in the shape of… Oh, he’s found it, matched it, and another ten pieces to boot. And the reason this must be so? The home that Adrian shares with his partner, conceptual artist Jennie, and their three-year-old son, Rowan, has been almost exclusively furnished

Do you believe in being third time lucky? Well, when it came to finding the perfect family home, that was certainly the case for Matt and Keely Paice. After the birth of their daughter Afiya, they had moved from a minimalist loft apartment in Covent

KITCHENExposed brickwork adds depth and visual texture to Martin and Kelly’s top floor living space and a blue Smeg fridge, designed by architect Renzo Piano, adds a splash of colour to the room. Elegant high black gloss kitchen cabinetry from Ikea and a matching black dining tab...

feels quite special. It is set on a large southeast London suburban estate, backed with mature woodland, and the setting is stunning. All the houses on the estate were designed in the Sixties, but built in 1970, and Lucy’s home is quite simply a hymn

You could say that it was almost inevitable that Nicole Frobusch – eco clothes designer, former singer with rock band Medieval Babes, and now mother-of-two – would create a home dedicated to all things vintage. She and her husband, Paul Winter

– our children’s children. So what criteria should we be seeking when selecting products designed for the home? This generation has a whole new set of interests and concerns; it’s no longer every man for himself (the philosophy that peaked

What would be your perfect family dinner? A selection of crudités with olives and dips followed by pan-fried seabass and leaf spinach, and then a lovely vanilla rice pudding to finish.What are the best recipes for weaning a baby? Freshly cooked purée made with 75 per cent carrot ...

What would be your perfect family dinner? Something simple in the garden, so there was a chance to play. Maybe a butterflied leg of lamb on the barbecue, and chocolate hazelnut crunch ice cream for pudding.What are the best recipes for weaning a baby? Make proper food – blitz it ...

Ashlyn Gibson’s house rocks. From the minute you walk through the front door, it’s “Ooh” around this corner, then “Ahhh” around the next, and “Oh, my god, that’s such a clever idea”. Ashlyn and her six-year-old daughter, Olive, live in a terraced house in the trendy north London ...

The north London home of author Grace Saunders and her jeweller husband Michael is filled with a sense of modern romance. French armoires, old Venetian mirrors, hand-painted Rajasthani cabinets; every item tells a story that recalls an adventure