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Perfect match

TEAMWORK: Guy and Steph relax in their kitchen, which is the working hub of the home

1:43pm Thursday 18th February 2010

Steve Carroll can’t find a sheepskin coat in sight at the home of football commentator Guy Mowbray.

Rooms with a view

Claire Royle

1:30pm Thursday 18th February 2010

It took just eight months to turn a tumbledown barn in Teesdale into a Royle family home. Jenny Laue is impressed.

Competition: Win tickets to the Ideal Home Show

Competition: Win tickets to the Ideal Home Show

1:00pm Monday 25th January 2010

IT’S the show that made home-making a national passion. The Ideal Home Show will be returning soon for its 102nd year, with a 17-day format from March 20 to April 5 and Living magazine has 10 pairs of tickets for our lucky readers to win.

History on tap

PAST AND PRESENT: The former outward bound shop has been totally – and tastefully – transformed

1:14pm Thursday 21st January 2010

Television archaeologist Miriam Cooke has just finished turning an historic building in the heart of Barnard Castle into a comfortable family home… and now she’s got to move on, she tells Jenny Needham.

Eclectic chic

SENSE OF STYLE: Tricia outside her stunning home

1:25pm Thursday 21st January 2010

Natalya Wilson visits the home of a York-based designer with an eye for eclectic interiors.

And now for the nudes...

And now for the nudes...

1:59pm Thursday 19th November 2009

Two enterprising sisters who make eye-catching rugs featuring bottoms and boobs have joined with David Beckham’s tattooist to produce a range of new body art designs in pure, British wool. They may describe their rugs as sexy but, as Ruth Campbell discovers, they’re also very subtle.

Why wood is so good

Tom Cockerill and the variety of wood available for flooring

11:35am Wednesday 28th October 2009

Jenny Needham talks to Tom Cockerill about the beauty of wooden flooring.

Seeing the light

MIKE FARRELL: ‘The personal touch is vital’

1:06pm Thursday 22nd October 2009

Lucy Richardson talks to Mike Farrell, who designs and builds timber and glass rooms that bring light and a touch of luxury to clients’ homes.

Barn storming

BARM CONVERSION: Left to right, Mark, Richard, Kate and Helen

12:15pm Tuesday 20th October 2009

They’ve had their fair share of incidents… and bats stopped play for some months… but two creative couples have almost completed a stunning barn conversion. Jenny Laue visits.

Sleep easy

TWENTIES TWIST: Inspired by a 1920s original, the Sage has simple architectural lines, unusual square profiling and a highly polished nickel finish. £2,375 from And So To Bed

12:33pm Monday 28th September 2009

As the nights draw in, we tend to head off to bed a bit earlier. Jenny Needham explains how to make sure a comfortable and stylish welcome awaits