Grand tour

Moving to the countryside to be nearer to their homeware shop, Laura and Will Mellor indulged their love of craftsmanship to renovate a Georgian cottage

Using her artistic talents, Karen Willis turned a jaded former rental property into a stunning first home for her and her husband

Taking on and reviving a special Victorian home she had long admired gave Jess Shah space to honour the antique and vintage pieces passed down through her family

With a careful nurturing of her 17th-century home’s exquisite character, Kayleigh Cornish has brought it back to life, filling it with vintage treasures and unexpected colour

BY USING HIS INTERIOR DESIGN KNOW-HOW AND AN UNEXPECTED TAILORED LOOK, NIGEL HUNT HAS ELEVATED THIS SIMPLE COTTAGE AND GIVEN IT A SENSE OF SPACE

RENOVATING AND EXTENDING A COMPACT FLINT COTTAGE MEANT A BIGGER HOME FOR PAUL AND LUCI STADEN, WITH THE ADDED JOY OF THE BEAUTIFUL SOUTH DOWNS ON THEIR DOORSTEP