"We had the architect's plans. We just didn't know how we were actually going to live in it."

Becky and her husband were in a position many families find themselves in mid-renovation: the architect's drawings were finalised, the builder was coming - and had just moved the timeline forward, and yet the biggest questions remained unanswered. How should the kitchen be positioned? Where does the dining table go without feeling crammed into the kitchen run? And how do you design a space that's genuinely wow, not just bigger?

"We couldn't quite put our finger on why it wasn't working - but something felt off."

Kat was at a pivotal point in their renovation. She’d had planning approved for a ground floor extension and their architect had produced a proposed layout. On paper, it ticked many of the boxes: a utility room, a new playroom, an extended kitchen. But every time they looked at the plans, something nagged at them.

"Our concerns were that it would create an overly complex, convoluted journey through the house - and make both the kitchen and playroom feel narrow."

She knew they needed an expert pair of eyes before the builders arrived. So they booked a Power Hour.

Are you feeling stuck with design decisions? Perhaps you’re about to start a renovation and questions are coming thick and fast from your builder, leaving you feeling overwhelmed. Maybe you have your architect’s plans but would love an interior designer’s perspective to sense check the layout, flow, and overall feel before moving forward.

You might even be almost finished with a room but feel unsure about those final finishing touches. Or perhaps you’ve had a few niggling design dilemmas sitting in the back of your mind for a while and just want clear, expert answers.

This is exactly where The Power Hour comes in.

In this week's blog, we’re sharing with you our customers' garage to home office transformation. With our help, Emma has transformed her cold and unused garage into an inviting and cosy home office that is completely personal to her. It is now a beautiful office space, the envy of all on those work video calls! And, amazingly, the total design spend was only £2,800.

In this week's blog we tell you how we transformed a tired dining room into an inviting, cosy and modern space. We will take you through the steps we took along the way and hopefully you will agree it is now a great place to entertain guests and to enjoy as a family.

The brief for this project was very close to my heart as it was for my twin sons shared bedroom! Not that being this close to it makes decisions easier - I think it often makes it much harder!!

Everyday we meet lovely customers and chat to them about their homes, and their design problems and dilemmas. And although every customer and every home is unique, there are also themes to the questions that we get asked. Below we have answered 5 questions that have cropped up recently in our chats to customers.

Wow! A lot has changed since I wrote my blog ‘Living with Sophie’ last year.

I am now officially a homeowner with my boyfriend Liam! We have purchased a two bed terrace house built in 1875. I have always loved older properties and this was the first house we viewed after looking at a few apartments. We knew straight away this was the one for us. We rushed down to the estate agents before anyone else could beat us to it and made our offer… six very long months later we had the keys!!

Everyday we meet lovely customers and chat to them about their homes, and their design problems and dilemmas. And although every customer and every home is unique, there are also themes to the questions that we get asked. Below we have answered 5 common questions that have cropped up recently.

Hi, it's Catherine from The Living House. Each month we want to let you know a little bit more about us and the people behind our brand.

Keep reading to hear how I created a home that works for me and my three very beautiful but very boisterous children.

How we used layout planning to successfully design a huge open plan kitchen/dining/living room to create a multifunctional family space.

How we transformed a dark, awkward shaped and unloved study into a dream scandi boho teen bedroom.

Hi, it's Becky from The Living House. Each month we want to let you know a little bit more about us and the people behind our brand.

Keep reading to hear how I made inexpensive updates to my first home.

Are you living at home still? Me too!! Here are some ways that you can make your room feel more like your own, and tips for buying items that will still be useful in your future home.