Homebuilding & Renovating
How to downsize your home
Ready to live in a smaller abode? Scaling back need not mean sacrificing style or feeling cramped. Our guide shares some brilliant tips on how to downsize successfully
10+ min |
May 2023
Homebuilding & Renovating
Small but mighty house extensions
Build a little but add a lot - these small but clever house extensions are an inspiring example of how much can be added by just expanding out slightly
3 min |
May 2023
Homebuilding & Renovating
Cantilevered garden room
The ground-floor flat in this handsome Victorian villa has been transformed via the addition of a dramatic rear extension, clad in sand-faced red tile
1 min |
May 2023
Homebuilding & Renovating
Future facing
What started as a holiday home for Mike and Sue Nicholls turned into a high-tech, energy-efficient new build with stunning sea views
5 min |
May 2023
Homes & Gardens
The rise of the snug
Ranging from a reading nook to a roomier space to gather for drinks or movies, the snug is the get-away-from it all place we all need
8 min |
May 2023
Homes & Gardens
Design rules
This month, designer Summer Thornton shares her methods for making halls shine
3 min |
May 2023
Homes & Gardens
MAINE ATTRACTION
This elegant home in America's easternmost state is the result of a special partnership between Nina Campbell and Ferguson & Shamamian
2 min |
May 2023
Real Homes
THE STYLE file
With a background in fashion, Chloe couldn’t wait to shift her focus to interior design, creating plenty of colourful and budget-friendly ideas for her family home
3 min |
May 2023
Real Homes
Greige
A blend of two classic neutrals creates a shade that's the perfect balance of cool and warm. Colour guru Amelia shares why we needed this new hue in our lives
2 min |
May 2023
Real Homes
DOWN TO business
Jessica and Matt's hands-on transformation of their flat resulted in a characterful home, and kick-started a new venture together
3 min |
May 2023
Real Homes
PARTY ready
Charlotte and Andrew have cleverly linked their home and garden with a combination of raised decking, established planting and smart styling
3 min |
May 2023
Real Homes
A GUIDE TO Picture windows
Create an impactful feature, maximise the views from your home, and boost natural light with large fixed glazing
4 min |
May 2023
Real Homes
FOCUS ON Decking
Take your outside living spaces to the next level with new decking in traditional wood or contemporary composites
4 min |
May 2023
25 Beautiful Homes
RETURN to splendour
Lara Wasson has revived this listed building to create an incredible family home filled with personality - and it's energy efficient, too
2 min |
May 2023
25 Beautiful Homes
Three in one
Sam Dascombe and Jeremy Flindall brought their property's three distinct parts together to create one unique family home
2 min |
May 2023
Country Homes & Interiors
TULIP FEVER
Celebrate the riotous colour and variety of this flamboyant bulb by planting them in pots and placing them where you can enjoy them best
1 min |
May 2023
Country Homes & Interiors
Outdoor showers
Give your garden a holiday feel, or get your daily dose of cold water therapy, with an outdoor shower
5 min |
May 2023
25 Beautiful Homes
No place like home
It may have had dodgy electrics and rooms not touched since the 50s, but for Rebecca and David Rutter this house was their dream
2 min |
May 2023
25 Beautiful Homes
Capital venture
When an apartment on her street in Amsterdam came up for sale, interior designer Nicoline Beerkens couldn't resist the chance to begin a new project
2 min |
May 2023
25 Beautiful Homes
LET THERE BE LIGHT
Knocking two rooms together has transformed this kitchen from dark and cramped to bright and spacious
1 min |
May 2023
25 Beautiful Homes
In the RIGHT TONE
A palette of extraordinary colours has made Ana Engelhorn's 17th-century farmhouse absolutely fabulous
2 min |
May 2023
25 Beautiful Homes
GOOD VIBES
Relaxed earthy tones and vintage styles brought personality back into a previously plain white living space
1 min |
May 2023
Country Homes & Interiors
GRACE UNDER PRESSURE
Having endured fire, flood and storm damage over the past eight years, this 16th-century cottage belonging to Jo Brown has been beautifully restored to become a home full of elegance and style
3 min |
May 2023
Country Homes & Interiors
DREAM WEAVING
This former weaver's cottage in the Cotswolds is a downsizers' dream, featuring charm, character and convenience - in abundance
2 min |
May 2023
Country Homes & Interiors
PERFECT TASTE
A Victorian villa has been stripped of 1980s trimmings and is now a light-filled and elegant home for cook Gemma Wade
2 min |
May 2023
Living Etc UK
anatomy of a room
Here, fabulously fresh tones meet up to make a scheme that's both exuberant and calm - colour expert Ruth Mottershead explains why it works
2 min |
May 2023
Living Etc UK
OPPOSITION PARTY
Architect Francesca Venturoni's uber-chic family apartment is a masterclass in contradictory forms
2 min |
May 2023
Living Etc UK
MATERIAL GAINS
Taking her cue from the concrete, copper and steel on the outside of this Aussie abode, interior decorator Simone Haag made the materials the stars of the show on the inside the result is a home rich to the core
2 min |
May 2023
Living Etc UK
TRENDING INNOVATION digital fitness
A GUIDED AT-HOME WORKOUT JUST GOT EASIER THANKS TO SOME SMART PERSONAL TRAINER GADGETS
2 min |
May 2023
Living Etc UK
ROUND TO OURS
Italian superbrand Gallotti&Radice has furnished an apartment in Milan - longtime fan Pip Rich calls in
2 min |