Reasons to be cheerful

Atop a hill with views of the sea, this Victorian villa has been lovingly decorated with mellow colours and handcrafted features to reflect the local countryside

SARA MUNGEAM PUSHED THE BOUNDARIES TO RADICALLY REMODEL AND EXTEND A DATED 1950S HOUSE. THE RESULT IS A SLEEK, LIGHT-DRENCHED AND THOROUGHLY MODERN FAMILY HOME

Thoughtful historical references helped to transform a 1950s infill house into a home that would serve as an artistic salon fit for modern family life

When Iiro and Julia Seppänen decided to move, along with their son and daughter, into the late-Victorian house in Surrey that had belonged to Julia’s parents, they already knew it would make a fantast

WHEN NATALIE AND SAM BOUGHT A PLAIN-JANE TERRACE IN DEAL, THEY KNEW THEY COULD TRANSFORM IT WITH A MODERN EXTENSION AND A PALETTE OF CHEERFUL COLOURS

Jules Axtell-Powell and her husband Daniel decided it was time for their four daughters to each have their own bedroom, and they knew it meant starting over. The only way they could afford that was by