With many of us leading busy lives and our homes serving multiple purposes, from working and pastimes to entertaining and relaxing, an additional footprint could serve to improve functionality. A gard

Our panel of design experts helps us decide between scrimp and splurge-worthy finishes, fixings and furniture

fter its closure and abandonment in 1969, St Andrew’s Chapel, a once handsome 15th-century gatehouse abbey in Boxley, Kent, stood for 50 years in a state of decay, at ever-increasing risk of ruin. Tod

Wellness, the word, has been around for centuries, but it’s only in the last decade or two that it has become commonplace. An Oxford English Dictionary graph of how frequently it has been used over ti

Tucked away in the heart of busy west London is a tiny but enchanting garden full of hidden corners, playful elements and unusual woodland plants

The latest from Carol's beautiful cottage garden… plus her diary for the week!