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It wasn't all plain sailing when a London family set out to turn a derelict building in a glorious Cornish location into a modern waterside home. Published May 2013
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A family in Crouch End convinced their neighbours that extending their Edwardian home wouldn't block out light, and the result is a bright house with spacious living areas. Published May 2013
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Back in the Sixties a controversial modernist house was built next to a row of neat Georgian terraces homes. Now this Grade II-listed architectural treasure has been meticulously restored, mixing a Sixties aesthetic with contemporary finishes.
Published April 2013
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Designer Michela Imperiali Klemos transformed her west London Victorian house into a harmonious home using shades of grey, monochrome styling and accented colours that add an extra dimension. Published April 2013
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An Arts & Crafts house in Chiswick provided a family with the opportunity to create their dream kitchen with a side-return extension with skylights and bi-fold doors creating a bigger and brighter space. Published April 2013
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A gloomy Chelsea house was turned into an elegant family home by an interior designer's clever tricks to add extra 'space' and bring more light and storage into every room. Published April 2013
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We have ten top tips for Londoners eager to add value and create more space with home extensions, loft conversions and basement rooms, while keeping the costs down. Published March 2013
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Lucy Alexander of BBC's Homes Under the Hammer ignored her own advice when she bought an Arts and Crafts house that she'd never viewed. Lucy and her former footballer husband Stewart Castledine have now renovated the grand family home. Published March 2013
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Interior designers Emma Pocock and Bunny Turner are experts at transforming classic London terrace houses into light and modern homes using bold colour and vibrant pattern. We take a peek inside their homes and get their top style tips.
Published March 2013
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Across London there are 10,000 railway arches dissecting neighbourhoods. Archway Studios is a live-work building in Southwark built in and around a railway arch that takes advantage of the unused space around these viaducts. Published March 2013
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More Londoners are dreaming of building their own homes, but finding plots of land isn't easy. Self-builders shouldn't limit their search to empty sites - run-down properties, disused garages and large gardens could all have potential. Published March 2013
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A narrow plot of land in Notting Hill created a challenge for award-winning architect Cezary Bednarski, who has created a light and bright contemporary family house that still connects with its urban surroundings. Published March 2013
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Restaurateur Adam White removed the ground-floor interior walls of his home to create a large living and entertaining space, putting the open-plan kitchen/diner at the heart of his family's London home. Published February 2013
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As a family outgrew their cramped Grade II-listed Georgian terrace house in Hampstead they prepared to move - then their architect had the perfect space-creating plan to open up the side-return and add a stunning basement extension. Published February 2013
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The value of planning permission will be even greater once the Community Infrastructure Levy is introduced between now and 2014. Gaining consent for an extension to your home before it goes on the market can lead to a quick sale. Published February 2013
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A drab bungalow in Surrey was transformed into a modernist family home complete with an infinity pool and LED lights around the ceilings. It's so eye-catching that film-maker Ridley Scott asked to use it as a location. Published February 2013
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Many Londoners are outgrowing their small city homes and move to the suburbs to find space. But one family in Crouch End found a way to get the extra living space they craved - by finding a derelict plot of land and digging down. Published January 2013
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Holly Tucker, co-founder of shopping website notonthehighstreet.com, spent eight months transforming her south London Victorian house into a bright, open-plan family home. Published January 2013
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The average cost of a single square foot of floor space in Marylebone is £1,950 - so it's understandable that interior designer Daniel Hopwood was briefed to make the most of every inch of this small flat. Published January 2013
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Getting Christmas decorations right is an art. An art that stylist Jacky Hobbs excels at in her Richmond home. She reveals the tricks of her trade and shows us inside her enchanting home. Published December 2012
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One of Britain's top young poker aces threw his winnings into refurbishing a three-storey Victorian semi in Chiswick, transforming the space into a party house with a casino-style garden and clever lighting. Published November 2012
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A love for sci-fi films was the main inspiration behind the makeover of this Seventies Chiswick townhouse fitted with an illuminated porthole and colourful LED lights. Published November 2012
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Fashion designer John Rocha fell in love with an old Mayfair pub, turning it into a shop and an apartment, creating an oasis filled with natural materials and simple shapes in the middle of the vibrant West End. Published November 2012
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A Dulwich family overcame strict planning laws to transform their gloomy Edwardian semi into a bright and airy home - proving extensions don't just add monetary value but can improve your wellbeing. Published October 2012
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The conversion of this "house-like" Oxfordshire barn focused on returning the building to its former glory - and maximising space and light to create a contemporary family home. Published October 2012
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Farrow & Ball's expert international colour consultant, Joa Studholme, gives us a glimpse into her home to show just how she makes a bold colour palette work. Published October 2012
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A stylish B&B is the fashionable career choice for London families who want to enjoy a big country home. Published September 2012
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Photographer Eric Perlman - a self-confessed American ex-hippy - wanted a calm space with a New York warehousey feel when he redesigned his Bermondsey flat from scratch. It's on show this weekend as part of Open House. Published September 2012
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A trainee architect's first flat is a masterclass in how to turn a small space into a stylish home on a tight budget. Published September 2012
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After her divorce, Madeleine Sanderson wanted a fresh start in a very different home. A converted dairy was just the space for herself, her children and her art collection. Published September 2012
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A Bermondsey jam factory offered the ideal space for two architects wanting to create a live/work family home. Published August 2012
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One family's task was to please planners and local residents while building a radical new statement home in the Hertfordshire countryside. Published August 2012
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Sometimes it takes an artist's eye to make the most of a cramped apartment's potential. Published July 2012
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Two sheds at the bottom of the garden solved all the problems for one couple desperate to get their family life back. Published July 2012
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Moving to the country is a challenge for any modernista but one couple offer a lesson in how to make a barn conversion work. Published July 2012
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A light touch proves basements don't have to be dark and gloomy. Published June 2012
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Double-decker improvements helped a family make the most of their home without having to move. Published June 2012
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Passionate builder Hayley Dawes was back on site transforming her home the day after giving birth. Published June 2012
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Eleanor Jones celebrates the Fifties in a London house faithful to the enterprising spirit of the modern Elizabethan age. Published May 2012
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The first attempt at a makeover failed but the Sheridan's second go gave them a perfect family home. Published May 2012
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Mark Christophers, who co-founded the West Cornwall Pasty Company, also had ingenious ideas for a tired terrace house, which he transformed into a jaw-dropping, light-filled home. Published May 2012
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A tiny Lewisham flat was all Maurizio Pellizzoni could afford – but he had loft space and a wealth of good ideas. Published April 2012
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They had the perfect location and a great garden, now all one couple needed was space, light and a good-looking house. Published March 2012
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Edgy British design meets girly glamour in Jo Berryman's London home. Published March 2012
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Fashion addict Tara Nash-King uses her Notting Hill mews home as her designer shop to sell luxury classics. Published March 2012
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In 1726 Marmaduke Smith gave his new home in Spitalfields wow factor with a marble and mahogany hall. Three centuries on, one couple have rescued it. Published March 2012
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Celebrity florist Nikki Tibbles's 19th-century, five-storey townhouse becomes party central at this time of year. Published December 2011
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The tragedy for novelist India Knight is that Kinky Pink paint is out of production. H&P visits her Chalk Farm home. Published November 2011
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Where there's a will... A group of Londoners, determined to save the East End's heritage, came up with a brave plan that involved thinking inside the box. Published November 2011
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Cast away images of damp, dreary basements and discover that life below street level can provide the height of chic, urban style. Published October 2011
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Big-brand clients can't get enough of 'the mad designer in funny glasses'. H&P meets Steve Edge in his lively east London family home.
Published October 2011
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New relaxed planning rules will make it easier to convert commercial property into a home. Published October 2011
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Chantal Coady dreamed of owning a chocolate factory but until she did her south London home was covered in trays of truffles. Published October 2011
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Cashmere queen Victoria Stapleton left London for the bohemian splendours of a village home in Hertfordshire, in the same property that her husband spent his childhood. Published August 2011
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Buying an old house can throw up unwanted surprises. Jean-Jacques and Sophie Lorraine overcame every hurdle to build their family home in a north London conservation area. Published July 2011
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Undaunted by the size of a derelict Suffolk agricultural site beside the River Stour, designers Suzanne and John Fell-Clark turned it into homes for themselves and their family. Published July 2011
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Tucked away in an Algarve village, the owner of French Sole designs her latest shoe collections, distracted only by a daily visit to the local shop and its tethered goat. Published July 2011
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Sometimes it's worth sacrificing space and a garden for a great London location. Jeremy Southgate and his wife Maral, designed their two-bedroom Marylebone flat to be the perfect place for family life. Published June 2011
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A boxy little Maida Vale flat became a light and airy apartment with a smart roof terrace after a space-creative makeover that even came in on budget. Published June 2011
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H&P meets a couple who said goodbye to a noisy London flat and bought a revolutionary new home on the water Published June 2011
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Their builder went bankrupt, they had no roof, it was winter and their children were in the middle of GCSEs. But this Wandsworth couple turned disaster into a design triumph. Published May 2011
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Situated in the Niccone Valley, Castello di Reschio is a private estate boasting 2,000 acres of Umbrian countryside. The beautifully restored ruins make an idyllic second home retreat for wealthy owners. Published May 2011
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Perfume-maker to the stars Lyn Harris turned a dark space in Primrose Hill into a light-filled home with a cherished rooftop garden. Published May 2011
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When the going gets tough, TV adventurer Ben Fogle dreams of the west London home he shares with wife Marina. Published January 2011
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Cleo Barbour is as bold with colour in her house as she is with her signature stilettos. Published November 2010
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Light and airy with enormous windows and a glass floor above a plunging 45-degree grass slope, the Balancing Barn is causing a sensation as Suffolk's most exciting new holiday home. Published November 2010
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Queen of recycling and mother of six Bella Huddart styles her ex-council house with recession chic. Published October 2010
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Film producer Livia Firth plays the green role in the London family home she shares with Hollywood actor husband Colin, and is the creative director of a Chiswick-based eco-living shop. Published October 2010
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H&P meets the entrepreneurial trio behind multi-million-pound homeware company OKA - Lucinda Waterhouse, Annabel Astor - Sam Cam's mum, and Sue Jones - as they open its biggest store to date. Published September 2010
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Liz Jones is leaving her 'urban chic' Somerset farmhouse in search for more space for her rescue animals and a new chapter for her diary. Published August 2010
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Summer is the season for opportunistic thieves, so make your house burglar-proof. Published July 2010
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As he makes plans to remarry, Britain’s best-known publicist tells H&P about the big names he has entertained in the home he is now selling. Published January 2010
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All her bargain-hunting talent was needed when Alison Cork fell for a Belgravia town house she couldn’t afford. But her skills won the prize. Published November 2009
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Windows that turn opaque, see-through stairs and screens with lights. Glass is eco-friendly and looks stunning. Published July 2009
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Take a tour of delicious French B&Bs this summer and be inspired by both their owners, and their charming interiors. Published June 2009
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Interior designer Peter Leonard loves to mix-and-match his styles, which is why he bought a Greek revival villa in Bermondsey. Published May 2009
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Fabric company director Graham Noakes brought all of his space-creating and colour know-how to his Thamesside apartment. Published March 2009
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Author Alexandra Campbell has a budget smart home - even her dog Benji was recycled from a rescue home. Published February 2009
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As a child, Brigette Buchanan dreamed of growing up surrounded by cottage comforts. Now she’s turned her home into a business. Published February 2009
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Sculptor and interior designer Lucho Brieva has made a home and workplace in a large loft-style flat with versatile space and creative storage. Published January 2009
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A husband-and-wife architect team turned a warren of run-down offices in a Georgian building into a fabulous modern home. Published January 2009
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Designer Caroline Zoob lives in Virginia Woolf's magnificent former home, Monk's House in Rodmell, East Sussex. Published January 2009
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London is the design capital of the world, and our shops are filling up with the fabulous ideas showcased at this autumn's design shows. Published October 2008
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The king of British interior design finds inspiration where he is most happy - at home at Barton Court in west Berkshire. Published September 2008
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To convert a rundown one-bedroom flat into a modern town house took some creative thinking. Published August 2008
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Chelsea Design Centre’s personal shopper, Charlie Ford, puts her ideas to the test in a low-budget makeover of her tiny London flat. Published March 2008
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An architect couple used an armoury of money- and space-saving ideas when remodelling their Victorian home. Published February 2008
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Appley Hoare has roamed the world buying shabby-chic antiques, with which she fills her French home and sells from her London shop. Published January 2008