Terraced cottage interior

When renovating a 19th-century Victorian terrace house in South London, Patalab Architecture first turned to its bones. “The house, when purchased by our client, was in a tired state and there were major structural issues that needed to be addressed, justifying the opportunity to fundamentally rearrange the layout,” says Uwe Schmidt-Hess, founder and director, noting its narrow width at 4 meters, or roughly 13 feet.

The owner updated a dark and dingy house into a sophisticated, stylish interior with a calming palette

The bargain-hunter owner has saved a fortune by recycling and transforming furniture for her Yorkshire cottage

When interior designer Bee Osborn first left London with her teenage daughter in favour of the Cotswolds, she didn’t plan on making the move permanent. But with her two other grown-up daughters quickly joining her (a response to the pandemic) the family soon settled into a new life at their idyllic country cottage. Choosing to undertake some extensive, albeit thoughtful, renovations, Bee set about creating a warm and stylish home brimming with texture, natural materials and practical…

Victorian terraced location house 3 bedroom, rear garden with decking on lower patio and limestone steps/upper patio

A handsome detached Cotswold stone town house location in the centre of Stow on the Wold.

Filled with eclectic treasures picked up on her travels, Louise Lingwood's Hertfordshire Victorian worker's cottage is a holiday scrapbook come to life

A super compact railway workers' cottage with an urban oasis to the rear and space breathe in a ultra dense urban site

From repainting the bedroom walls and putting up new shelves in the kitchen to replacing light fixtures and outlets, our busy lifestyles often keep us away from renovating our homes.