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.

EDITORIAL

Architecture update

Kevin McCloud • Our editor-at-large tells us about the summers he spent selling T-shirts and muses on the psychology of heraldry

Event guide • Visit Grand Designs Live at ExCeL London to get inspiration, ideas and expert advice for your self-build, renovation or home improvement project. Find four shows in one: Build, Kitchens and Bathrooms, Gardens and Interiors. Plus, don’t miss Green Living Live for solutions to make your home more sustainable

Self-build simplified • The Grand Build hall has a wealth of inspiration, ideas and suppliers for your construction project

Renovation ideas • Inspiration for your refurbishment project, from glazing and kitchen suppliers to the Ask an Expert service

Home improvement inspiration • Find decorating and design ideas, along with opportunities to buy the latest products

Create the perfect outdoor space • The gardens area is where you’ll find an exciting collection of exhibitors supplying everything from outdoor buildings to landscaping materials

Green Ling LIVE • This show runs alongside Grand Designs Live and is dedicated to eco-friendly products and services. You’ll find free expert advice, along with a wealth of ideas and solutions for making your home more sustainable

RIGHT ON THE EDGE • After a decade of heartache, a lighthouse-inspired home on the north Devon coast is finally complete

A positive change • After biding their time for more than a decade, one couple gave their home a top-to-bottom makeover

Ready for anything

Hip to be square • This eclectic family home brings geometry, colour and texture into play

Ideas for peaceful living • Ways to improve the sound levels in your home with Quiet Mark-certified products

How to sign-off your project • Make snagging and paperwork checks before moving into your newly built home

10 Inspiring homes made with brick • New ways with this most traditional of materials

Two sides to every storey • What’s involved in building an extension that wraps around your home?

KITCHENS & BATHROOMS

KITCHEN UPGRADE

Ideas for utility spaces

BATHROOM EDIT

Bath and basin innovations

MY GRAND IDEA