Renovating this Victorian property was a labour of love for Emer Gillespie, who’s created a space packed with clever touches

Our panel of design experts helps us decide between scrimp and splurge-worthy finishes, fixings and furniture

fter its closure and abandonment in 1969, St Andrew’s Chapel, a once handsome 15th-century gatehouse abbey in Boxley, Kent, stood for 50 years in a state of decay, at ever-increasing risk of ruin. Tod

With King Charles III as a patron, Heritage Crafts (heritagecrafts. org.uk) is a national charity set up to “celebrate, support and safeguard traditional craft skills”. Its latest Red List of Endanger

Unlikely materials give this tiny London kitchen an effortlessly gorgeous, lived-in feel

This early 19th-century cottage in Padstow, owned by Jess and Ash Alken-Theasby, has lived a long and varied life. ‘It was originally a little fishing cottage, but it’s had several interesting uses si