‘i chose full-on colour injection’

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

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

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

When she moved to Warwickshire after 23 years in London, Jenny Packwood threw herself into transforming her new-build home into a welcoming, light-filled refuge

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

BY CONVERTING THEIR GARAGE AND RETHINKING THE GROUND FLOOR LAYOUT, MEL AND GREIG SINCLAIR HAVE CREATED A HOME THAT WORKS FOR FAMILY LIFE