‘our eclectic home tells the story of who we are’

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

RYAN JAMES AND PARTNER CRAIG HAVE TOTALLY TRANSFORMED THEIR SMALL COTTAGE WITH SMART DECORATING AND SPACE-SAVING TRICKS

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

HOW AMY AND JON’S EXTENSION BECAME A CLEAN-LINED, CLUTTER-FREE SPACE THAT’S FULL OF HIDDEN STORAGE

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

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