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From door knockers to dado rails, the Architectural Study Collection has more than 7,000 items gathered from London buildings — and it is opening for public tours this year
The US playwright wrote many of his raw, autobiographical works at his remote California ranch
Architectural photographer Gilbert McCarragher captures the unique homes and community of the hamlet on the edge of the country
Swedish interiors expert Frida Ramstedt helps resolve design dilemmas without the need to start afresh
The West Sussex landmark is steeped in artistic, royal and horticultural history
Rainfall has deprived us of the warmth and light of the sun, but a lack of frost has meant a prolonged period of early flowers
Properties in charming medieval locations away from the crowds lure buyers with discounted prices too
From the former home of artist JMW Turner to a vast penthouse overlooking the Palace of Westminster
The annual Salone del Mobile is a vast display of slick superfluousness but at its heart is a deep regard for tradition and craftsmanship
This modest farm labourers’ cottage in New York was where the master of the macabre wrote his final works
Colour is used by architects and designers for many reasons but can the psychology behind it help you sort out your own interior dilemmas?
Whether repairing antiques for a museum or refashioning a discarded piece yourself, there’s a story to be found in the stuffing
19 ways to spread a little toile de jouy
My coffee machine looks amazing. For £3,000, it should do
What do you plant for a poet? The novelist describes creating her garden against time
With the right approach it’s possible to respect a home’s historical features while introducing modern furnishings
Maybourne’s latest addition is everything a London hotel isn’t. And it’s all the better for it
Like the sham couple of the rebooted spy drama, our writer has fallen for the beautifully decked out West Village pad
When Lord and Lady Barnard became custodians of the ancestral seat in 2016, they inherited a fairytale – and a project in urgent need of help
The possibilities have multiplied recently for gardens in tight spaces, from pots to patios, buckets to balconies
Save the date with more than just a card
From a lakefront home with a double-occupancy boathouse to a Chicago town house with top-floor terrace
As the work-from-home bubble bursts, Londoners who bought out of town during the pandemic are finding selling up a slow business
At RHS’s inaugural urban gardening show in Manchester, flat dwellers and renters can learn how to make a verdant refuge
The Italian design extravaganza is under way. What are the talking points?
Pritzker Prize-winner Jean Nouvel is better known for his unpredictable and often spectacular public realm buildings
‘I felt tired of a particular dark, brooding portrait, and my mood lifted after I replaced it with a brighter still life’
Long overlooked for harder metals, this ancient alloy is now stealing the show
Make your bed a sleeping beauty
These enclosed spaces, popular during the 18th and 19th centuries, are once again being used by large estates to cultivate homegrown fruit and vegetables
The cocooning, pliable and renewable material is increasingly embraced by designers and architects
The co-founder of the Berlin Secession used his summer house garden as an experimental palette for his Impressionist works
Plant summer and autumn-flowering bulbs now and reap the pleasure in the months to come
I have a problem — I can spend up to 10 hours a day on portals such as Rightmove and Zillow. Even my psychoanalyst can’t help
As the UK’s Design Council celebrates its 80th anniversary, how do its utopian ideals hold up in an age of fast consumerism and eco-principles?
The interior designer loves ironed sheets, Yohji Yamamoto and Temo, his Mexican chihuahua
As sizes relentlessly grow — some to Airbus scale — owners face a shortage of spots in the world’s pleasure zones large enough to berth them
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