As soon as the clocks go forward, something happens at Homes HQ. Winter knitwear gives way to lighter ensembles, talk inevitably turns to the outdoors and there’s a distinctly colourful air to the interiors that we ooh and ahh over as we compile the next edition.

It’s summer (at least in our heads), and our May-June issue proves that with the new-season switch, there’s a change in how we approach our homes, too.

Colour floods this month's pages; you’ll see the transformative effects of bold decision-making by designer Jo Aynsley of Jeffreys, who took a boxy, bland new build and created a penthouse home that wouldn’t look out of place on your next HBO boxset.

In Athens, architect Sofia Xanthakou also worked with a bold palette, choosing shades of white to make primary colours pop in her renovation of a traditional Greek dwelling.

Head to the beach to witness traditional building techniques at a waterfront home in Jersey, or simply revel in the summer shades bursting from our big bathroom edit, proving every room can enjoy a seasonal refresh.