‘both of us were total diy novices’

After outgrowing our three-bedroom house where my eldest son was squashed into the box room, we started looking at new-build homes in the same County Durham village. At the time, I’d never even painte

We moved into our new-build house in 2022, and it was a blank canvas, with white walls and no flooring. One of the biggest selling points for us was the solar panels and, from day one, we had ambitiou

Emma Parnell and her husband Jamie chose to buy this Victorian house to have more space for their growing family. ‘We decided to move purely because we needed to upsize,’ she explains. ‘We loved our o

I had moved into Matt’s flat in North Shields, but we were eager to buy a bigger place near Whitley Bay where we grew up. We viewed this house and, despite the decor not being our style, we could imag

With its earthy tones, bold artwork and Nordic-meets-mid-century vibe, this 1970s detached house in North Yorkshire is a masterclass in curated cool

Renovating and reconfiguring her 1960s home sparked a passion for interior design in its owner – and a new career opportunity