Can the world’s largest furniture brand shake up high-street trends with meatballs and blue bags in central London?
People talk about grief but not enough about what it’s like to be with someone as they leave the world — the liminal space of waiting, wordlessness and a ‘strange kind of stillness and savage beauty’
The interior designers have put a colourful, irreverent stamp on the precise, practical engineering of the 1960s storage system
A month of letting lawns grow long falls short in terms of sustainable biodiversity goals. But are there other upsides?
A beautiful garden could potentially add up to 20 per cent to the value of a home, say some experts — and even more when it’s designed by a renowned name. And the busiest sales window is upon us
A new exhibition is the first to explore the horticultural roots of the photographer and designer’s creative vision
From the coiling patterns of ferns to the Fibonacci sequence of pine cones, the mathematical order of nature is a soothing antidote to our disordered lives
Additions to existing buildings have been springing up for centuries and are now proving a boon for those who need extra space for family, young or old
A flight to ancient rituals in an age of AI is spurring more homeowners, estate agents and architects to call on energy healing practices. What were once hushed whispers are now an open secret
Fabric drapery is taking a star turn to add drama, hide clutter and comfortingly cocoon
In the Scottish Borders, The Marchmont Workshop is reinvigorating an ancient trade practised in Britain since Anglo-Saxon times
In New York, amid the perpetual construction, it can take a while to realise a boarded-up building is not actually being worked on. So too, a stop gap can sneak up on you as home
‘Fires, guns and Trump’ are among the catalysts spurring US citizens to consider a move across the pond. Inquiries, applications and house buying are accelerating — but the shifting sands of red tape mean the relocation follow-through is a slower trickle
The former Design Museum director has the best seats – in his house
The Chelsea DIY store boasts a huge archive of historical shades – and expert advice
In 1940, Shropshire homeowner Harry Clive turned his attention to an ‘impregnable’ gravel quarry. The garden haven he created for his chronically ill wife remains an inspiration
The Raj-era bungalow in Lahore, with its book-laden labyrinth of rooms, has been a hub for cultural and political activism for 55 years — and the engine room for a new generation of south Asian creatives
The Belgian pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale, led by Bas Smets, will be occupied by a miniature forest
The California desert city delivers mid-century gems as well as new architectural visions
The first stages of the £3bn redevelopment of Queensway are bedding in. More change is on the way. But there’s still some distance to go to shake off the “cheap side of the park” jibes
Ed O’Donnell, co-founder of interiors studio Angel O’Donnell, looks at how to maximise the impact of big windows
Perennialise their shortlived glory with advice from Dutch expert Jacqueline van der Kloet
Demand from US buyers for property in Andermatt has surged
Architect Charles Gwathmey’s historic home has been updated, with new additions bringing even more space and light to an extraordinary setting
Her branding was inspired by Chanel and her avant-garde furniture bought by the likes of Churchill and the Savoy Hotel. A new book aims to resurrect her reputation and unravel her enigmatic story
A royal exhibition paints a more fabulous picture of the Edwardian era than any TV series could muster
The 1950s floor lamp design created by Richard Kelly and Philip Johnson for the architect’s Glass House turned the way a room is lit on its head — and it’s making a comeback
To buy big or to shop shrewdly? Eye-catching blooms or plantings to nurture? Such are the questions many a couple will wrangle over this weekend. And an old hand has thoughts . . .
2025 pointed to a pick-up following the city’s lengthy post-pandemic malaise — but the top-of-year glow now has to be filtered through a new lens
Designers are having fun with engineered wood stained in a palette of dramatic hues
On the centenary of the birth of Ian Hamilton Finlay — poet, iconoclast, social revolutionary and maritime obsessive — his Scottish garden is being celebrated as his greatest work of art
Meet the father-daughter duo with designs from every corner of the world
Marie-Louise Agius and her uncle Lionel de Rothschild are cultivating a shared passion at the family’s 200-acre Hampshire estate
Recent moves from Toronto to Brooklyn to Brussels to Paris have only stirred his creativity — and a historic rental in the 11th arrondissement has become a space of vibrant experimentation, and a place to grow
From salvers to shells, the precious metal is making a comeback
Preparing for Armageddon has taken a luxe turn — these are ‘glorified man caves’ with extra muscle
The multi-spouted Delftware flower vase is popular with designers and collectors once again
