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This family’s newly renovated house was smart, but it needed something extra to feel like home...

Characterful features and thoughtful colour choices have turned this once-tired house into a warm family home

Turning up the dial on both colour and comfort was vital when the owners returned to the period house they’d rented out

Crittall windows, cork flooring and pale ash wood were used to sympathetically extend this Cotswolds home

An ingenious solution took this L-shaped property from gloomy and awkward to light, open and sociable

Rethinking the layout and adopting a calm palette turned a rundown Victorian semi into a beautiful family home

This modern house has personality galore thanks to clever colour, graphic pattern and simple décor

Celebrating the original features of this period property while revising the layout made it both elegant and practical

Cocooning colours, a mix of old and new furniture, and a sociable layout put the new owners’ stamp on this Kent house

A side-return extension, plenty of seating and storage, and a soft, calm palette transformed this Victorian home

Blasts of bold colour have given this Victorian house life and personality