The kitchen table worth making room for

An inherited table in a Bristol kitchen shows how much a proper seat can change a corner. The decision starts with where you would like to sit, then works back to the cupboards.

A downstairs loo with the confidence of a whole room

A patterned wall is only part of the picture. Three English cloakrooms show how the basin, floor, mirror and doorway view can make a small space feel properly considered.

A £4,000 second-hand kitchen

Claire and David Carr bought the cabinets and appliances for £4,000. Making them belong in their Dorset home took a different layout, skilled joinery and spending beyond the sale price.

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

Plan a small bathroom before you buy a single fitting: four constraints that decide the layout

How to give a standard kitchen a bespoke look

A standard kitchen can feel carefully made for its room. Before spending more on the doors, look at the exposed sides, the joins and the details your fitter will need to finish.