Brighten a blank kitchen by introducing multi-hued touches that add instant warmth and personality to the engine room of the home

Kitchen lighting needs to be practical, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be beautiful — as these wonderful designs illustrate

TRANSFORMING YOUR KITCHEN INTO THE WELCOMING HEART OF YOUR HOME IS EASY, THANKS TO OUR EXPERT LIGHTING ADVICE

Now that we’re into autumn/winter, it’s time to hunker down and turn our attention to staying in, entertaining friends and cooking with the family. Set the scene by creating a cosy, cocooning kitchen

Bright colours, an open layout and versatile lighting turned Sarah and John Yates’ unwelcoming subterranean kitchen into the heart of the home

These covetable, colourful and stylish laundry rooms take William Morris’s famous adage – have nothing in your home that’s not both useful and beautiful – and run with it. Discover 10 dreamy utility spaces that could help you romanticise the most menial of chores