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The Parquet Floors of This U.K. Country Home Are Made of Ash Felled On-Site
The residence is deeply reverential of it setting, blending with the apple orchard around it that’s been in the family for...
How They Pulled It Off: A Terrace House Gets a Sustainable Glow-Up—With Help From Its Homeowners
When “Great British Bake Off” runner-up James Morton and his wife decided to renovate themselves, they reached the limit of their...
They Made Their Home Bigger and Still Cut the Energy Bill by 75 Percent
A London couple expanded their Victorian with a modular kit, retrofitting it in the process with a low-carbon envelope.
Before & After: A Razor-Sharp Roofline Actually Expands a Family of Four’s London Home
A sawtooth pattern tops a kitchen extension, just part of a whole-home renovation for a semidetached residence in Ealing.
The Garden Is the Heart of This Revived London Terrace House
Oliver Leech Architects brings in skylights, sliders, and swaths of sage to give a dreary Herne Hill home a fresh start.
Pink Paint Wainscoting Unifies a Formerly Dreary Terrace Home in London
Swaths of color—including jade green, yellow, and blue—punch up the home’s preserved Victorian details, right down to the stained...
Past Meets Present in This Fresh Addition to a Centuries-Old English Farmhouse
A light-filled extension by Tom Turner Architects nods to the history and craft of a 17th-century home.
Before & After: A Faux Mountain Inspired by Disneyland Caps This Riotous Renovation in London
Architect Mat Barnes transforms his Edwardian home into a postmodern playground of pattern and color.