Finishes

All About Stone Flooring
Natural stone floor tiles have a beauty and sense of warmth that is not often seen in man-made materials and when it comes to giving your home a sense of quality and character, natural stone flooring is hard to beat, says Natasha Brinsmead.

A Complete Guide to Choosing Internal Doors
Your internal doors are the very first point of contact on entering a room: you see them close up, you touch them, plus they form the background of any interior scheme, and as such their importance should never be overlooked.

All About Engineered Wood Floors
With such a wide selection of timbers and finishes, not to mention prices, Natasha Brinsmead explains the options for your project, including advice on costs, durability and alternatives.

All About Staircases
Occupying such a prominent position in the home, the staircase needs to be perfect, but there is far more to a great design than first meets the eye. Natasha Brinsmead examines the different styles and materials that can be used for stairs, and looks at the all-important building and safety regulations.

A Complete Guide to Internal Finishes
The finishing touches will stamp the final mark of quality on your new home. Mark Brinkley examines this key step with a look at wall and ceiling finishes, staircases, doors, mouldings and floor covers

Interior Design on a Budget
Home designer George Baxter concludes our series on interior design and space planning with a look at some of the special features that will make your home individual, without blowing your budget!

DIY Decorating on a Budget

Alison Cork gets to the nuts and bolts of DIY decorating on a budget and gives her top tips for great places to save money in your self-build or renovation.

Wooden Flooring
Fashionable, practical and a boon for allergy and asthma sufferers, wooden flooring, whether woodstrip or parquet, has a lot to offer self-builders and renovators, as Clive Fewins discovers

Traditional Paints
The key to successful traditional house design lies in the details, and never is this more true than in the case of the paintwork used on exterior woodwork, says Clive Fewins

Eco Flooring
There is multitude of greener flooring options available that will help ease the pressure on the environment — and your conscience

Interior Mouldings
Could interior mouldings give your home the perfect finish? Interior mouldings will finish off your new home to perfection