The ground floor is almost done. The design looks big and open – totally different from the two-bedroom bungalow we started with. The cooker hood and wall tiles were the finishing touches in the kitchen, setting the theme for the whole room – so the cupboard handles and towel holder are copper, to match the extractor, and the tiles echo the darker blue of the island…
Want to feel cocooned while letting out your extravagant side? It's time to turn our eye towards dark interiors and embrace the trend for deep shades and overall maximalism…
I look back at the woman who naively thought she could live in her new house and renovate at the same time and laugh. What was I thinking? But I suppose with having absolutely no experience and secretly thinking I’m tougher than I actually am, there was no way of knowing that dust is the devil, microwave food gets boring very quickly, something nearly always goes wrong, and that dust is the devil…
Open-plan living is popular as ever, but there is a new take on this popular style: broken plan. No, I'm not talking about reintroducing firm walls – rather, this style is about finding clever ways to create 'rooms within the room'. How, I hear you ask? I quizzed five experts on their tips to make it work…
When choosing a new kitchen, you have to really think about what your dream space should look like. For me? Large with an island to sit at and a space for a walk-in larder. I want to be able to stay involved with friends and family without being hidden away in a separate space…
The days may be getting shorter and colder, but that doesn't mean we can't enjoy our gardens as much as possible – these outdoor heating options will help you stay cosy, even on breezy days …
After only a couple of weeks of the builders being on site, they had stripped our bungalow back to basically nothing, with just a few walls left standing here and there – my husband Dave and I often mused it would have been easier to knock it down and start again. The speed they went at was certainly impressive, it was different every time we visited…
Sure, the idea of having an extra-large, ceiling-mounted rainfall shower that puffs out perfumed water that also plays whale music at home is something I wouldn’t say no to. Equally, I would love my bathroom to include a sauna, steam room and for good measure a masseuse on standby for whenever I get a stiff neck…