‘it made sense to house swap!’

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

Feeling hemmed-in in her 1960s semi on an estate in the market town of Ramsbottom, Greater Manchester, Kelly Farrar-Smith started looking further afield. ‘We were totally overlooked, in every directio

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

Using her artistic talents, Karen Willis turned a jaded former rental property into a stunning first home for her and her husband

Many buyers overlook Sixties properties but, as one Liverpool couple discovered, their clean lines and generous proportions offer the perfect opportunity to add character and create a welcoming family home

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