FreeAddress Formby Nature Reserve, Freshfield, Formby L37 1LJ. Also in the area Speke Hall Garden And Easte, a rare example of a Tudor manor house with restored Victorian interiors and William Morris wallpaper.

French sisters Karine and Elodie Kong, along with their partners and children, are a cosmopolitan bunch. Karine lives in west London with her New Zealand-born partner Steve and their four-year-old daughter Mila Sienna. Meanwhile, Elodie lives in Barcelona with her partner Christo...

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 ...

Artist and designer Adrian Draigo is one of those people who must be annoyingly clever at jigsaw puzzles. Picture it – you’re all sitting around the kitchen table and, just when you think you see the bit of sky that meets with the bit of wall in the shape of… Oh, he’s found it, m...

The last decade or so has witnessed tremendous changes in the world of children’s furnishings. However, our generation of parents is not the first to have appreciated good design. Neither are we the first to have had designers create cutting-edge modern furnishings for our childr...

For many families, the very thought of settling right in the heart of town, and on the seventh floor of a mansion block, no less, would be unthinkable. But then again, Amy and Lorne Somerville feel at home with urban life. Amy was born in Pennsylvania and spent 12 years in New Yo...

Spirited and playful, but also functional and practical. Traditional or modern, formal or whimsical, your child’s bedroom is not just where she will lay her head to sleep at night or play during the day. It’s not just a place to snuggle up with a book or take time outs. It’s her ...

Now that the 21st century is well and truly upon us, it is perhaps pertinent to consider what we’re creating for the next generation. Literally. After all, the products we buy today are likely to be passed on to our children and – if we get it right – our children’s children. So ...

The first thing you notice about Baukjen de Swaan Arons is her flaming red hair, which cascades in gorgeous Titian curls about her shoulders. And one of the first things you notice about her home is the vivid orange linoleum that covers the kitchen floor. Curiously, orange is als...

There couldn’t be a better environment for a little Leo than a space filled with trees, birds, lizards, a baby orang-utan, fish and chameleons. So no wonder two-year-old Leo Tollgård adores his nursery. But when his parents, Staffan and Monique Tollgård, first moved into this wes...