Planning your kitchen

Do it the celebrity way
Anthony Worrall Thompson, Brian Turner and John Burton Race have created their perfect kitchens. Take a peek...

Watch Antony Worrall Thompson
Watch John Burton Race
See Brian Turner's kitchen

The Ultimate Chill Out Tent

Colour is energy. Colourscape is about opening up your senses, stimulating creativity and extending your awareness of colour.

Take a trip around Colourscape and stimulate your senses - check out our footage from Grand Designs Live 2005.

• Colourscape homepage - find out more and take a look at their mouthwatering gallery of pics too.

A Second Home?

We chat to one of the architects from 'The Retreat' and discover there's much more to these award winning, state-of-the-art luxury lodges than meets the eye. Providing a bolt-hole of tranquility away from the stresses and strains of urban life, The Retreat has reinvented the weekend cottage.

The Retreat - an exciting and affordable alternative?

• www.retreathomes.co.uk

Designer dinner table
Who said dinner tables have to be formal and boring? Take a look at our wild and wacky ideas here.

Superfoods, organic produce and dream dinner guests
Celebrity chefs Gary Rhodes, Ken Hom and Antonio Carluccio offer us their opinions.

The Oceanic Garden
Learn how you can work the theme of the seaside into your garden.

Thai Princess' Garden
Gardens can have multiple influences - like this one which comprises Eastern and Western cultures.

Tudor Pleasure garden
Gardens aren't all about what you can see. Learn how you can incorporate the sense of smell too.

From sofas and armchairs, to beds and cabinets - M&S has it covered. So why not update your home for the new year?

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What's your next big project?

Fitting a new kitchen

A loft extension or interior building renovations

Landscaping the garden

Fitting a new bathroom

Rewiring the home

DIY Poll: What gives you DIY nightmares?

Assembling flatpack furniture.

Erecting pictures, mirrors and shelving.

Structural modifications.

Redecorating e.g. painting, wallpapering, flooring, tiling.

Using power tools without chopping off a finger.