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Tucked in the Herefordshire countryside at Much Marcle, not far from its border with Gloucestershire, is Hellens Manor. Now presenting as a Tudor/Jacobean home, it predates those eras by some margin;

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Taking on a Jacobean hunting lodge with a leaky roof and a huge repair bill required dedication and ingenuity in equal measure. Luckily, Georgie Dunn saw beyond these problems and devised a plan to create a comfortable home for her family, while starting her own business

Keen to winkle out the character from beneath its glossy surface, this home’s owner set out to revive its period beauty with a mix of vintage and modern pieces, colourful accents and quirky finds

Contemporary artist Bridget Lansley applied her love of colour and composition to transform a run-down clapboard house on the Isle of Wight into a stunning seaside home

Three stellar estates in Wales and Staffordshire show how careful restoration is always worth the effort