Though there are few rules that cannot be bent when it comes to decorating – apart from staying true to one’s own personal expression – it does help to turn to the experts for guidance. Specialists, w

In the process of updating her 18th-century home, this owner found herself unexpectedly drawn to bright patterns and lively colours, bringing warmth and joy into the hubbub of their cosy family space

Queen of print, Cath Kidston welcomes us into her cosy family living room, which is filled with colour, pattern and personality

This house had so much character and soul, we just had to buy it. When the previous owner told us she was a white witch, and that good spirits lived in the house, that clinched it for me! And she was

I was pregnant with our second child when we started house hunting during Covid, taking advantage of the stamp duty freeze. We’d outgrown our small house and the layout didn’t work for a young family.

Take the plunge with a highly saturated shade that is both deep and vibrant. This sumptuous teal, Mylands’ Colour of the Year, has been chosen ‘for its cocooning nature and sense of balance. Rather th