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Now this doesn't happen very often but today we have a fabulous house for sale and, since I know the designer and she was mentioned in the details, I have been able to gather a few extra details from her. Emilie Fournet is a genius with colour and has featured on these pages many times

OK this is it. I know I've said it before (every week) but we're off to Devon. And since there are 10 bedrooms I'm either going to have to open a hotel or you're coming with me.... It's Grade II listed, with private gardens and in walking distance of the "wild remote" beaches below. It's

Usually, when you are househunting, you might tick four beds, period, townhouse and prepare to scroll through dozens of similar (and familiar looking) houses all of which you like (they are literally ticking your boxes) but with no surprises. Then this comes up. And yes it's a four bedroom Victorian townhouse - you're familiar with

Some of you will recognise this room as belonging to the hugely successful designer Sophie Ashby (who I interviewed on these very pages a while back). This one bedroom flat, which is located in the former BBC Television centre, is now on the market and I thought you might like to have a look. It's

A masterclass in the red thread from the outside in this week. This two bedroom house in Brixton, south London, with a private courtyard garden was designed by the Angel O'Donnell studio and is on the market with The Modern House for £775,000. It's a bold move to paint the outside of a house -

I was going to show you a very beautiful, very expensive, somewhat neutral house this week but given the reaction to the calming neutrals the other day, I decided against it and we shall look at this charming four bedroom maisonette which, as is so often the case, ties up a few of the themes

Is this it then? The 19yo has gone back to university - to his first student/shared house, which, in a marvellous piece of understatement he has acknowledged might not quite be to "your taste". This means he has vacated my office where he has been parked for much of the summer as a change from

Kitchens and bathrooms are the two biggest investments you are likely to make when it comes to refurbishing your house. They are also the most disruptive jobs to carry out, so for that reason you need to get it right first time. On this week's podcast, Sophie and I discuss some important planning tips to

Now one subject we haven't touched on in The Great Indoors Podcast is accessible living and we thought it was time we did. This was sparked, in part, by an email we received from a listener who said: “I’ve listened to all episodes (some twice) and I’ve got my red thread, crystallised my vision and

Now I suspect this one might be quite polarising but I like the story behind it and the way it has been decorated and, actually, the architecture, so leave your instant reactions (and shoes) at the door and come on in to this three bedroom house in the Kirkstall area of Leeds which is on