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1 month ago | 
self-build.co.uk | Jen Grimble |Caroline Ednie |Alexandra Pratt |Debbie Jeffery
After having their third child, Fiona and Martin Lamb began searching for a bigger home to accommodate the whole family. The couple eagerly embraced the challenge of renovating a property to create their dream home. However, they hadn’t anticipated the full scope of work involved when they purchased a grand neo-Georgian house in Crouch End, London. While the 1920s house was liveable, it hadn’t been modernised in decades.
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2 months ago | 
self-build.co.uk | Alexandra Pratt |Caroline Ednie |Rebecca Foster |Debbie Jeffery
Caroline & Alan Burns’ clever renovation and extension recreated their Aussie lifestyle in a north-facing London home For Caroline and Alan Burns, the journey to creating their dream home began during the pandemic.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
self-build.co.uk | Caroline Ednie |Debbie Jeffery |Rebecca Foster |Louise Parkin
When Linda and Vic bought a 1980s bungalow on the outskirts of Glasgow, they were keen to retain the spirit of the original building, with its prominent double gables on the front facade. However, its small, dark rooms and poor energy efficiency was a far cry from the sustainable, light-filled, open plan they envisaged. “The house was built in 1985 and hadn’t been changed since then, but we could see its potential,” says Linda.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
self-build.co.uk | Debbie Jeffery |Rebecca Foster |Caroline Ednie |Louise Parkin
“We’d never tackled any kind of building work before buying this house, so taking on such a major renovation was daunting, but we were convinced of the potential to create something special,” says Krystelle Floyd-Wass, who purchased a run-down detached 1930s house in 2020 with her husband, Ed.At first sight, the mock Tudor four-bedroom property was less than inspiring.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
self-build.co.uk | Rebecca Foster |Louise Parkin |Debbie Jeffery |Caroline Ednie
Buy Magazine Now Back Issues Online Build It Live Shows Log In Or With several completed projects already under their belts, including a self build and two barn conversions, Mike and Jo Dowland are no strangers to the highs and lows of running their own building schemes. “By doing the hard work ourselves, we have always been able to live in houses that we wouldn’t have been able to afford otherwise,” says Jo. Their latest project, the conversion and extension of a rundown agricultural...
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
self-build.co.uk | Rebecca Foster |Caroline Ednie |Jane Crittenden |Debbie Jeffery
The desire to downsize from their family home in Surrey prompted Chris and Mary Noon to tackle their first self build – a stunning oak frame project in Dorset, with enviable views of the sea. “We started planning our next move when our two kids moved out about 10 years ago,” says Chris, who was keen to create something bespoke that he and Mary could enjoy in their retirement.
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Jan 19, 2025 | 
self-build.co.uk | Caroline Ednie |Rebecca Foster |Debbie Jeffery
An unusual 1970s bungalow proved to be the ideal renovation opportunity for Lia & Allan Gill Back in 2021, following years of living across the UK and abroad, Lia and Allan Gill decided the time was right to return to their hometown of Edinburgh.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
self-build.co.uk | Debbie Jeffery |Caroline Ednie |Jen Grimble |Victoria Jenkins
Krystelle and Ed Floyd-Wass have sympathetically renovated and extended their 1930s detached house, breathing life back into it with bold colour and texture “We’d never tackled any kind of building work before buying this house, so taking on such a major renovation was daunting, but we were convinced of the potential to create something special,” says Krystelle Floyd-Wass, who purchased a run-down detached 1930s house in 2020 with her husband, Ed. At first sight, the mock Tudor four-bedroom...
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Oct 13, 2024 | 
homebuilding.co.uk | Debbie Jeffery
Relocating from a two-bedroom Victorian house on the outskirts of London to a Welsh village on the banks of the river Dee, gave Bethan, her late husband Iain and their daughter, Seren, the chance to embrace rural life. “We chose a location we loved and then found work nearby,” says Bethan.
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Oct 12, 2024 | 
homebuilding.co.uk | Debbie Jeffery
When couple Mukund and Radhika of North London found themselves in a position to stop renting and wanted to find their forever home, they had several requirements on their wish list. What I imagine wasn't top of their list was a derelict former doctor's surgery with attached student bedsits. But more on that later. First off, it had to be large enough for their growing family as well as any visiting friends and relatives. It also had to be south facing to flood their home with sunlight.
