Home on a budget

People are always surprised to hear that my home is rented from a housing association. We were originally renting a garden flat in a busy town, but I yearned for a place in the country, and this house

Using her artistic talents, Karen Willis turned a jaded former rental property into a stunning first home for her and her husband

After outgrowing our three-bedroom house where my eldest son was squashed into the box room, we started looking at new-build homes in the same County Durham village. At the time, I’d never even painte

A roll of wallpaper and a vision of Barbie’s Dreamhouse were the starting point for this whimsical bathroom transformation

Out-of-the-box thinking and creative flair helped Claire and David Carr reinvent their kitchen on a budget

THEY’D NO LONGER BE MEEK AND MILD. THIS SEASON, DESIGNERS ARE FAVOURING A BOLDER TAKE ON PAINT SHADES AND CREATING HARMONY WITH NEUTRAL FURNISHINGS