The new Re Cabins hideway near St Albans sleeps two and is situated in eight acres of private meadow. The... View Article
The role of retrofit assessor is a relatively new one. It is one of several job roles devised by the... View Article
The final evaluation of the government’s short-lived Green Homes Grant Voucher (GHGV) scheme has been published, and it raises some... View Article
It can be difficult to find growing containers that are both stylish and sustainable, but Dutch company Elho offers a... View Article
Whether you’re building your own home, refurbishing, or just doing routine maintenance, everyone needs a ladder. But the Step Up... View Article
Kevin McCloud is stepping onto the stage in Home Truths, a very special evening where ‘design meets curiosity’, and questions... View Article
Celebrated-but-controversial British designer Thomas Heatherwick has just published a new book, Humanise: A Maker’s Guider to Building Our World (Penguin,... View Article
Hard on the heels of the announcement of the winner of its Stirling Prize for the building of the year,... View Article
Permitted development rights allow owners to make small-scale, routine alterations to their properties – loft conversions and rear extensions, for... View Article
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) just announced the winner of its annual Stirling Prize for the building of... View Article
Picture the scene, Kevin McCloud mutters to himself, as another Grand Designs project busts its budget: “They shoulda gone to... View Article
Spotting the Grand Designs clichés in each new episode, then calling them out on social media – or just in... View Article
The days when environmentally friendly paints came in only the most muted, neutral shades have long gone. Today, you can... View Article
Harsher penalties for breaching building regulations are coming. The latest changes to building regulations penalties are included in the 2022... View Article
pic.twitter.com/r30aZqTczk — No Context Grand Designs (@ukgranddesigns) September 13, 2023 A strictly unofficial, humorous Grand Designs ‘out-of-context’ account, that goes... View Article
Despite the ‘forever home’ dream of most folks who appear on Grand Designs, quite a few of the properties featured... View Article
There was a panic in September when more than 100 schools failed to open to pupils for the new term... View Article
Smeg has collaborated with legendary fashion house Dolce & Gabbana to create a collection of highly decorative, 50’s-style small appliances... View Article