Quintessentially English, creating the country cottage idyll for your layout is easier than you might think, as Chris Nevard discovered…

Model Rail magazine’s editor rounds up the latest modelling news

Taking the owners’ love of photography as inspiration, this Victorian house was given a family-focused contemporary makeover

This selection of striking projects shows the innovative ways in which a single-storey home can be transformed to meet the needs of its occupants

Annicka Locket and James Terry took an upside-down approach to turn a derelict outhouse into a barn with a difference

The design of this stunning oak frame home was carefully thought through to ensure it would stand the test of time