Melanie Reid

Why we shouldn’t give house room to this notion that guests should remove their footwear at the door

The Olympic medallist has stage four cancer. In this upbeat and inspiring memoir he reveals how he has learnt to be happy and positive again

Look at me using face biometrics! If I could do a victory dance, I would — until the app locks me out

When safe, mild, moderate, civilised Europe starts to be devastated by fatal weather, the threat changes greatly

One of the quirks of humankind is that even modest people crave a legacy. We want to be remembered. We lived. We achieved. We’d all like a tiny monument to that fact.Hence the lovely story of the

It’s the reason why I have very few mirrors in the house: some realities are harder to face than others

A mission to fix my mobile phone reminded me why it is good to go out and support your local shops

Melanie Reid wrote her first Spinal Column in 2010, just days after breaking her neck and back in a riding accident. She thought she might have enough material for a month. Almost 15 years and many awards later, she reveals why she’s calling it a day

The white-outs of yesteryear are rare thanks to climate change, so dig deep, let the beauty feed your soul and thank the hardy folk who help us cope

All she wanted a simple, unshowy home that was accessible. She tells of her epic battle with planning, designers and installers