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From a Canadian house with striking geometric designs inside and out to a cottage in the Bahamas that offers privacy and tranquillity
Whether gently faded or scraped back to reveal historic layers, these pieces add depth and texture — but beware fakes
Vail’s recent majority-stake acquisition of the Swiss ski resort will replace ageing infrastructure and improve snow-making
Kitsch Christmas cards, beautiful wintry homes and some cherished (if sometimes ugly) Christmas decorations: find them all in this year’s festive special edition.
A recent cohort has come out of the shadows of geekdom to combine imaginative themes and beautiful design
For the accessories designer, embroidery is an escape and a salvation
Technological ingenuity meets traditional design at car designer Jeremy Offer’s home
Designers are dreaming up coordinated collections of nightwear and bedding
Entertainment and pastime gadgets for when money is no object
Unusual and stylish choices for the discerning people on your list
Elements such as lighting, craftsmanship and storytelling can be transferred to the home
The owner of this sumptuous residence with the finest in situ mosaics in the Roman world remains a mystery
When a freak snowstorm destroyed thousands of orchids planted by the English poet Edward James, he made sure it would never happen again
Interiors experts and makers share the stories behind the trinkets that have become family treasures
20 leading organisations helping to rebuild broken worlds
From a six-storey hillside chalet in Cervinia to a Grade I-listed moated manor house in Surrey
Serge Hill is a seed library, an educational hub — and a place to cultivate happiness
House prices are rising in the picture-postcard Belgian city, its centre home to just 20,000 residents — and 8mn tourists a year
Our favourite Christmas decoration is an art form worth celebrating
From Tuscan villas to Rio beachfronts, relax among nature with a space that brings the outdoors in
‘They remain a curious, fleeting form of uninvited interior decoration. We have no power over the tastes they express’
The West Yorkshire home of the Brontë sisters is a place of pilgrimage for their ever-devoted readership
This light and airy one-bed property, in a former artists’ studios built by the influential 20th-century architect, is on the market for c£1mn
Jorge Pérez nearly lost everything in the financial crisis. Now the Florida developer is convinced another bust can be avoided
The architect’s home is a window into his extraordinary world
From the classic to the quirky, ornaments to make your home glow
Small or large, discreet or flamboyant, the mere thought of this spring-flowering marvel will help ease winter gloom
Whether you prefer hosting chic cocktail parties, rabble-rousing dinners or slouchy movie nights, here’s how to create magical spaces where the fun flows
His work, made of avocado skin waste, highlights how the trade is damaging Mexican landscapes and communities
From a villa nestled in the jungle with a waterfall to another whose terrace is bordered by a curved infinity pool overlooking the Pacific
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