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

When our new-build estate became increasingly busy with lots of families, we decided to move somewhere a bit quieter with period features. At first, we made an offer on a different apartment, but the

When Mandy and David Ashcroft found themselves craving space during lockdown, they didn’t imagine the search would lead to a new-build. They’d always gravitated towards older properties and their 1920

Living in an old cottage in the Cotswolds, Vanessa Love wasn’t planning on a move 90 minutes away to Wiltshire, until her elderly mother, Ann, fell ill. ‘She was on her own, so I moved into her flat i

Many homeowners are discovering the aesthetic pleasure and functional value of vintage tableware. Kerryn Harper-Cuss explores how to seek out and imaginatively use period pieces

Experienced renovator Rebecca Jones embraced a fresh Cotswolds chapter, transforming a tired country house into a soulful, timeless home layered with history, charm and personal style