‘we made our rental into a handmade home’

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

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

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

Designer Caitlin Jones Ghajar reworked this home’s layout to make it more welcoming then added wonderful textures to up the allure

SARAH JONES HAS CREATED A HOME FILLED WITH COLOUR, CHARACTER AND CLEVER STORAGE SOLUTIONS

A clever rearrangement of this garden flat has ensured that every inch is filled with purpose and beauty