THINK YOU NEED TO STICK TO PLAIN AND NEUTRAL FLOORING IN YOUR SMALL BATHROOM TO AVOID OVERWHELMING IT? THINK AGAIN…

TV and radio broadcaster Martin is an RHS judge and former head gardener

One of the biggest, and costliest, jobs for renovators comes with updating an outmoded heating and plumbing system — surveyor Ian Rock’s guide explains all you need to know

Don’t consign that faded and tatty rug you inherited to the skip, warns Catriona Gray. A specialist repairer can work miracles on even the most unloved pieces

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The success of Jorge and Carin’s Kent extension owed itself to clever design solutions and a combination of talents