Vernacular views

The timeless appeal of France’s bastides means they remain a popular choice with househunters – as Saskia Vlaskamp says, who doesn’t want a croissant with a view?

From food markets to monasteries, this area brims with special sights

An American family has fully embraced an English aesthetic in their Cambridge Arts and Crafts home, which is full of colour, pattern and joyous design details

Taking the best of Californian living and blending it with Moroccan style made a French home that’s pure sunshine

Interior designer and stylist Zoé de Las Cases shares her tips for hunting out secondhand treasures with ideas to transform or display them to reflect French vintage style

The classic French formal garden is typified by features including geometric shapes and symmetrical patterns, like those you find at châteaux, but it’s a style that can be easily adapted to more modest properties, writes Richard Wiles