House

If you are considering buying a new house, there are endless questions that run through your mind. You want to make sure the house you are viewing is exactly what it seems and you are purchasing the house that works best for your needs. Asking the right questions will ensure you are making the right decision. This [...]

After 50 years in fashion, legendary designer Jean-Paul Gaultier has retired. The designer announced his retirement via Instagram on January 17, in which he said that his couture show during Paris Fashion Week would be his last. “I have opened all my drawers, taken back all my old collections,” he said in his goodbye note. “I have used [...]

An independent mental health hospital run by the Priory Group has been rated inadequate by the health watchdog. Hertfordshire’s Kneesworth House was downgraded from good by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) after it highlighted serious concerns. The hospital, in Royston, specialises in acute mental health for over 65s, patients with learning disabilities and those at [...]

The flag was hoisted atop a 20-metre high mast on top of the iconic building. Mumbai: A big Indian tricolour measuring 20×30 feet and 350 feet above the ground was hoisted the majestic Haj House in Mumbai by Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Wednesday, an official said. The flag atop a 20-metre [...]

This stunning detached ‘art deco’ home was built in 1937 and has incredible sea views. Located on The Links in Whitley Bay, this property has recently been renovated with a new kitchen and bathroom and has bespoke stained glass windows. On the market for £560,000, the house has four bedrooms, a large reception, hall, living [...]

Among the historic homes on Moores River Drive, sits a white house that may seem out of place. But it’s not. It’s a modern home, its design firmly rooted in the Art Deco ideals of the 1920s and 1930s. It’s smooth and sleek, with vertical stripes of both singular and grouped windows. “We get strong reactions,” said owner [...]

To mark 150 years since the birth of Charles Rennie Mackintosh, we’re looking back at five influential projects that defined his career. First up is Hill House in Helensburgh, widely recognised as the Scottish architect’s most important residential work. Hill House exemplifies Mackintosh’s approach to combining traditional Scottish values with modern international ideas. Located in Helensburgh, around [...]

Inveterate design dealers Michèle Van Hove and Nicolas Vanderbeck, the owners of celebrated Barcelona antiques gallery Fins de Siècles, started buying furniture and objects for their fantasy Catalan country house some 18 years before they found the house itself. The Belgian couple moved to Barcelona in 2002 and two years later opened a new gallery [...]

 Living new broom: The sheepskin rug was an eBay find, and the sofas are heirlooms that have been reupholstered. Photograph: Ben Anders for the Observer Rebuilt and filled with reclaimed pieces, this family home in north-west London has been given a new lease of life Flora Bathurst is surveying her back garden with dismay: scattered [...]

In today’s hi-tech world, living an environmentally responsible lifestyle is in no way easy. Modern luxuries have left mother earth sapped of its resources and beauty. The key to healthy life lies in identification and implementation of practical ways through which we can save the environment. Consider reduce, reuse and recycle as much as possible, [...]

NEW DELHI: Amid reports that key provisions of new real estate regulation law have been diluted by some states, the central government has forwarded the rules notified by the states to a parliamentary committee for examination. Minister of State for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation (HUPA) Rao Inderjit Singh, in written reply to a question [...]

Harlequin’s new Momentum wallpaper collection is very much inspired by the early 20th century. This iridescent Makalu ombre and chevron pattern makes a strong style statement in a room and works best when paired with plainly upholstered furniture like the taupe linen pictured. It costs €74 per roll from all Harlequin stockists. (harlequin.co.uk) Made out [...]