An extension that works with the steps, not against them

At Newhaven in Edinburgh, Pend makes an awkward change in level part of the design. The lesson starts with the route through the house.

A reading corner you’ll actually sit in

Forget the fantasy library for a moment. A comfortable chair, a properly placed light and a little breathing room can do the job.

The room between the kitchen and sitting room deserves a job

A north London townhouse shows how a middle room can earn its place, with somewhere to pause as well as somewhere to put the coats.

A seat by the house, or a reason to walk into the garden?

The most useful garden seat may be the convenient one. The most tempting may be somewhere else entirely.

The 15m2 extension that transformed an entire Victorian house

What Oti Mabuse’s new kitchen gets right about storage-first planning

One material, four jobs: inside the London loft built around cork

Four London Design Festival ideas worth borrowing at home now

The flooring edit: seven beautiful looks for 2027

Honeyed oak, timeworn stone and a little pattern: seven ways to give your next renovation a beautiful foundation.