Silversmith Hal Messel lives and works in a unique property he created from a stone chapel.

Ben Baglio and Richard Wilson bought a dilapidated Thirties property, knocked it down and built a new house next to the River Alde in Suffolk.

Creative thinking can turn brownfield land into a vital weapon against London’s housing shortage. 

Bringing a dilapidated Georgian house back to life in Holborn was perfect for a family that loves a Dickensian Christmas.

Portrait photographer Jonathan Root turned a studio that was once an old piano factory outhouse into a three-storey home that has been named as London's most innovative house extension at the Don't Move, Improve awards.

Maya longed for a proper dressing room, Ran was desperate for a meditation space, while the children wanted a playroom of course — with a climbing wall.

Surprises await in the McLeod home which proved a perfect test-bed for the make-it-happen design ideas devised by the owners, creative director Lyndsay and architect Duncan.

Instead of one tired house with wonky angles, there are now two lively, bright family houses, full of good ideas.