Life is short and it was time to be more daring!

I was attracted to the house originally because it ticked all my boxes, and I saw it as a sensible buy. Over the next few years, with the demands of two small children, a relationship breakup and a fu

The designer, writer and presenter shares the cosy, welcoming colours, lighting and textures that are part of her signature look

Chloe Missante and her husband Phil Yates swapped orange walls and dated carpets for a pared-back aesthetic that immediately puts you at ease

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

This Georgian gem was re-energised with a fresh palette and a sympathetic makeover that make the most of its elegant proportions and vintage character

English country houses – and the lavish layers of pattern and colour found in them – influenced the alluring aesthetic of this Australian homestead