Inviting spaces

Renovation projects come with an onslaught of dust and decisions. I’ve learned that a bit of design soul-searching up front can help save you from choice paralysis later

HOW SPICY WILL YOU GO? BELLA EVENNETT-WATTS SHOWS US HOW TO TURN UP THE TEMPERATURE

MUDDY DOGS? THROW ANOTHER BLANKET ON THE SOFA. A COUNTRY HOUSE’S STYLE SHOULD HAVE COMFORT AT ITS HEART AND THE RULES ARE… THERE ARE NO RULES, DISCOVERS SERENA FOKSCHANER

The decorating tricks and structural fixes to transform a garden, patio or courtyard into a stylish open-air living space

THIS SPACE CAN BE SO MUCH MORE THAN A BOLT-ON SUN TRAP, BUT IF YOU NEED HELP IN MAKING YOURS FEEL LIKE HOME, OUR EXPERTS HAVE THE ANSWERS

The decade that brought us bell-bottoms and disco endures as a source of decorating inspiration – but how to make it cool rather than clichéd? Three experts give us their take