LOUISE AND PETER PROVE THAT BIG CHARACTER DOESN’T NEED A BIG BUDGET – JUST PLENTY OF RECLAIMED FINDS, CLEVER TWEAKS AND A LITTLE DIY KNOW-HOW

Preferring to shop second-hand, Imogen bought the rich red rug at Richmond Furniture Scheme, a furniture reuse charity in Twickenham, Middlesex, and the coffee table from Facebook Marketplace. She fou

In the early 1940s, the Royal Mint replaced the familiar image of a portcullis on the threepenny coin with a thrift plant. This was part of the government’s campaign reminding the public of the need f

We’d been renting for 16 years and lived in our previous property for 11 of those. It was our dream to own somewhere, but we knew we’d have to save hard, and that we’d probably need to take on somethi

There were two main sticking points when Teri Muncey began looking for a new home for her young family: time and a lack of options. ‘I was living nearby but I had to find somewhere to move quickly as

As the second-hand tackle market continues to boom, we catch up with Jon Stevenson of SMART Pre-Loved Tackle, who reveals a selection of his most in-demand items...