Building your dream outdoors

To help self-builders transform muddy plots into luscious garden havens, Anita Magee of Tobermore looks at the top trends inspiring garden design. Current garden trends are seeing a strong focus on blending luxury with sustainability, creating outdoor areas that are... View Article

Designing with doors in mind

Deuren’s Ian Chubb shares how specifying doors early unlocks better design choices, avoids compromise and keeps your self-build ambitions on track. From structural planning and detailed budgeting to sourcing materials and managing timelines, building or renovating your dream home is... View Article

Delivering interior moisture protection with Knauf and CCF

With increasing pressure on housebuilders to deliver high quality homes quickly and efficiently, reliable access to performance-led interior building products is essential. That’s why CCF, one of the UK’s leading distributors of insulation and drylining solutions, partners with manufacturers like... View Article

New walk-in shower enclosures from Kinedo

Kinedo has revamped its range of walk-in showers and added some stunning new options to the range. The Solo range brings together a range of existing products in a variety of sizes with a range of door options, including pivot,... View Article

Meadfleet shortlisted for three awards at 2025 SME National Business Awards

Open space management company Meadfleet have been shortlisted in three prestigious categories at this year’s SME Business Awards: Corporate Social Responsibility Sustainability Positive Impact These nominations highlight Meadfleet’s continued dedication to responsible open space management, biodiversity enhancement across residential developments,... View Article

Balancing conservation, re-purposing and modern tourism

Sustainable construction extends through to the detail of air distribution in Edinburgh’s latest hotel The Resident Edinburgh. Winner of the Retrofit category at the 2025 Scottish Design Award, the modern venue demonstrates effective re-purposing of a 1950s office building that... View Article

A house of two halves

A chance to design their own home from scratch in their favourite part of London was far too good an opportunity to pass up for Lily Wood and her family TEXT CAROL BURNS IMAGES PHIL COFFEY When Lily and Rob... View Article

Interior Inspiration: Living Rooms

Whether you need to find the perfect sofa for relaxing in the evenings or some handy storage to keep things tidy, we’ve curated a selection of products from the comfortable to the practical to help you create your ideal living... View Article

Flexible elegance

Adam Brown of The Painted Furniture Company discusses how customisable freestanding furniture offers flexible, high-quality pieces that adapt over time and combine personal style, durability and design continuity. For anyone embarking on the rewarding journey of building their own home,... View Article

Marmox holding the line on NHBC wetroom requirements

Not only does 2025 mark the 25th anniversary of Harry Parsons setting up Marmox UK Ltd, but it will also remind many longer-serving bathroom and wetroom specialists of when the manufacturer’s remarkable Multiboard product first became available to the home... View Article