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

It’s second time lucky for George Dent , as he assembles a delightful kit of a Cheshire Lines Committee signal box, having made a pig’s ear of his first attempt!

We’d been living in a Victorian house with high ceilings just a mile away, but we were ready for a change. The house had very little garden, and we wanted to become a lot more self-sufficient by havin

It may have been the final piece in the jigsaw of an industrial backscene, but something about the structure didn’t sit right with George Dent . Eventually, he found the solution.

The current custodians of a Cotswolds manor have rekindled its centuries-old spirit, making a stylish and welcoming home

From low-cost upgrades to total transformations, an exterior makeover can boost the kerb appeal and value of your home