House Doctor Episode Guide

Episode Guide

House Doctor:

• The A-Z of Design

  Californian interior designer and estate agent Ann Maurice visits a house on the market, and offers advice on making it more attractive to would-be buyers

• Aintree

  Property expert Ann Maurice works her magic on a house in Aintree, Liverpool, which has been on the market for more than two years, and demonstrates how to make it more attractive to prospective buyers

• Aintree

  Californian interior designer and estate agent Ann Maurice visits a house on the market, and offers advice on making it more attractive to would-be buyers

• Airkenhead, Glasgow

  Ann Maurice oversees the renovation of a flat in a converted stately home which has a grand exterior that is belied by its interior

• Aitkenhead

  Interior designer Ann Maurice is joined by Alistair Appleton and estate agent Jean Kelso as they help Edward Orr and Julie McKenna make their houses more saleable

• Ann Maurice in San Francisco : Part One

  The first of two programmes in which property expert Ann Maurice returns to her roots in San Francisco to compare notes with fellow style expert Arthur McLaughlin

• Ann Maurice in San Francisco : Part Two

  The second of two programmes in which property expert Ann Maurice returns to her roots in San Francisco to compare notes with fellow designer Arthur McLaughlin

• Ash-over-Hay

  Property expert Ann Maurice offers advice to another would-be seller, this time visiting a house in Ashover Hay, Derbyshire

• Beckenham

  Ann Maurice and Alistair Appleton visit Beckenham in Kent to help Robert and Gillian Martin sell their four-bedroomed house, which needs some modernisation and uncluttering to reveal its Thirties charms and attract a buyer. Dated furniture is replaced by rented modern designs and suspect wallpaper is covered in neutral shades, while hidden gems like parquet flooring and brick fireplaces are exposed. Is this the winning formula to clinch a sale?

• Beckenham, Kent

  Property expert Ann Maurice offers advice to a couple in Beckenham, Kent, whose Thirties-style house has been on the market for more than 14 months. She wastes no time in getting down to business, renting modern furniture, stripping the hall of clutter, exposing original features and neutralising the suspect wallpaper

• Bedrooms and Bathrooms

  Ann Maurice and Alistair Appleton turn their hands to makeovers in the knotted-pine bathroom of a Prestwich couple, and a tatty bedroom in Aintree, where an oversized cupboard is blocking out the sunlight

• Bedrooms and Bathrooms

  Compilation of highlights from the home improvement series, featuring bedroom and bathroom makeovers by Californian designer Ann Maurice

• Bournemouth

  Interior designer Ann Maurice visits a Victorian house on the market in Bournemouth, and tells the owners to tone down the colour scheme and de-clutter to attract would-be buyers

• Bow

  Ann Maurice tackles a period property in Bow in the heart of London's East End, hoping to attract potential buyers by clearing clutter and creating an elegant dining area. Among other things, she ditches a navy blue bathroom suite in favour of one in stylish white to ensure the house will fetch the asking price of £300,000

• Bristol

  Property expert Ann Maurice offers advice to would-be sellers in Cotham, Bristol, whose four-bedroom bungalow has been on the market for four months. She suggests revamping the shabby sitting room to enhance its ambience and updating the mismatched kitchen with a lick of paint, tile jewellery and new flooring, before turning her attention to sprucing up the two bathrooms

• Brixton

  Californian interior designer and estate agent Anne Maurice visits a house on the market, and offers advice on making it more attractive to would-be buyers

• Camberley

  Property expert Ann Maurice offers advice to a divorcing couple trying to sell their three-bedroom Victorian semi in Camberley, Surrey. The main problems are smelly furniture, numerous unfinished DIY jobs and a caravan blocking the driveway, so the team give the place a good clean and a fresh lick of paint

• Camden

  Property expert Ann Maurice offers advice to the owner of a three-bedroom Victorian house in London's highly desirable Camden area. The garish hall is a definite turn-off, so Ann decides on a more neutral colour scheme and rejuvenates the roof terrace with plants and accessories

• Changed My Life

  Californian interior designer and estate agent Ann Maurice visits a house on the market, and offers advice on making it more attractive to would-be buyers

• Cheltenham

  Property expert Ann Maurice transforms the Cheltenham house of 29-year-old IT consultant David Clifford, replacing the garish colour scheme with something more tasteful and clearing out the dingy clutter to make way for attractive accessories including blinds, spotlights and a sofa

• Cheltenham

  Californian interior designer and estate agent Ann Maurice visits a house on the market, and offers advice on making it more attractive to would-be buyers

• Cheltenham

  Ann Maurice offers advice to the owners of a three-bedroom detached house in Cheltenham. The property expert suggests a complete overhaul to ensure potential buyers get a good first impression by keeping things simple and adding tasteful antique furniture

• Cheshire

  Property expert Ann Maurice heads for Cheshire to help Alan and Martine McEwan sell their five-bedroom Victorian house in a desirable part of Northwich. High on Ann's list of priorities is getting rid of the all-pervasive dog smell and harmonising the rooms' clashing colour schemes and styles

• Chester

  Property expert Ann Maurice offers advice to would-be sellers of a Victorian house in Chester to make it more marketable

• Chippenham

  Ann Maurice applies her interior design expertise to the task of revamping a stone cottage in Wiltshire, determined to make it more attractive to potential buyers

• Clacton-on-Sea

  Ann Maurice helps a chauffeur and his girlfriend spruce up their neglected seaside bungalow in Clacton, Essex, to make it more attractive to potential buyers, transforming its interior and landscaping the overgrown gardeneries

• Clapham

  Property expert Ann Maurice and the team get to work on a Clapham basement flat that lacks appeal, to ensure it meets the £200,000 asking price. Out go the orange and turquoise walls, painted over with soothing creams and lilac, while tatty rugs are replaced by smart laminate flooring

• Clapham, London

  Californian interior designer and estate agent Ann Maurice visits a house on the market, and offers advice on making it more attractive to would-be buyers

• Clapham Village, West Sussex

  Property expert Ann Maurice suggests improvements to a four-bedroom dormer bungalow in Clapham, West Sussex, to make it more appealing to prospective buyers. The lurid wall colours and pink living room carpet are banished, leaving pine floorboards which help bring a sense of the outdoors to the interior

• Clutter and Red Flag Compilation

  Property experts Ann Maurice and Alistair Appleton look back on highlights from the interior design show, revealing how to get rid of unnecessary clutter and make homes more appealing to potential buyers

• Colchester

  Ann Maurice offers advice to a Colchester couple unable to snap up their dream home until they can sell their current house. Unfortunately, after four months on the market, there is still no buyer for the three-bedroom detached property - which comes complete with a wild colour scheme

• Compilation

  Californian interior designer and estate agent Ann Maurice visits a houses on the market, and offers advice on making them more attractive to would-be buyers

• Compilation 1

  Ann Maurice and Alistair Appleton look back over home improvement highlights from the series, and focus on making the most of original features

• Compilation 2

  A look back at some of the past transformations from the series in which interior designer Ann Maurice visits houses and offers advice on making them attractive to would-be buyers

• Compilation 3

  A look back at some of the past transformations from the series in which interior designer Ann Maurice visits houses and offers advice on making them attractive to would-be buyers

• Compilation 4

  Highlights of the series in which interior designer Ann Maurice visits houses on the market and offers advice on making them attractive to would-be buyers

• Cradley Heath

  Ann Maurice provides home-improvement advice in a bid to transform a cluttered house in the West Midlands town of Cradley Heath and attract potential buyers

• Creating Space

  Californian interior designer and estate agent Ann Maurice visits a house on the market, and offers advice on making it more attractive to would-be buyers

• Creating Space and Kitchen Makeover Compilation

  Compilation edition reliving house-transforming triumphs from the series, in which property expert Ann Maurice visits Newcastle-under-Lyme to demonstrate design techniques for making small rooms appear bigger, and heads to Glasgow, where she reveals how to make a home appealing to potential purchasers. Plus, nightmare kitchens are transformed into a buyer's dream at an affordable price

• Crieff

  Property expert Ann Maurice offers advice to a Perthshire woman whose split-level bungalow has been on the market for five years. Could a passion for pink and too much clutter be the problem? Ann thinks so, and quickly sets to work redecorating the hallway, kitchen and lounge, before moving on to the front garden to increase its 'kerb appeal'

• Darlington

  Ann Maurice offers advice to the owner of a three-bedroom house in the historic railway town of Darlington to attract attention from potential buyers. Would-be pub landlord Paul Hooper is anxious to move on, but his uninviting property has been languishing on the market for six months as prices all around continue to rise in the popular Co Durham area

• A Design for Living - Shenley

  Californian interior designer and estate agent Ann Maurice visits a house on the market, and offers advice on making it more attractive to would-be buyers

• Dulwich

  Property expert Ann Maurice offers advice on selling a property in West Dulwich. The owner, a single mother of three, feels it's time to move on and wants to be closer to her children's school, but she can't find a buyer for her house

• East Dulwich

  Expert Ann Maurice offers advice to the owner of a colourful flat conversion in East Dulwich, blaming the bright decor for its lack of success on the property market and suggesting the canary yellow dining room is repainted in a less bilious shade

• Edinburgh

  A huge pink mansion in Edinburgh gets a makeover from Ann Maurice and Alistair Appleton. They attempt to give the garishly painted home a more traditional Scottish feel by having it professionally redecorated and toning down the dark, oppressive wooden ceiling over the hallway

• Essex

  Ann Maurice advises the owners of a two-bedroom cottage in Essex to liven up their home, emphasising the need to project a quaint image to potential buyers. With an estimated cost of £1,000, the suggested facelift leaves the owners worried

• Exteriors

  Compilation of home improvement tips with Ann Maurice, focusing on the importance of exteriors. The design guru visits a Bournemouth house featuring an unsightly pile of brick rubble, investigates a property whose garden is a potential death-trap, and delivers her verdict on a conservatory used as a laundry

• Frome

  Ann Maurice and Alistair Appleton tackle a Grade II listed building in Frome, Somerset, where traditional style meets papier mache cacti and a free-range rabbit

• Gants Hill

  Ann Maurice helps an Essex woman make her family home more appealing to potential buyers, suggesting they remove distracting personal items to bring more light into the bedroom. Initially unsure, the owner finally agrees to the take her advice : but will it increase the house's value?

• Garelochhead

  Property expert Ann Maurice offers advice to the owner of a four-bedroom Victorian villa in Garelochhead on Scotland's west coast. The house has been on the market for two months, and Ann thinks she knows why - it's far too cluttered with useless knick-knacks which are stopping the natural light from getting in, making it appear dark and dingy

• Glasgow

  Property expert Ann Maurice tackles a Glasgow bachelor pad set in a sought-after stately home address in city-centre parkland, but the ancient Egyptian theme proves a sticking point

• Halls and Living Rooms

  Ann Maurice and Alistair Appleton renovate neglected Hammersmith and Headingley hallways, before moving on to a bachelor's living room in desperate need of a tidy-up, where they install a Georgian fireplace and piano to replace the booze and ironing boards

• Hammersmith

  Ann Maurice and Alistair Appleton head for Hammersmith, west London, where a couple hoping to move to their dream home in Surrey have been frustrated by the failure to sell their two-bedroom flat. A tour of the property reveals the problem is a combination of many aesthetic factors

• Hammersmith

  Californian interior designer and estate agent Ann Maurice tries to turn a cluttered flat in Hammersmith into a streamlined pied-a-terre

• Hammersmith

  Ann Maurice helps a couple trying to sell their house by helping them store their belongings properly, redecorating and stripping the floors

• Hawkesbury Upton

  Interior design guru Ann Maurice creates the illusion of space in a 200-year-old Cotswold cottage and convinces the owner she should relegate her pet ferrets from the yard to an adjacent barn so they don't deter possible buyers

• Headcorn

  Ann Maurice visits Headcorn in Kent, where she and Tris Payne try to create the illusion of space in a tiny cottage for a couple who want to sell up before they have a baby

• Headingley, Leeds

  Ann Maurice helps a student in Headingley, Leeds, make her flat more attractive to potential buyers, advising her on how to change its slightly off-putting gloomy Gothic interiors from a liability into an asset

• Henley

  Californian interior designer and estate agent Ann Maurice visits a house on the market, and offers advice on making it more attractive to would-be buyers

• Henley-on-Thames

  Alistair Appleton presents as Ann Maurice casts her eye over a cluttered home in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire. The property has been on the market for six months, despite the asking price being lowered three times. Unfinished paintwork and dated details are among the factors giving it a 'youth hostel' feel

• Highlights

  Interior designer Ann Maurice looks back over home improvement highlights from the series, and focuses on making the most of original features

• Hove, East Sussex

  Ann Maurice visits a three-bedroom luxury flat in an art deco block in Hove, East Sussex, and discovers that although it is spacious and has great views, it lacks a unified theme

• Inside and Out: Faulkland

  Californian interior designer and estate agent Ann Maurice visits a house on the market, and offers advice on making it more attractive to would-be buyers

• Interiors and Depersonalising

  Property expert Ann Maurice outlines her strategy for depersonalising a house before placing it on the market so potential buyers can more easily envisage putting their own distinctive stamp on it

• Interiors and Depersonalising Compilation

  Property expert Ann Maurice presents a compilation of top tips from past episodes, visiting an Edinburgh home suffering from a surfeit of personality, a Victorian residence in Chester that needs restoring to its former glory and a Derbyshire cottage which has rather too many stuffed animals for its own good

• Kensal Green

  Ann Maurice works her magic on an arty garden flat in the Kensal Green area of London, where the owners are finding it difficult to attract a buyer

• Kerb Appeal and Colour Compilation

  Ann Maurice stresses the importance of first impressions, showing a Portishead couple how to spruce up the exterior of their bungalow to make it look inviting. She also offers ideas on what colour schemes to use inside the home, demonstrating how neutral tones can make all the difference in creating an airy, spacious atmosphere

• Kirk Merrington

  Ann Maurice and Alistair Appleton tackle a cottage near Durham which has been on the market for eight months. The house is full of items that remind the owner of her late husband, but the expert declares that they are the problem - no prospective buyers can imagine making the place their own

• Kitchens and Dining Rooms

  Property expert Ann Maurice offers advice to would-be sellers in this compilation edition focusing on kitchens and dining rooms

• Knutsford

  Ann Maurice offers advice to a bachelor having trouble selling his Knutsford home, telling him to tone down its resolutely masculine decor and add a few softer touches

• Leamington Spa

  Property expert Ann Maurice offers advice to Graham and Sue Douglas, the owners of a bland four-bedroom dwelling near Leamington Spa in Warwickshire. As the couple both work from home, the hall is full of filing cabinets and the lounge is more like a waiting room than an area to relax in

• Leicester

  Ann Maurice and Alistair Appleton visit Scraptoft in Leicester, where a five-bedroom house needs a makeover to give it kerb appeal. The kitchen is transformed into the hub of family life and a lounge is converted into a dining room, while unfortunate colour clashes are toned down

• London

  Property expert Anne Maurice offers advice to the owner of a Brixton flat, on the market for £235,000, to make it more attractive to prospective buyers

• Maidstone

  Property expert Ann Maurice offers advice to a Maidstone homeowner looking to move elsewhere after his girlfriend moved out and took most of the furniture with her

• Manchester

  Property expert Ann Maurice and presenter Alistair Appleton offer advice to the owner of a loft apartment in Manchester. Although it is situated in a highly desirable area, the property is full of clutter, and no one is prepared to offer the £115,000 asking price

• Manchester

  Interior designer Ann Maurice offers advice to a couple desperate to sell their suburban Manchester home

• Manchester

  Ann Maurice offers her expertise on attracting buyers to the owner of a plush executive town house in Prestwich, near Manchester. Although it boasts a number of desirable features, including a full-sized snooker table and a pine bathroom, the property has remained on the market for more than a year

• Milton Keynes

  Ann Maurice and Alistair Appleton come to the aid of a Milton Keynes couple who are desperate to sell their four-bedroom detached property so they can move to France. Ann sets out to persuade them to tone down the cacophony of colours and mountains of clutter that make the house seem small and dark

• Moorcroft

  Interior designer Ann Maurice is joined by Alistair Appleton as they help Andrew Brown and Sadie Thompson make their houses more attractive to prospective buyers

• Nailsworth

  Ann Maurice and Alistair Appleton offer advice to the would-be sellers of a four-bedroom house in the quaint Cotswolds village of Nailsworth. From the outside the property looks spectacular, but once inside it appears rather drab and cluttered : and the fact that the family's pet rabbit has turned the verandah into its own personal lavatory doesn't help

• Newcastle-under-Lyme

  Home improvement tips with property expert Ann Maurice, who kicks off in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, where a bachelor pad is in dire need of an overhaul to attract potential buyers. Her immediate priority is to transform the living room's garish blue colour scheme into something more family-friendly

• Newcastle-under-Lyme

  Ann Maurice helps a Staffordshire couple sell their three-bedroom house in Newcastle-under-Lyme by clearing clutter and creating more space. Her efforts pay off and, with fresher shades on the walls and a laminated floor, they soon find a buyer for the property

• North Shields

  Ann Maurice clashes with Sheila, a textile designer from North Shields, who is reluctant to tone down the eccentric interiors of her large four-bedroom Regency house to attract a better offer for the property. Ann puts her foot down, however, and Sheila can only look on in dismay as vivid colours make way for inoffensive neutral shades, stencilled drawings are removed and carpets receive an industrial-strength cleaning

• Northwich

  Californian interior designer and estate agent Ann Maurice visits a five-bedroom house on the market in Northwich, Cheshire, and offers the owners some advice on making it more attractive to would-be buyers

• Norwich

  Californian interior designer Ann Maurice visits Norwich and offers tips and advice to an acupuncturist trying to sell his house

• Nottingham 2

  Property expert Ann Maurice offers advice to a dog-lover in Sutton-in-Ashfield attempting to secure the sale of her house

• Original Features

  Californian interior designer and estate agent Ann Maurice visits a house on the market, and offers advice on making it more attractive to would-be buyers

• Original Features and Garden Makeover Compilation

  Anne Maurice and Alistair Appleton present highlights of the home improvement series, focusing on making the most of original features and sprucing up gardens to attract potential buyers. Includes another visit to a grade two listed house in Stoke-on-Trent

• Petersfield

  Property expert Ann Maurice offers advice to the owners of a four-bedroom house in the picturesque Hampshire market town of Petersfield, who are having difficulty selling their home for the asking price of £450,000

• Pets

  Ann Maurice and Alistair Appleton present a compilation of advice from previous shows, stressing the importance of eradicating the off-putting odours caused by household pets

• Pets and Defining Space Compilation

  Property expert Ann Maurice offers advice to would-be sellers on optimising space and dispelling animal odours in the home in a bid to secure a quick sale

• Pets/Defining Space

  Ann Maurice and Alistair Appleton present a compilation of advice from previous shows, stressing the importance of removing furniture to make rooms appear more spacious, and eradicating the off-putting odours caused by household pets

• Portishead

  Ann Maurice and Alistair Appleton get to work on a bungalow in Portishead, near Bristol, that lacks kerb appeal and needs the expert touch to make it seem more light, airy and welcoming to prospective buyers

• Quorn, Leicestershire

  Property expert Ann Maurice visits the Leicestershire village of Quorn, to see a two-bedroom cottage that has been languishing on the market for four months despite its picturesque location. Priorities include making the most of the cramped space by clearing out accumulated clutter and harmonising clashing colour schemes

• Radford Semele

  Ann Maurice meets homeowners near Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, who are having trouble selling up. She shows them how to inject a touch of vitality and character into their bland property

• Rothwell

  Estate agent Ann Maurice offers her expertise to a couple whose Leeds home is still for sale after 10 months, despite having attracted more than 30 viewings. Her advice includes ridding the house of the all-pervading pet smell, replacing the threadbare stair carpet and adding a lick of paint in a bid to persuade the next viewer to make an offer

• San Francisco - Part Two

  Part two. Interior design guru Ann Maurice returns to her California roots to compare notes on home decor with fellow stylist Arthur McLaughlin

• Sandhurst

  Ann Maurice and Alistair Appleton head for Sandhurst, Berkshire, to offer advice to Julie Frith, the owner of a four-bedroom house that has remained unsold for a year, despite two drops in the asking price. The first thing that strikes potential buyers is the unfinished feel of the property

• Sittingbourne

  Ann Maurice meets a divorcing couple from Sittingbourne, and works her makeover magic on their property in a bid to attract potential buyers

• Sittingbourne

  Californian interior designer and estate agent Ann Maurice visits a house on the market, and offers advice on making it more attractive to would-be buyers

• Southampton

  Ann Maurice and Tris Payne visit Southampton's prestigious marina development Ocean Village, where a couple's home needs sprucing up to attract potential buyers after being on the market for three months

• Southampton

  Ann Maurice helps a man struggling to sell his house after he moved out to live with his partner, but the designer tells him his house looks abandoned and neglected

• Spennymoor

  Property guru Ann Maurice applies her home improvement remedies to an arty garden flat in Spennymoor, County Durham, for the purpose of finding an eager buyer as soon as possible

• Stepney

  Ann Maurice and Alistair Appleton tackle a house that has access problems in Stepney, east London, in a bid to make it more tempting and welcoming to potential buyers

• Stockport

  Ann Maurice treats a real-life man behaving badly to a home makeover in an effort to make his scruffy bachelor pad in Stockport more attractive to potential buyers

• Stockport

  Interior designer Ann Maurice and presenter William Van Hage visit Stockport where a three-bedroom house is in desperate need of sprucing up - can the team help secure a sale?

• Stockport House

  Californian interior designer and estate agent Ann Maurice visits a house on the market in Stockport, and offers advice on making it more attractive to would-be buyers

• Stoke Newington

  Ann Maurice offers advice to a basement flat owner who can't find a buyer for her home in London's Stoke Newington. Sweeping out the mish-mash of styles and loud colours, she introduces a more sophisticated range of warm neutral shades and unifies the interior by laying laminate flooring, creating a separate dining area and increasing the amount of storage space

• Sutton-in-Ashfield

  Californian property expert Ann Maurice offers advice to a woman hoping to sell her desirable property in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire. Alistair Appleton presents

• Thelwall

  Californian interior designer and estate agent Ann Maurice visits a house on the market in Thelwall, Cheshire, and offers advice on making it more attractive to would-be buyers

• Three Pets

  Californian interior designer and estate agent Ann Maurice visits a house on the market, and offers advice on making it more attractive to would-be buyers

• A to Z of Design

  Californian interior designer and estate agent Ann Maurice visits a house on the market, and offers advice on making it more attractive to would-be buyers

• Up Close and Personal

  Californian interior designer and estate agent Ann Maurice visits a house on the market, and offers advice on making it more attractive to would-be buyers

• Updating Interiors and De-personalising

  Ann Maurice shows people trying to sell their houses how to update the decor of their homes by getting rid of clutter, hiding personal items and redecorating in neutral shades

• The Villas, Stoke-on-Trent

  An imposing five-bedroom Victorian villa in Stoke-on-Trent has been on the market for two years. Ann Maurice soon discovers the potentially light and airy family home obscured by piles of clutter, and sets about restoring the house to its original splendour with neutral walls and fresh carpets

• Wandswort

  Californian interior designer and estate agent Ann Maurice visits a house on the market, and offers advice on making it more attractive to would-be buyers

• Wandsworth

  Ann Maurice decides that the walls need re-painting, the floors need sanding and repairs have to be completed on a house in Wandsworth

• We Love You

  Californian interior designer and estate agent Ann Maurice visits a house on the market, and offers advice on making it more attractive to would-be buyers

• Wells

  Ann Maurice tackles a cluttered B&B on the Norfolk coast, which is desperately in need of a makeover. However, the owners don't quite see eye-to-eye with the expert on their ideas for the property

• Wells-next-to-the-Sea

  Californian interior designer and estate agent Ann Maurice visits a cluttered B&B in the town of Well-next-to-the Sea on the Norfolk coast that is in need of attention

• Welton

  Ann Maurice and Alistair Appleton help a Northamptonshire woman spruce up her cottage in the village of Welton, hoping to entice a buyer to part with the requisite £250,000. An unsightly boiler and fireplace are discreetly hidden and the lacklustre decor is brightened up to lighten the ground floor

• West Sussex

  Property expert Ann Maurice casts her eye over a Sixties dormer bungalow in Clapham Village, West Sussex, and suggests a few alterations to the French-themed interior to improve its sale prospects

• Worcester

  Ann Maurice helps a Worcestershire couple sell their country cottage, which has been on the market at £299,000 for more than a year. She thinks their pet parrots might be discouraging prospective buyers - but needless to say, they are reluctant to get rid of them

• Yeovil

  Property expert Ann Maurice rides to the rescue of a Somerset couple who are having trouble selling their converted chapel in Yeovil. Happily, a lick of paint and the eviction of a resident rat help transform the dingy interior into a cool, airy space

House Doctor: Special

• Ann Maurice in Mexico - Part One

  Part one. Anne renovates her own Spanish colonial-style house in San Miguel, a Mexican town with such an impressive architectural heritage it has been declared a national monument. Bright Mexican sunlight demands strong, bold colour schemes, while the context calls for baroque details, miles of tiles and mosaic madness in the bathroom, and a touch of kitsch that would look out of place anywhere else

• Ann Maurice in Mexico : Part Two

  Conclusion of the two-part special in which interior design expert Ann Maurice opens the doors of her home in Mexico

• Designs for Living

  In a one-off special, Ann Maurice helps a London couple reach a few compromises as they vie to stamp their individual personalities on a one-bedroom flat they have just bought. Modern brilliant white walls and wooden floors are offset by accessories in a limited range of colours, while the ambient glow from a traditional chandelier is complemented by striking functional light from a contemporary globe lamp

• San Francisco Special

  Ann Maurice presents a special edition of the show from her home town of San Francisco, where her improvements add value to a house in the bay