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How do you make a room look bigger? Many of us would like more space in our homes. But even if you can’t afford a bigger property, you can easily create the illusion of more space through clever tricks. Grand Designs’ Kevin McCloud explains that one simple trick could make your rooms look more spacious […]
Brexit will have a number of effects on the UK property market, with some experts predicting house prices will fall. However, Kevin McCloud, 58, of Grand Designs, has warned there may also be a construction “crisis” on the horizon after Brexit. Brexit will happen on Friday 29 March 2019 at 11pm, according to an Article […]
Kevin, 58, has presented Grand Designs since the late 1990s. He studied history of art and architecture at Cambridge, setting up his own lighting business after gradutating. His work includes the ceiling in the food halls of Harrods and lighting fittings at Ely Cathedral, the Savoy Hotel and Edinburgh Castle. He published his first book […]
Kevin, 58, has seen every type of home in his years fronting the popular property programme, from barn conversions to windmills. But what is his favourite type of house – and the one he likes to live in the most? Speaking to Express.co.uk, Kevin revealed a love for period homes, and said: “First and foremost […]
The homes seen on the programme are usually massive projects, which take months to complete, often costing a fortune. But up and down the country, there are people undertaking their own renovations not quite on the scale of those seen on the show. Advice from Grand Designs presenter Kevin, however, would probably still be very […]
Kevin, 58, has met with hundreds of plucky house builders hoping to create their dream home. Grand Designs has seen its fair share of incredible success stories, but also some notable disasters. But what would it take for Kevin to not buy a house? Hideous decor? Crumbling walls? Tricky planning permission? Speaking to Express.co.uk, the […]
GETTY/BIRCAN TULGA PHOTOGRAPHY This week’s Grand Designs Live in London has included the show’s first Grand Shed Project The winning shed, named the Reading Snug, is kitted out with purpose-built book shelves, a comfy sofa and small but lovely chandelier. There was also a special commendation for The Sewing Shack, which demonstrated how useful sheds […]
In a mission to find Britain’s ‘restoration of the year’, Kevin and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors have been scouring the UK to find a project deserving enough of the title. To make their decision easier, they decided to split the projects in their long-list into four categories – 20th century, Victorian, Georgian and […]
