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Morning morning, and two very different properties this week. We're going to head up to Scotland first to fulfill my delusions of grandeur with this pretty castle in Callender, Perthshire. It's on with Savills, for £1,750,000 and technically it's a baronial house not a castle apparently but either way it's got turrets and it's pretty

And we're back with some more houses to poke around. After a summer off I have quite missed wandering round other people's houses so are you ready to come and see this one in Suffolk, which feels like it has the perfect autumnal colour palette and might even have an element of the controversial Spiced

Since we all universally loved this house I thought, for the final archive post of the month, it would be fun to come back and look around again. I hope you have enjoyed revisiting some of this content during the summer and I'll see you back here on Monday with a brand new Beautiful Rooms

I loved these two houses when they were on the market back in May. The character, the history and the colours. Watch out for that mustard yellow. You may not put it on your walls but you are going to be seeing a lot of it in the accessories. And you'll come round. We always

This was the most popular househunter post in February and it's a gorgeous house so I thought you might like another look around.  It's been a busy week so I thought we'd start off here with this lovely London house that has been painted in a palette of soft muted colours. Fancy coming round? It's

This cottage in Cornwall proved one of the most popular househunter posts so far this year along with a modern classic designed by Alison and Peter Smithson, who have been described as the among the most influential architects of the 20th century. Both houses are completely different but there are ideas and inspiration to be

Ok I'm done. I'm officially over this weather. Not while I have to work and function and think about anything more taxing than where the next drink/meal/book is coming from. So this house has been chosen purely because when I saw the first picture on the site (which is the second one here) I immediately

And it's Friday......I appreciate that not everyone reading this is living through a heatwave but there's one in London and while I'm not complaining (too much) it's hard to work in the city in what is essentially seaside weather. So for that reason the first house is a huge empty warehouse conversion that feels light

A return to normal this week with two properties - one town and one country and the country one belonging to Will Young at that. Mind you, his, in the middle of Bodmin Moor, is the cheap one. So let's start in London with this rather wonderful five bedroom house near Wandsworth Common. It's on

Hello everyone and welcome to this week's edition of Where Shall I Spend My Fantasy Lottery Win If I Could Have Anything I Wanted Anywhere I Wanted And Didn't Have To Make Practical Decisions Based On Commuting And Schools and Work. Ready? We're going to look at one house in more detail this week. Partly

I thought I'd found the perfect houses last week but this week I think I prefer these. First up is this converted shoe factory on Shoreditch High Street which has been converted into a three bedroom live work space by the husband and wife team Chan and Eayrs. This is on with The Modern House

And it's Friday again. That rolled round fast didn't it? Must be something to do with the four day weeks that May is so full of. Not that it makes much difference to a freelance or a journalist (we always had to work bank holidays when I worked for newspapers) but there's something in the

I don't know if it's the thought of summer coming (please make it soon) and the inevitable holiday dreams that start to filter through at this time of year but this two bedroom cottage really has got me rummaging down the back of the sofa for, erm, £750,000.... image via Unique Home Stays It's on

Happy Friday - that was a lovely short week wasn't it. This time, in an almost unheard of move, we are going to take a trip round three houses that are all under a million pounds. In London. Coming? This is the first - a  former Victorian school building which is on for £650,000 via

Anyone who has ever approached London from the west will surely have noticed the remarkable Art Deco Hoover building on the A40. And perhaps felt a little bit sad that it was mostly home to a giant supermarket. But guess what - it has been converted into flats and while the supermarket will remain that

Sometimes we look at houses that we can imagine actually buying - at least with a bit of lottery money or the selling of a single kidney. And sometimes we look at houses that we know we won't buy but which are important in the architectural story of the country. Today is one such house.

Another week has flown by and it's time to go and poke around some other people's houses again. Let's start with this  raised ground floor flat in West London which is on with Savills for £900,000 and has two bedrooms,  both of which are decent sizes which is unusual as you often find one large

Welcome back to the Househunter. The housebuying season is officially open - not that it ever goes away but this time of year tends to be the start of the busy period. Last year television presenter Amanda Lamb kindly guest-blogged a post on how to sell your house - sound advice which is always relevant,

Good morning everyone. Full of the joys of Friday? Ready to hit the streets and find a property to splash that fantasy cash on? Walk this way to a warehouse conversion overlooking the river - that's me sold already. It has one/two bedrooms and is on the market with The Modern House for £825,000. It's

Earlier this week I went to a dinner at Habitat hosted by the television presenter and interior stylist Sophie Robinson, who was there to talk about about colour psychology and how most of us fall into four distinct seasonal personalities. That is to say that most of us will have one dominant season with elements