Readers' lives

Take a look inside fabric designer Simone Witney's inspirational home

A large-Georgian house filled with antique treasures on the south coast provides the ideal location for fabric designer Simone Witney to live and work

See where furniture designer Julian Chichester hides from the world

Julian and Holly Chichester reconcile their busy careers and their dream of living in the country with a weekend cottage by the Solent and an idyllic beach hut nearby

Step inside cakemaker Fiona Cairns' home

Selling over 120,000 cakes a year at Selfridges, Harrods and Waitrose, Fiona Cairns' business is now a far cry from its humble beginnings at her kitchen table

Discover how Victoria Suffield combines family life with running a shop

Creating a fashion and interiors boutique in the heart of Winchester has gave Victoria the opportunity to combine family life with a thriving career

“My instinct has always been to do it all myself”

As the creative force behind six fashionable London hotels, Kit Kemp has designed every last detail herself, from the look of the lobbies to choosing the bedlinen

“Life is intertwined with this beautiful coastline”

Galton and Tracy Blackiston's hectic life in north Norfolk involves juggling the demands of a successful hotel and restaurant with those of bringing up their two young sons