From a manor house where Radiohead recorded much of ‘OK Computer’ to a former Benedictine nunnery with a Corinthian fireplace and coat of arms
The Taiwanese tech entrepreneur on buying art, wine and nine storeys of his building, letting his four-year-old choose a Picasso for her bedroom and holding firm in the face of threats from China
‘We have an older generation often rattling around in large properties filled by possessions rather than people’
The ultimate property for a fly fisher is land with fishing rights along one of the country’s Big Four rivers
To our writer, a teenager in the late 1990s, the seemingly effortless comfort of the characters’ lives included their London apartments
A rich convergence of plants from the Alps to the Arctic to the Med grace this rocky limestone region of western Ireland
The novelist wrote most of his virtuoso, near-mythical ‘Moby-Dick’ in this Massachusetts farmhouse
Make your interiors bloom as beautifully as your garden
Property listings are increasingly awash with beguiling photographs of Labradors at the door or kittens curled in a chair
The London-born darling of New York’s elite interiors world specialises in fluid pieces that are ‘both soft and strong’
The scientist and entrepreneur Shirley Sherwood has amassed 1,000 works, from early masters to contemporary painters
As the country prepares for the European Football Championship, here are some of the most striking homes on the market in host cities
When monochromatic rigour meets mushroom and moss, the results are magical
Cheaper loans in France and Spain follow cut in ECB rate
A new generation of global super-rich is gradually replacing dynastic philanthropists and ageing snowbirds, revitalising the area and sending property prices soaring
Turn your house into a temple of reflection
Lenders are vying for projects such as PMG’s 1,000-foot tower, which is selling units for up to $90mn
The Danish design festival’s best in show
Michael Gilson’s tribute to 20th-century English gardening, its role in social change — and its forgotten hero
The Carbuncle Cup celebrates the monstrosities we are condemned to live with
Bringing water into the garden needn’t be involved — or naff
A long tradition of Buddhist meditation has driven the design of these captivating, imaginative oases of discovery and reflection
Horticulturalists are dealing with drought but record rain and sheer unpredictability are challenges too
The Berlin flat of the star socialist playwright hasn’t changed since his death in 1956, down to the jackets hanging in his closet
This year’s cool and wet weather has helped the plant’s vigour and proliferation at a wooded haven of rarities
The bohemian London village on the river Thames, begun as emergency postwar housing, is having its values challenged
Virginia Woolf and cohorts found beauty and passion in their bohemian retreats, but there was also sadness, as a new exhibition shows
Deciphering mysterious faces, unknown places and unresolved history is time consuming — but irresistible
She talks to Gillian Tett about transatlantic friendship, night walks with her dog, Barack Obama’s envy of her house, and echoes of her life in Netflix’s ‘The Diplomat’
Because Dads deserve the best this year
When we acquire a painting surely we are asking, where could I put that? Where would it fit? Does it go with the sofa?
Prices are falling in outer areas where supply is high, but prime central arrondissements remain competitive and expensive
From a villa on the coast of Mykonos with own private dock to a traditional house on Santorini
The cleaning guru is back with a new eco-range, The Fill
The annual showhouse exhibit opens with a spectacular installation in which interiors run wild
Originally built to house animals, the tiny properties are now beloved of celebrities and artists, a secluded oasis of peace in the city
From traditional to modern, the solid screens offer privacy, security and airflow
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