A Modernist home created during the 1960s within the walled garden of a historic house stylishly blends the contemporary and the historical. Mary Miers reports; …
Leuchie: The house and garden where the 1960s meet the 1690s
More heat, less fuel: How modern tech has lit up a new era of log-burning stoves
Not only is the energy crisis creating an unprecedented demand for wood-burning stoves: clean-burning technologies, app-assisted controls and new designs based on wood alternatives are …
Alan Titchmarsh: I won’t hear a bad word about privet hedges, but they’re not a patch on my one-off ‘country hedge’
Privet hedges have been infamous for years – not least thanks to Harry Potter – but there are plenty of reasons to recommend them, says …
A handsome Gothic Tudor House in Aberdeenshire with a fabulous log cabin in the garden
Located on the edge of the coastal town of Ellon, Waterton House Hotel enjoys a scenic location. It offers tastefully renovated rooms. Rumor has it …
The millionaire who created a real-life toy train set on a human scale
The astonishing assemblage of buildings, machinery and memorabilia at Fawley Hill, Buckinghamshire — the home of Lady McAlpine and the late Sir William McAlpine — is …
Inspirational Porta Romana lighting and furniture now on sale
The exclusive and inspiring brand Porta Romana has kicked off its January sale, offering a unique opportunity to purchase 1,300 items online at up to …
Les Colombières: Ferdinand Bac’s house-and-garden masterpiece on the Riviera
A century after its seven-year creation by artist Ferdinand Buck, the magnificent Colombière cliff-top garden in Menton, France’s Alpes-Maritimes department, has been brilliantly restored, according …
An 18th century watermill that was home to the man who made millions from Reader’s Digest
Victor Ross made his money not by participating in one of these prize draws, but by publishing the magazine itself – and he used his …
Fawley Hill: Inside the wacky and wonderful home of the late Sir William McAlpine
A dining room with a tented ceiling, a swimming pool entered via a psychedelic door and a train set running around the breakfast table? In …
The Farmstead review: The log cabins of your dreams in the heart of Suffolk
The cabins at The Farmstead in Suffolk, near the world famous Sutton Hoo, are cozy, charming, quirky and fun. Toby Keel paid a visit. I …