
Besides going ‘air-con 1’, there are plenty of smart ways to make a house heatwave-happy, writes Meghann Murdock
The Chancellor's announcement of a new £1bn fund for cladding removal, in additional to the £600m already pledged, will come as welcome news to many.


Winner of the 2016 Airbnb London Design Innovation medal, Daan Roosegaarde has launched his acclaimed Smog Free Tower in Beijing - and London could be next...

Staying in this weekend? Of course you are. Use the time - and Sophie Robinson's top tips - to carve out the perfect space for working from home.


Transform your furniture in one day with a few coats of easy-to-use chalk paint. We took an old chest of drawers and gave it a go for ourselves.

If you haven't got time to paint all four walls, cover your furniture and paint just one - the ceiling - for a big impact interiors update.


When Gordon Ramsay asked for the keys to her 1920s terrace house and told her to come back in four weeks, chef Christina Wilson wasn't sure what to expect.


Four interiors experts — all judges of this year's Evening Standard Home Design Awards — reveal easy ways to be brave with bold colours in your home.


Last year, 161,022 new homes were registered across the UK — the highest number for 12 years.



A new tool juggles postcode, labour costs and extension size to reveal how much you could boost your home’s value per square metre
