Celebrity Traitors is back, and Scotland is back in the spotlight. I’m cheering on Glasgow’s Sharon Rooney, whom I loved as Sophie in Two Doors Down. I’m looking forward to seeing how all that warmth and charm fares in a castle full of traitors.
Some houses behave themselves. This one absolutely does not.
My north-facing Victorian kitchen needed more space and more light. The standard answer was a side return. Instead, I kept the garden, protected the dining room and made the existing space work harder.
Tom and Barbara would approve of the hens. Margo would understand the Manhattan roof terrace.
Forget the car. I want to see the houses.
What would it take to actually sit down, switch off, and listen?
How do you make a room that isn't yours feel like it is?
There is a fine line between a classic kitchen and one that looks as though Miss Havisham will pop round for tea.
Stripes, shade and a long lunch, without the membership.
When a heatwave arrives, the garden stops being somewhere you glance at from a window.
