Home Tours

Take a tour around the most inspiring homes in the UK and discover tips and tricks for your own home decorating projects, whatever your budget. Step inside our Good Homes choice of the most beautiful real homes, look around every room and meet the homeowners.

By Paisley Tedder

Explore the Preserve Cottage on the outskirts of Cardiff


This stunning cottage is a beautiful, tranquil spot located in Cefn Mably. It's absolutely stunning inside and out, and has recently been renovated by Kate Fryer, luxury interior designer at Khaya Studio. We spoke to Kate about the project and took a peek inside This stunning cottage is a beautiful, tranquil spot located in Cefn Mably. As a village on the outskirts of Cardiff, it was the former Gameskeeper Cottage on the Ruperra Castle Estate. It's absolutely stunning inside and out, and has recently been renovated by Kate Fryer, luxury interior designer at Khaya Studio. The owners of Preserve C

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‘We completely renovated the garden and Paul did the deck himself with boards from Travis Perkins. We spotted some stylish Aruba garden furniture in grey at Roxton Garden Centre.’

Explore this quirky and stylish thatched cottage in St Neots

Floral wallpaper, rich tones and plenty of quirky accessories have allowed Kerry Ashby’s eclectic style to shine

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Home renovation – four-bed Edwardian semi in Dartmouth

A spectacular riverside backdrop was the starting point for the dramatic renovation of Evelyn and Simon Burton’s Edwardian home in Dartmouth

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Self-build project – 1950s bungalow to 5-bed modern home

Davi Chikasha-Auld and husband Matt’s Hertfordshire bungalow made way for a global-inspired self-build that marries the best bits of the old with the new

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Home renovation – 5-bed Victorian terrace in Hampshire

In looking for a reno project, Claire and Nick Harvey never expected to find the perfect house to put their eclectic stamp on so close by.

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Home renovation project – Three-bed Edwardian semi

Madelaine and Andrew Maddock’s interiors approach bridged the gap between traditional period details and a contemporary extension for a co-ordinated look

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Home makeover – Victorian school apartment

Living in part of an already converted school meant Rachel and Rob Hill could focus on the fun finishing touches.

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Home renovation – Double-fronted Victorian semi

The carefully planned renovation of Amanda and Oliver Wilson’s Victorian semi in East Sussex works perfectly as their children grow.

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Home renovation project: Georgian terrace house in London

When Helen Andrews moved her then-boyfriend Michael into her one-bedroom flat in Bethnal Green,...

By Madeline Bennett

Home renovation: Updating a 1930s end-of-terrace

Operations manager Ciara Murphy and her partner, lead project engineer Daniel Bowen, discovered...

By Madeline Bennett

Home renovation project: The perfect home at Christmas

Finding a property with potential played a big part in Rebecca and Lee Rutland’s search for a...

By Laurie Davidson

‘We bought the house next door to gain more space’

On an evening drive down a country lane, Julia and Steffan stumbled across this house situated in a small coastal villag...

By Sara D'Souza

‘It feels like a Mediterranean retreat here’

After years living in London as a student at The Royal College of Art then a film and TV production designer, Luana Hans...

By Jo Messenger

'I designed our home from scratch'

When Kate Whitefield (@blakewater_b...

By Jo Messenger