected period home in London, bringing it back to its best with luxe finishes, harmonious colour schemes – and one or two brilliant bargains

WITH ADULT OFFSPRING RETURNING TO THE FAMILY NEST IN GREATER NUMBERS THAN EVER, THE LONDON TERRACE HOUSE NEEDS TO ADAPT TO MULTI-GENERATIONAL LIVING, EXPLAINS SERENA FOKSCHANER

Less hodgepodge, more harmonious composition: these distinctive decorating styles show how to assemble and arrange with cohesion and flair

On the fringes of Ilkley Moor, Joanna Thompson has furnished her Georgian farmhouse in a rich patchwork of textures and patterns to offset the wildness of the surrounding landscape