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    • Wednesday, 13 September, 2023
      North American prime property
      Hot property: five homes for sale in New England

      From an 18th-century converted barn to an island home that comes with its own fishing boat

      A modern home with sliding glass wall at one end, overlooking a large garden with woodland in the distance
    • Tuesday, 12 September, 2023
      Residential
      A home that marks the transition from fantasy to reality: the Paris apartment in the movie, Before Sunset

      The flat represents the end of romantic intrigue and the start of a deeper, more complicated relationship

    • Monday, 11 September, 2023
      Residential
      Designer Boldizar Senteski on how to furnish a Brutalist-inspired space

      Mix practical but decorative items, statement pieces and softer, natural elements to maintain a sense of comfort and harmony

    • Saturday, 9 September, 2023
      FT SeriesThe world’s best house museums
      House museums #33: Oswaldo Guayasamín

      The posthumously completed Quito home of the Ecuadorean artist blends Baroque, European and indigenous imagery

    • Saturday, 9 September, 2023
      Gardens
      Rain gardens offer a first green line of flood defence

      The right mix of soil, plants and design can combat the wetter weather and sharper downpours brought by climate change

      A garden teeming with flowers, leafy plants and trimmed grass
    • Friday, 8 September, 2023
      Robin Lane Fox
      A cart ride through Boston’s tree-filled treasure

      Arnold Arboretum has served the world’s gardens for 150 years, and plans to do so for centuries more

    • Friday, 8 September, 2023
      Interiors
      How much for a good night’s sleep?

      ‘I tried the world’s most expensive mattress and it ruined my life’

      Illustration of a man in blue-chequered pyjamas lying on a bed-like bundle of cash and Zs coming from his mouth
    • Friday, 8 September, 2023
      Interiors
      Stirring stuff: coffee accessories that buzz

      Elevate your coffee rituals with these stylish pieces

      Moka espresso coffee maker by Dolce & Gabbana for Bialetti
    • Friday, 8 September, 2023
      Architecture
      Home designs that bridge the gap with nature

      Architects are using the beneficial properties of living systems to make buildings better for occupants and the environment

      A wall is covered with clear sheets to give the appearance of a greenhouse, with bamboo and other plants growing at various levels
    • Friday, 8 September, 2023
      Interiors
      Venice Glass Week seeks to reforge Murano’s creativity

      The city’s sixth week-long celebration of the art form looks back to past masters and forward to the medium’s future

      Four glass works on a table, two with long, curved necks
    • Friday, 8 September, 2023
      FT SeriesWomen’s fashion special AW23
      The secrets of the house of Harlech

      Glyn Cywarch, a 17th-century Jacobean manor in north Wales, has been renovated by the fashion stalwart Amanda Harlech and her daughter – and is now opening its doors

      Tallulah and Amanda Harlech at Glyn Cywarch in North Wales
    • Thursday, 7 September, 2023
      European prime property
      More Parisians make the Marseille connection

      The city’s many attractions — plus being cheaper than the capital to rent or buy a home — are overcoming its gritty reputation

      Aerial view of the Catholic Basilique Notre-Dame de la Garde
    • Wednesday, 6 September, 2023
      European prime property
      Hot property: five homes for sale on Ireland’s coast

      From a restored lighthouse on a western isle to a modern property near Dublin with views of Ireland’s Eye

    • Tuesday, 5 September, 2023
      Luke Edward Hall
      Lift the curtain on better bathroom accessories

      Keep an eye on colour, texture and potted greenery to make the room a retreat — but swerve the naff tropical prints

    • Tuesday, 5 September, 2023
      Residential
      The starchitect-designed penthouses that were once the epitome of urban London living

      David Chipperfield’s rooftop glass ‘pavilions’ were built in 2000 at the height of Clerkenwell mania

    • Monday, 4 September, 2023
      Residential
      Fantasy home: the womblike comfort of the cave in For Whom the Bell Tolls

      Civil war or not, for Dinah Brooke, nothing beats a troglodytic existence for simplicity and sanctuary

    • Sunday, 3 September, 2023
      FT SeriesThe world’s best house museums
      House museums #32: Jane Austen

      A simple table and chair hold pride of place in the Hampshire home that celebrates the life of the English novelist

      A wood and wicker chair next to a simple wooden pedestal table
    • Sunday, 3 September, 2023
      HTSI
      Nordic glassware comes in from the cold

      The region’s radical postwar designs are niche no more

    • Saturday, 2 September, 2023
      Citadel LLC
      ‘The Citadel migration’ shaking up Miami’s luxury property market

      Relocation of Ken Griffin’s hedge fund from Chicago is driving demand in salubrious suburbs

      A mansion in Coral Gables near Miami, Florida
    • Saturday, 2 September, 2023
      Shopping and gifts
      The psychological importance of stationery

      The back-to-school urge to buy pens and notebooks is not just a nod to nostalgia — it might even be good for you

      A cabinet of nibbed pens
    • Saturday, 2 September, 2023
      The Aesthete
      Interior designer Rodolphe Parente talks taste

      The Paris-based creative loves Pantelleria, Salomon sneakers and Andrée Putman

      Rodolphe Parente at home in Paris
    • Friday, 1 September, 2023
      Robin Lane Fox
      How to be an octogenarian icon

      The stories of a high-class landscape gardener and mass-market guru Martha Stewart intersect on a trip to the US

      Aerial view of geometric garden with central gazebo
    • Friday, 1 September, 2023
      UK property
      Community land trusts offer a fresh take on housing development

      Citizen-led projects are rethinking residential construction and can keep the dream of home ownership within reach

    • Friday, 1 September, 2023
      Interiors
      The artisans who embrace the beauty of decay

      Meet the creatives who let natural processes of ageing and distress take over as the driving force

      Two rounded jars display deep rust-like stains on one side of their surfaces
    • Friday, 1 September, 2023
      Prime property
      Cash buyers wield a new level of power in the property market

      The ability to pay upfront earns preference and price cuts, while those with mortgages go to the back of the queue

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