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  • Tuesday, 6 June, 2023
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    Design duo Holloway Li on how to embrace radical design at home

    Well-judged use of unexpected materials, artefacts and furnishings can make a living space unique and alluring

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    Like Janet Frame in the 1990s movie, our writer relishes savouring nature away from prying eyes

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    How an 18th-century stable block in a royal deer park became a grand country home 

    Studley Royal House sits in a World Heritage Site that includes one of the finest examples of a Georgian water garden

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    In the final part of our series on setting up a smart home, we look at the differences between the platforms

  • Tuesday, 23 May, 2023
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    How to revive the period character of a home using handmade furnishings

    Top tips for choosing handcrafted furniture, ceramics and artworks — new and antique — by Cassandra Ellis, colourist and founder of paint brand Atelier Ellis

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    The Modernist Surrey home with Bauhaus in its DNA

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    Fantasy home: comfort and chaos in the Brooklyn pad in Moonstruck

    Our writer wants both familial and familiar from a multigenerational house in an unpretentious New York neighbourhood

  • Tuesday, 2 May, 2023
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    From private palace made of marble to courthouse to modern apartment complex

    A surprising number of original features were preserved during the 105-year-old building’s seven decades as a civic structure

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    From wall paints and countertops to cooking implements and fridges even, opt for natural finishes over man-made materials

  • Tuesday, 25 April, 2023
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    Fantasy home: the consoling power of Salman Toor’s blurred and dreamy paintings of domestic scenes

    For our writer, the warmth and intimacy of the artist’s work is vital and comforting

  • Monday, 24 April, 2023
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    Five of the world’s best homes for sale with landscaped gardens

    From Mallorca to Manhattan, prime property where the outside is as impressive as the inside

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    The 14th-century Italian church that evolved into a luxury residence

    The deconsecrated property in idyllic countryside near Milan has been expanded over the centuries with characterful features

  • Monday, 17 April, 2023
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    In the first of a series on upgrading to a smart home, we explore the different options to get started

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    Minimally decorated interiors need not be cold and unemotional, done correctly they can be soulful, meditative spaces

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    Fantasy home: life on the road in a 1974 Cadillac Eldorado convertible, inspired by the movie, True Romance

    Our writer craves the stimulation of a transient existence, albeit without being pursued by the gangsters of the film 

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    Five of the world’s best homes for sale in tech hubs

    From Silicon Valley to Tokyo via London, Helsinki and Tel Aviv, prime residential property in cities with thriving start-up scenes

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    Interior designer Alice Palmer reveals her top tips for using textures and colour

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    Former shipwright’s home was a hive of 19th-century innovation and a hub for society boating

  • Tuesday, 21 March, 2023
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    Fantasy home: an actual Ivory Tower to escape to, inspired by The NeverEnding Story

    Like the film’s Childlike Empress, our writer seeks luxury in the face of a precarious existence

  • Monday, 20 March, 2023
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    The converted Swedish water tower with an unusual income stream

    The top of the building has panoramic archipelago views and moneymaking telecommunications equipment

  • Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
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    Design duo Salvesen Graham on how to style a room for all seasons

    Expert ideas on lighting, flooring and window treatments that work throughout the year

  • Monday, 13 March, 2023
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    Five of the best homes for sale in Amsterdam

    Prime property close to canals and culture in the Venice of the North

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