Grand Designs

Grand Designs magazine is essential reading for anyone who is building, renovating, or improving their own home. In each issue you can expect to find 40+ pages of inspirational real homes complete with in-depth project details and exclusive tours of new TV houses. Up-to-date information allows you to stay abreast of the latest architecture, design and construction ideas and innovations. Practical project features include advice from industry experts on a wide range of challenges such as building on an awkward plot, overcoming a lack of light or space, or working with a tight budget. And, as designing a kitchen or bathroom is one of the most complex – and expensive – room transformations to tackle, every month you’ll find a project feature on each, along with beautiful real-life case studies.

GRAND DESIGNS

Editorial

Architecture update • Original projects to inspire your own self-build or renovation

THE BEAUTY OF IMPERFECTION • A Welsh longhouse beguiling one family for more than half a century is ready for future generations

Right place, right time • Extending an Edwardian cot tage in a conser vation area called for careful planning and a collaborative approach

ALL THAT MATTERS • Building a home is a learning process, and one novice self-builder couple came top of the class

Moving on up • Building a new storey provides space for one family to come together

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How to manage your project • Knowing what’s involved in running a build will help you decide whether to tackle it yourself or hire an expert

10 Impressive low-cost homes • Projects squeezing all the value out of a tight budget

The right way in • No matter how long it is, the approach to your home is about more than having somewhere to park

KITCHEN UPGRADE

Timeless choice

A neat fit

Vintage look

From a UK base

Cooking versatility

Three-way delivery

Azulejos heritage

Cabinet innovations • A round-up of cutting-edge design and materials developments

BATHROOM EDIT

Artistic alliance

The frill of it

Super symmetry

Room for improvements • Ideas for increasing space and gaining more light

MY GRAND IDEA • Architects Charles Hesters and Pierre Martin-Saint-Etienne undertook a radical remodel of this period property