The secret to a home that flows to perfection is often hidden in plain sight. It lies in the rooms that may well be called the workhorses of a property, the seemingly less glamorous parts of a house,

It can be easy to focus on practicality in ancillary rooms, but Cath Beckett, co-founder of design studio Yellow London, considers atmosphere just as important: ‘We believe the perfect “engine room” s

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Moving into a bigger house 11 years ago, while pregnant with their youngest son, Heidi and Matt Stone knew they’d have to do lots of the renovation work themselves. Over the years they have worked thr