My new-build is now a calm and cosy sanctuary

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

We moved into our new-build house in 2022, and it was a blank canvas, with white walls and no flooring. One of the biggest selling points for us was the solar panels and, from day one, we had ambitiou

SARAH JONES HAS CREATED A HOME FILLED WITH COLOUR, CHARACTER AND CLEVER STORAGE SOLUTIONS

Few designers can bring the warmth out of neutrals quite like Margot Tsim, so we posed her the neutrally-tinged decorating questions you ask us most

This was the very first room we decorated in our new-build home. While the house had some lovely features, the magnolia walls made everything feel a bit soulless. We weren’t allowed to paint for the f

THEY’D NO LONGER BE MEEK AND MILD. THIS SEASON, DESIGNERS ARE FAVOURING A BOLDER TAKE ON PAINT SHADES AND CREATING HARMONY WITH NEUTRAL FURNISHINGS