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

JESS AND OLIVER HAVE TRANSFORMED A RUN-DOWN PERIOD PROPERTY BY ADDING AN OPEN-PLAN EXTENSION AND SELECTING A COLOUR PALETTE THAT REALLY PACKS A PUNCH

Paula knew what she wanted in her and husband Steve’s hunt for a bigger home: ‘I love a characterful, old house, and coming from a two-bedroom thatched cottage I had high expectations for our next mov

Spray-paint affordable lampshades with texture paint to give them a concrete look for less When I look back, I can’t believe how much we’ve done to this house. We tackled the work in stages over 18 mo

The scariest part about moving into our house was that my first month’s payslip as a teacher went on my first mortgage payment! I was 24 and we’d bought a two-up, two-down house with a stairlift and n

I grew up in Bristol so, after a few years of living in London, my husband, Joel, and I decided to move back to be closer to my mum. We wanted to put down roots and start a family. I didn’t see this h

This was the first room we renovated in the house that wasn’t just cosmetic, and we had a limited budget. To make the most of it, we shopped around, sourced all the products ourselves, and found local