I've given my traditional house a modern twist

After meeting at university and renting for a year, Glenn and I bought a two-bedroom 1930s semi on the same street as his parents in Matlock, Derbyshire. It’d stood empty for at least 18 months, but i

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

After outgrowing our three-bedroom house where my eldest son was squashed into the box room, we started looking at new-build homes in the same County Durham village. At the time, I’d never even painte

Donya and Chris Briggs lovingly restored a beautiful Victorian property, preserving its original charm while incorporating modern touches

I had moved into Matt’s flat in North Shields, but we were eager to buy a bigger place near Whitley Bay where we grew up. We viewed this house and, despite the decor not being our style, we could imag

When we first bought the house, I kept the decor very neutral. We were busy and the house was ideal for us as a family, with three equal-sized bedrooms for our three girls, and it was in a great neigh