# Britain’s best homes! Identikit £250,000 new build is transformed into a cosy countryside retreat – as £600 kitchen makeover and a ‘bathroom of doom’ renovation are also honoured at awards

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- Published: 2026-10-22T12:16:44+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-22T12:28:39+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/lifestyle/article-16226629/sanctuary-revamp-escapes-DIY-job-uFurnish-com-Home-Award-winners-revealed.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: UK, World

## Key points

- Jade Fish’s Somerset new-build was named Britain’s Best Home.
- The property cost £250,000 and was reshaped into a cosy retreat.
- Other winners showcased renovations completed on modest budgets.

## Summary

Jade Fish won the uFurnish.com Home Awards’ Britain’s Best Home title for transforming a £250,000 new-build in Somerset into a cosy countryside retreat. Her win highlights how personal design and practical renovation can give a standard new-build a distinctive character.

The awards drew 1,400 entries, which were narrowed to 90 finalists, with 18 other winners recognised. Among them were NHS psychiatrist Orima Kamalu, who revamped her kitchen for £600 after receiving a £60,000 quote, and Emily Barratt, who tiled her own bathroom after dismissing her plumber. The judging panel included interiors journalist Barbara Chandler, presenter Max McMurdo and designer Nicki Bamford-Bowes.

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