Home renovation and extension

Celebrating the perennial interest in incorporating vintage flea-market finds into interior schemes, Style Me Vintage: Home is a feast of retro inspiration.

Timber is one of our most precious, versatile, and vulnerable resources, so using it effectively is important.

Ein weit verbreitetes Missverständnis ist, dass unser Gehirn mehrere komplexe Aufgaben gleichzeitig bewältigen kann.

The fifth of 6 eBook-only shorts from star of the Great British Sewing Bee and doyenne of the Women's Institute, May Martin, including three brilliant ways to improve the home from curtains to cushions - taken from May Martin's Sewing Bible.

The Rammed Earth House is an eye-opening example of how the most dramatic innovations in home design and construction frequently have their origins in the distant past.

Zero energy homes produce at least as much energy as they consume through a combination of energy efficiencies, passive design and renewable energy production.

Design your own sustainable home Many people dream of building a beautiful, environmentally friendly home.

Discover design inspiration as a photographer and blogger details the story of her renovation of a 1940s cottage in the California countryside.

Some 40 percent of North Americans live in homes built prior to 1940, and when it comes time to remodel or restore our older homes, homeowners and contractors can find themselves lost in a morass of wildly divergent information and opinion.