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REBECCA AND SIMON HAVE TRANSFORMED A PLAIN NEW BUILD WITH A SELF-BUILT EXTENSION AND IT’S ESPECIALLY MAGICAL AT CHRISTMAS

BUYING A RUN-DOWN BUNGALOW ON A LARGE PLOT ENABLED KATE AND ROSS TO BUILD THEIR DREAM HOME IN THE GARDEN AND EDGE CLOSER TO BEING MORTGAGE FREE

ALEX AND CHELSEA BUILT THEIR OWN HOME TO REFLECT THEIR PARED-BACK STYLE – AND FOR THE FESTIVE SEASON THEY ELEVATE IT WITH FORAGED TWIGS, FIR CONES AND CANDLELIGHT

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There is something undeniably enchanting about this 16th-century farmhouse in Dorset, especially during the festive period. The open fire in the sitting room roars, the soft glow of candlelight fills