Renovating this Victorian property was a labour of love for Emer Gillespie, who’s created a space packed with clever touches

WHEN BECKY AND IAN SAW THIS ELEGANT PERIOD PROPERTY IN THEIR MUCH-LOVED HOME TOWN OF COLCHESTER THEY KNEW IT WAS ‘THE ONE’

Longevity was at the forefront of the refresh of this Victorian terrace, where designer Sophie Pringle has created a hard-working family home that stills feels refined

NEW PARENTS FRANKY AND JACK REWORKED A DATED STUDENT HOUSE INTO A COLOURFUL FAMILY HOME

Serendipity played a big part in designer Fiona Duke finding this house and then it took time to make it her own

Emma and Archie Dennis have given their farmhouse a new lease of life using uplifting colours and jaunty patterns