Thanks for the tips; I stopped using the US site when it changed to this layout because: I now need two extra clicks (Stories > Latest from Houzz) to find the general feed of stories or, on my 'home page', I have to scroll and search for the stories hidden between the photos. If my 'personalised home page' shows mostly what I choose to see, how will I stumble across interesting ideas, decor etc that I would never have thought of, broaden my horizons, be exposed to new things? Over-personalisation is a bubble of insulation from new ideas. I will try to become accustomed, although this feels like a step backward.

I can't help but speculate that perhaps the reason so many houses featured are London based or more high-end properties is because most of the case studies are uploaded by architecture or design professionals who employ professional photographers to show off the finished results. These services aren't cheap and I don't imagine these companies get too many requests from owners of smaller 30's - 70's era homes, especially from outside the capital, because the homeowners won't see a return on the investment. I would have thought requesting design-savvy home owners load more of their own photo's would help bridge the gap. Perhaps on the next newsletter you can ask homeowners to consider contributing any photos of spaces they are particularly proud of?

Thank you! Move in any time, as long as you don't mind selling a few bits of furniture while you're there :D You'll be pleased to hear we have started tackling the workshop and, two days of solid reorganisation later, I am exhausted but it's looking better. I'm sure with your skills it would have been done rather more efficiently/quickly but the rain hasn't helped - every time we moved things outside to give ourselves some space, it would start again and we'd be dragging it all back in! On the plus side it helped persuade me to part with some of the damper items ;)

Yes agree with you!!! Houzz helps me unwind at the end of the day, love reading the nice articles and appreciate the brilliant homes and their photography! Can we stop being seen as customers for a change!!