Dream bigger

With the dust having settled after Milan design week, now is the time to reflect on the common threads that have emerged. It’s a glimpse into the ideas that will be driving the style of homes this year and beyond

Four-poster beds aren’t for historic houses alone. A new generation of designers is using them to create a pared-back contemporary look, finds Arabella Youens

Forget the standard double: country-house sleeping arrangements have undergone all sorts of intriguing (and eyebrow-raising) shifts throughout history, observes Melanie Cable-Alexander

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There’s nothing expected or dull about this Parisian apartment, whose design takes risks by mixing references with studied panache

Hoteliers know a thing or two about decor – why not bring that five-star feeling to your place, too?