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As pandemic restrictions are lifted, Tabby Kinder reflects on the ‘dizzying contradictions’ of her time in the city amid political upheaval and Covid
‘The eye-popping colour should please you, while its boxy shape could be right up your husband’s street’
Demand remains high in the historic, cosmopolitan and ever-inspiring city
Unusual, often sustainable materials — from dog hair to cow dung — were used to create innovative furnishings
A modest version of his vast New York gallery opens as a pop-up show
How to update your horticultural skillset at a time of environmental crisis
From a country house dating back to King Eadwig’s 10th-century manor to a three-bedroom apartment in a former silk mill
Through history monarchs and gardeners have ignored tradition, as with the ‘not narrowly British’ flowers on the Queen’s coffin
The super-rich seem to have been largely unaffected by rising mortgage rates, spiralling inflation and the threat of recession — so far
Properties in London’s great postwar buildings can go for millions of pounds. Here are some cheaper alternatives
Several projects with disused elevated railway lines launch amid debate about gentrification
A retrospective honours the work of the mid-century architect and interior designer
Welcome to the rarefied world of Japanese brushes
The joy of quirk, from Pharrell Williams’ wardrobe to Prue Leith’s technicolour home
The 1960s ‘fondue party’ was fashionably continental and thrillingly communal
Prices set to drop at least 10% this year with developers forced into fire sales
A new homestead in the Alps of the South Island offer untrammelled access to New Zealand’s unspoilt wilds
The sale of the contents of the capital’s Hôtel Lambert opens a window onto a world of untrammelled decadence
Prue Leith’s Gloucestershire house is a real showstopper
Robbed of its furnishings but not its sole inhabitant, the Manhattan pad is a powerful symbol of introspection — and of starting afresh
Former military strongholds that are now prime residences
Philip and Charlotte Colbert invite you to a crustacean-filled, bosom-emblazoned fantasia
From beautiful bowls to stylish soft furnishings, Roddy Clarke has made careful selections to inspire every corner of your home and garden
The look has roared back into fashion. Here are our top picks
It used to supply King George III — now it uses sustainable methods the new monarch would approve of
Properties sell fast in the north London area despite a cooling market
William Randolph Hearst’s ersatz European castle in California boasts two fantastical pools
This season’s key looks are worth getting in line for
‘Will the UK be my long-term home or should I buy a place in my native country?’
Rising mortgage rates and inflation are taking a toll — but ultra-luxury developments continue apace
From a four-storey house with views of San Francisco Bay to a Parisian apartment overlooking the river Seine
Why are we so convinced that bigger is better when it comes to our cooking spaces?
Unique Boston home has exquisite inlaid mosaics created by the US designer better known for his Tiffany lamps
The interiors of French New Wave cinema suggested radical new ways for how we use domestic spaces
A selection of unusual receptacles for displaying plants and flowers
No sooner has summer ended than it is time to think of next spring’s flowers — why not experiment?
The new monarch has long been passionate about sustainable gardening. As King Charles III, will he find time to stay ahead of the ‘green curve’?
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