Want a quick decorating fix? These fast and stylish ideas will transform a room scheme in as little as 30 minutes

Recycle your rubbish to feed garden wildlife

A quick sketch on a paper napkin led to a new look for an old forester’s cottage in Snowdonia, as Lucinda Griffith spotted renovation potential that others had missed, and all on a tight budget

For artist Nellie Shepherd, the landscape outside her painstakingly renovated farmhouse is just as important as the colourful scene inside it

Dating from 1890, this Sag Harbor cedar-clad cottage is an exquisite blend of the past and the present

CLEVER TRICKS TO MINI DECOR PROJECTS… WE ROUND UP THE SIMPLEST, QUICKEST WAYS TO MAKE YOUR HOME MORE BEAUTIFUL NOW