Count us in for cocktails by the pool and al fresco dinners!
All about the white brick on our house, maintenance, and the best paint colors for white painted brick houses that have us drooling! Read with Chrissy Marie!
A Design Notes Christmas special. How the writer and shop owner Amanda Brooks decorates her home in the Cotswolds for Christmas.
The garden of an Oxfordshire manor house has been reinvigorated over many years by the designer Arne Maynard, with bold, distinctive new elements set against the existing framework.
Throughout his career, Cecil Beaton photographed some of the most notable figures in 20th-century fashion publications. His masterful portraiture work was groundbreaking, and to this day its influence is still felt in the pages of fashion photography publications. He was also a set and costume designer, most famously for the glorious costumes in My Fair...
Just a glance at the calendar tells us that summer is almost gone. “Summer afternoon—summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” ― Henry Ja…
Creating Exemplary Gardens
5,195 Heated s.f. 5 Beds 4.5 Baths 2 Stories 3 Cars A classic stone facade graces this luxury house plan. Arched windows and three gables add to the visual appeal. A dramatic 2-story foyer greets you as you step in off the covered terrace. A private study and a dining room, both with terrace access, flank the entry. Across the gallery, you'll find the great room with coffered ceiling. Two pairs of french doors lead to the large covered veranda. A fireplace is flanked by built-ins. The vaulted keeping room features a fireplace and a recess for your home media. French doors lead to a screened porch. The keeping room is open to the breakfast room and the dramatic kitchen with large eat-at island. A walk-in pantry, mud room and the garage are steps away. Note the small home office off the keeping room - a perfect spot for paying the bills. Across the home a guest room has its own bath and terrace access. Upstairs, the master suite has raised ceilings and corner built-ins. French doors open to let in fresh air. An arched opening leads to the sitting room with fireplace and built-ins. The five-fixture master bath features a massive walk-in closet. Three bedrooms (one with a walk-in closet) and two baths are also upstairs. As is a large centralized laundry room. Related Plans : Get an alternate version with house plans 15643GE (5,085 sq. ft.), 15794GE (5,299 sq. ft.) and 15743GE (3,330 sq. ft.).
Image 15 of 25 from gallery of Cala Saona House / Biombo Architects. Photograph by KIE
This guide to the prettiest houses in London will help you find the most photogenic homes in the UK capital. From pink houses to other gems, it has it all.
Architecture is meant to fulfill both practical and expressive requirements, and thus it serves both utilitarian and aesthetic purposes. When you look at a structure, you can distinguish these two ends but they cannot be separated, and the relative weight each of them carry can vary widely. Plus, every society has its own, unique relationship to the natural world and its architecture usually reflects that as well, allowing people from other places to learn about their environment, as well as history, ceremonies, artistic sensibility, and many aspects of daily life.
The owners of this Thirties Georgian-style house were keen to give it an established look while avoiding any stuffiness. So they asked designer Henri Fitzwilliam-Lay to conjure distinctive interiors full of idiosyncratic details
Each room looks like a museum...
One of my favorite things about London is how many little gems are within a short drive of the city. We’ve been fortunate to visit many wonderful areas (The Cotswolds, Dorset, and Oxford to name…
Get to know the "grand old ladies" of architecture—Victorian houses. These richly designed structures are beautiful, with colorful details and trim.
Over the years, we at Bored Panda have released quite a few pieces on subpar design. And while these publications are incredibly fun to prepare and scroll through (just take a look at this one), we need to balance them out a little. After all, not every designer is an incompetent 3-year-old. Some of them are 4... light-years ahead of the competition.
Le chef Olivier Roellinger et le "nez" d'Hermès, Jean-Claude Ellena, viennent de créer Épice Marine, onzième fragrance de la collection Hermessence et pur jus breton... Retour sur leur collaboration et visite du château Richeux en Bretagne.
A 1920s Tudor house blends vintage charm and cozy furnishings.
Pink hot cocoa, chandeliers and treats fit for royalty!
A London-based decorating duo brought their quintessentially English point of view Stateside for this complete overhaul
Located on a rural plot in Ontario, Canada, this expansive space includes an abundance of natural light and a bold mountain style
The lesson? Do it once and do it well.
