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Bathroom 2026: Eleven Trends That Promote It Into the Fifth Room of the House

Sage green, burgundy, wallpaper in the bathroom, dark wood cladding, freestanding tub. For anyone renovating a family house - don't...

09 May 2026 Read more →

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An Empty Wall Is the Lowest Design Standard: Ten Techniques for 2026 That Turn It Into the Focus of the Room

Exposed stone, Japanese murals, textured panels, lit niches, bold colour plus triptych - ten decisions to make a wall part...

08 May 2026 Read more →

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A Villa on Lanzarote: a Czech Studio Crafts White Minimalism That Respects the Soul of the Island

OOOOX has transformed a 2000s house into a contemporary retreat. Cesar Manrique's principles are still here - in the forms,...

07 May 2026 Read more →

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The Kitchen Work Triangle Is Dead: Why the 80-Year-Old Golden Rule No Longer Works in 2026

Lillian Gilbreth invented it in the 1940s for a one-cook household. Today's kitchens are hubs for five people at once...

06 May 2026 Read more →

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Hacienda „San Antonio" in Seville: 16 Years of Responsibility, Four Children, Twelve Grandchildren, and a Triptych With 300 Ivory Figurines From Jaime I

Marquesa Federica de Valles took over the house at 16. A 19th-century olive mill, a Brussels tapestry, a buffalo-leather carriage....

05 May 2026 Read more →

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Villa Portesina on Lake Garda: 17,000 Square Metres of Gardens, a Private Beach, and a History with Mussolini and Ezra Pound

The estate of Polish footwear magnate Dariusz Milek has been restored with a precision rarely seen - Baccarat glasses, a...

04 May 2026 Read more →

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Villa Portesina on Lake Garda: 17,000 Square Metres, Mussolini's Tennis Court and Ezra Pound's Poetry - Now a Polish Footwear Magnate Has Inherited the Historic Estate

Dariusz Milek went from cyclist in Poland to footwear tycoon - his villa in Italy carries a guest list of...

03 May 2026 Read more →

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Statement ceiling: the 2026 trend that brings the fifth wall back to the home, and why nobody can afford to ignore it

Visible beams, wallpaper above your head, hidden lighting or just colour - the ceiling doesn't ask for money, it asks...

02 May 2026 Read more →

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Grand Duke George Romanov Opened His Palace in Rome: 16th Century, Two Steps From the Pantheon, and a Family Without a Throne

The tower of the palace is older than the discovery of America. Inside, the last Romanovs live in Rome with...

01 May 2026 Read more →

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The Library Has Reclaimed the Throne in the Living Room: TV and Sofa Lose Their Place in 2026 Design

Floor-to-ceiling shelves, partial doors, light from within, a ladder in the corner. This is not empty luxury - it is...

30 April 2026 Read more →

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A 17th-Century Mill as Home for an Artist Couple: Macarena Gomez\'s House in Catalonia

A restored countryside mill with emus and alpacas in the yard, a psychedelic cow sculpture in the living room, and...

29 April 2026 Read more →

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The End of the Perfect Home: Craft Finishes Are Replacing Lacquered Surfaces

Uneven tiles, visible wood, hand-thrown ceramics - what used to look like a defect is today a luxury.

28 April 2026 Read more →