After visiting Ireland on a painting holiday, Sue and Mark Gilkey decided to take the plunge and buy a traditional cottage there with an inspiring coastal setting, and sweeping views of the sea

For artist Nellie Shepherd, the landscape outside her painstakingly renovated farmhouse is just as important as the colourful scene inside it

Chantal and Rob Powell have used sympathetic methods and materials to give their ancient Dorset farm a new relevance for the 21st century

HousekeeperAn Exhibition by Cathie PilkingtonFreud Museum London, until March 1 If you had stepped inside Sigmund Freud’s consulting room at Berggasse 19 at any point before 1938 when he made the move

A wartime relic has made a bright and unusual coastal home for Evelyn McNamara. Her inspired renovation is perfectly matched by its views of sea and sky

Every room scheme in this smart west London home, created by Hám Interiors, illustrates how being confident with colour pays off