Latest articles by Heather Dixon
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Real home: Extended garden flat is an architectural gem
First-time buyers Lois and Guy used their industry skills to turn a tired old ground-floor flat into a spacious modern home
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Real home: Wraparound extension turns too-small family home into dream space
When Kier and Paul Rhodes outgrew their old house, they found the answer lay in improving rather than moving
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Real home: Empty period home gets a bold modern makeover
James and Matt's colourful design choices have restored the faded glamour of their Edwardian home
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Real home: Crafted Christmas cottage has all the festive feels
With its rustic character and cosy interior, Karen and Adam Griggs’ former worker’s cottage is the perfect Christmas getaway
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Real home: be inspired by this beautiful Grade II-listed Welsh longhouse
Christine and Neville Brown’s cottage in Wales has a long and fascinating history that has shaped the character of their unusual period home
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Real home: a former mill keeper’s house is given an elegant update
Belinda and Hamish Alexander’s unusual approach to househunting has served them well. They found a former mill keeper’s home and set about transforming it and filling it with family treasures
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Real homes: a period cottage is given a vintage, New England feel
After buying a period cottage as a ‘stopgap’ home, Abi Campbell then fell head over heels in love with it
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Real home: a renovated seaside Arts and Crafts home
After years of renting holiday properties across the UK, Kathleen and Scott Simpson have finally found the perfect place to make an escape from the city
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Real home: an open-plan new build packed with personality
Amanda and Richard Monaghan went way over budget to create their dream home – find out why it was worth it
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Real garden: an award winning cottage garden
Brimming with frothy blooms, this pretty cottage garden of a Grade II listed stationmaster's house won best garden in the Period Living Awards
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Real home: a renovated Georgian farmhouse in Yorkshire
A love for original features inspired the new look for this renovated Georgian farmhouse
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Christmas house: a converted 19th century school gets a festive transformation
Reinventing old furniture has been an education as this old village school has been transformed into an extraordinary family home
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Real home: an apartment refurbishment celebrates its Libertines' history
Alexandre Liaume’s London apartment came with a colourful past, so he gave it a bright new look to let history shine through
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Real home: an idyllic lakeside summerhouse
Linda Kilburn transformed the bottom of her garden and created a relaxed new living space when she built a charming summerhouse on the waterside – complete with rowing boat
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Real home transformation: a lovingly restored Yorkshire cottage with classic country interiors
Once damp and dated, this Grade II-listed cottage on the North Yorkshire Moors is now brimming with quintessential English charm
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An eclectic Victorian semi
When an artistic couple decided to reinterpret their Victorian semi-detached house, the results were a colourful blend of bold styles and global influences
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Real home: a dramatic remodel of a 19th century seaside home
A modern makeover and double-height extension have transformed a period property into a modern, light-filled space
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Cornish medieval barn
Rob and Claire Colwill took on a listed Cornish barn, turning it into a contemporary family space
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Real home: an extended country house
Paul and Fiona Abadjian added an oak-frame extension, almost doubling the size of their house, and renovated the property to an award-winning standard
