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
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.
In short
- 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.