Refresh for less with these quick-fix ideas and savvy buys

Pop singer and actress Rachel Stevens reinvented a run-down bathroom to create a grounded yet glamorous sanctuary

‘A bathroom should feel like a sanctuary, so begin by understanding its purpose: is it a private retreat, a family hub or a welcoming guest space?’ advises Lizzi Catchpole, head of design at Catchpole

This house had so much character and soul, we just had to buy it. When the previous owner told us she was a white witch, and that good spirits lived in the house, that clinched it for me! And she was

I was pregnant with our second child when we started house hunting during Covid, taking advantage of the stamp duty freeze. We’d outgrown our small house and the layout didn’t work for a young family.

A very clever (and small) extension has paid big dividends for Janet and Pete Hanson