Style & substance

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

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

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

Reworking the layout of this open-plan kitchen to have quiet areas for all the family was a huge success

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

Thanks to an innovative renovation, a tiny two-up two-down cottage has been completely transformed into a wonderfully lofty, open-plan space