In June 2018:

Build your dream home - stunning case studies:

Bespoke Beauty
A couple have designed and built a sculptural, low-energy house on a garden site in Cardiff.

Park Life
Selfbuilders have painstakingly restored and extended a 1920s timber home in Dartmoor.

Tales of the Riverbank
Features an extension transforming a 1980s bungalow into a three-story home on the Thames.

Getting Creative
A couple take on their second self build and create a Cubist-inspired home.


Interview with architecht Abel Hinchliffe on leading a team specialising in luxurious extensions, new builds and renovations.

Special features:

Creating a garden: 13 top tips for creating a garden from scratch.

Alternative building materials: natural local materials such as cob, straw and rammed eart offer a green and user-friendly option for your build.

Spotlight on the garden lighting: how creating an atmospheric lighting scheme can transform your night-ime garden.

Plus: news and comment; diary dates; plot doctor; legal and planning advice.