‘it’s amazing what paint and wallpaper can do’

THEY’D NO LONGER BE MEEK AND MILD. THIS SEASON, DESIGNERS ARE FAVOURING A BOLDER TAKE ON PAINT SHADES AND CREATING HARMONY WITH NEUTRAL FURNISHINGS

Out-of-the-box thinking and creative flair helped Claire and David Carr reinvent their kitchen on a budget

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

Emma Parnell and her husband Jamie chose to buy this Victorian house to have more space for their growing family. ‘We decided to move purely because we needed to upsize,’ she explains. ‘We loved our o

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

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