Haunted house

The scariest part about moving into our house was that my first month’s payslip as a teacher went on my first mortgage payment! I was 24 and we’d bought a two-up, two-down house with a stairlift and n

Spray-paint affordable lampshades with texture paint to give them a concrete look for less When I look back, I can’t believe how much we’ve done to this house. We tackled the work in stages over 18 mo

Having always opted for period properties in the past, Nicola Daly and partner Nick Savvides were intrigued after driving past a new-build house on the outskirts of Knutsford while on the school run.

Blending a monastic simplicity with warm shades, vibrant highlights and sculptural shapes, this converted church is now a heavenly haven that reflects both past and present

The sheer amount of work Rebecca Bethell took on to bring this Edwardian home back from the brink is impressive

When Sharon Foskett and her husband Cobie bought their run-down cottage in Cornwall, it was all systems go. Moving their young family into a caravan in the depths of winter, they worked around the clo