Of all the rooms in the house, the kitchen must surely be the hardest working. Prepping, cooking, eating and socialising make for plenty of use, so surfaces need to be able to withstand wear and tear,

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Deciding what type of flooring to opt for in different rooms can be tricky. ‘I think that the perfect flooring should feel as though it belongs to the architecture of the house, so that you feel it is

During the 20 years in her minimalist detached home in Enfield, north London, Gemma Hosking had resisted her Welsh husband’s suggestion they move back to his home country many times. But, with ageing