Ideal Home UK
‘We Bought This House Without Viewing It'
Melanie and Jonty Rhodes snapped up this historic, coastal Cape Town house, despite its modest size and unusual layout
1 min |
August 2019
Ideal Home UK
‘It's Ideal For Two Amateurs!'
Hampered by a lack of green fingers, Susan and Henry Parker hired a professional to turn their small garden into a low-maintenance outdoor room
1 min |
August 2019
Ideal Home UK
‘It's A Family Living Space As Much As A Kitchen'
Sarah Wood and Matt Williams embraced open-plan living when they knocked down walls to create a combined kitchen, dining and living room
1 min |
August 2019
Ideal Home UK
‘I Converted My Stable Into A Craft Studio'
When her passion started to take over the house, Gail Grant turned an outbuilding into her ideal escape from family life and her endless ‘to do’ list…
1 min |
August 2019
Ideal Home UK
‘I Built My Dream Home By The Sea'
Alicia Trevor bought a tumbledown bungalow and replaced it with this stunning home, designed inside and out to look as if it has stood for years
2 min |
August 2019
Ideal Home UK
‘Country Cottages Can Be Glam, Too'
Rachel and Manuel Nogueira’s Cornwall home mixes laid-back, family-friendly practicality with some very grown-up luxury and polish
2 min |
August 2019
25 Beautiful Homes
Scandinavian Blend
Allison Lindeman and her husband Oeyvind were determined to bring their cosy, minimalist take on Nordic design to their renovation plans.
2 min |
August 2019
25 Beautiful Homes
Treasure Trove
Georgia and James Broome have revived their once-neglected home by filling it with mementos from years living overseas.
2 min |
August 2019
25 Beautiful Homes
Summer Magic
Clara Tengbom fulfilled a lifelong dream when she built her own special retreat on an idyllic Swedish island
3 min |
August 2019
25 Beautiful Homes
Second Sight
Despite initially dismissing a tired Fifties house, Sarah and Ken Loveday took another look and saw it could become the spacious family home they needed.
3 min |
August 2019
25 Beautiful Homes
Outward Bound
A new extension with a modernist sensibility beautifully connects Alex and Dave Bennett’s home with its outdoor spaces.
2 min |
August 2019
25 Beautiful Homes
On The Right Path
A unexpected sign pointed designers Poppy Treffry and Justin Duance in the welcome direction of a striking and individual home.
3 min |
August 2019
25 Beautiful Homes
Nature's Bounty
An old schoolhouse enabled artist Gunnel Sahlin to create a nourishing environment in which to live and work
3 min |
August 2019
25 Beautiful Homes
Natural Beauty
Marie Engberg’s home reflects her belief that sustainable design and timeless interiors go hand in hand.
2 min |
August 2019
25 Beautiful Homes
Converted In Colour
Tor Vivian’s barn conversion has been brought to life with a mix of vintage, modern and antique furniture – and lots of colourful artwork
2 min |
August 2019
Ideal Home UK
‘We Extended The Full Width Of The House'
Family life nudged Amaresh and Neerali Joshi to enlarge and reorganise their new home’s living space
2 min |
July 2019
Ideal Home UK
‘We Redesigned A Boxy Old Bungalow'
Andrew and Maria Ford took a basic chalet bungalow and turned it into a bigger, more contemporary-looking property
2 min |
July 2019
Ideal Home UK
‘We Brought This Abandoned Cottage Back To Life'
Merry and Ben Albright took on a Victorian cottage that had been unsympathetically renovated in the Seventies
3 min |
July 2019
Ideal Home UK
‘Inside, It Was A Seventies Disaster'
Sarah Allchorn bought a barn with bags of character on the outside but a chronically dated interior, and gave it a radical rethink
3 min |
July 2019
Ideal Home UK
‘We Bought Our Fantasy House On A Whim'
When serial Rightmove browser Firgas Esack saw her dream country house online – hundreds of miles away in Norfolk – she never imagined that she’d end up living in it…
4 min |
July 2019
Ideal Home UK
Hidden Gems In Devon
Pile in the car and head south west for a staycation in one of these special escapes you’ll want to return to year after year…
4 min |
July 2019
Ideal Home UK
'We Replaced A Badly Designed Extension'
Alastair Bigley and Danielle Atherton cleared the way for a new one-level, openplan space at the back
2 min |
July 2019
Homes & Interiors Scotland
Pedal To The Metal
THEY SAY IT TAKES A LITTLE LUCK to get a business off the ground.
2 min |
July-August 2019
Homes & Interiors Scotland
The Big Picture
Walls are setting the scene this season
2 min |
July-August 2019
Homes & Interiors Scotland
Good Impressions
A splendid new studio complex in Edinburgh adds to the capital’s growing portfolio of cool and creative artist spaces
2 min |
July-August 2019
Homes & Interiors Scotland
Kit Kemp
The creative force behind a portfolio of chic and glamorous hotels in London and New York, Kit Kemp is renowned not only for her unique interiors but also as an author, a respected champion of British art, craft and sculpture, and as a designer of textiles, fragrance and homewares
3 min |
July-August 2019
Homes & Interiors Scotland
Flight Of Fancy
A UNIQUE, AERODYNAMIC HOUSE HAS LANDED ON A PRIVATE AIRFIELD SOUTH OF GLASGOW AND SCOOPED A MAJOR RIAS AWARD
5 min |
July-August 2019
Homes & Interiors Scotland
Case Study - American Dream
If the mountain won’t come to Muhammad, then Muhammad must go to the mountain.
3 min |
July-August 2019
Homes & Interiors Scotland
Behind Closed Doors Craven Dunnill Jackfield
Britain’s last encaustic tile-maker has been around for 150 years and is increasingly sought-after for its time-honoured skills
2 min |
July-August 2019
Ireland's Homes Interiors & Living Magazine
Old Meets New
With the addition of a modern extension and the expertise of architect Niall Henry, Aoife and Ralph have created a stylish and spacious home perfect for them and the needs of their growing family.
3 min |