Snug, nook, den, reading room… whatever you call it, the only rule for this small room is that comfort is key. These interiors from the ELLE Decoration archive show that snugs can be integrated into ...

Self-confessed bad holidaymaker Eva Wiseman calls for a cultural reset this season (just don’t call it a staycation) ...

Growth, transformation and durability were important in this Puglian property, with a design approach from the land ...

Designer Damon Liss transforms a 1967 house with contemporary Coachella Valley artists, vintage finds, and a collector couple ...

‘I think I’d probably be considered a bit of a heathen by a lot of blacksmiths,’ says Lewis (pictured top), a 29-year-old, self-taught blacksmith based in south London. He makes sculptural furniture ...

Having opened RH Milan during Salone del Mobile and, more recently, the new RH London, you would think the team at RH are due a break. After all, the opening parties for both of those occasions were ...

The crinoline is a divisive garment. Some argue these stiff, usually hooped underskirts that held dresses out around the body during the 19th century are a symbol of women’s oppression; a tax exerted ...

In 1954, the author of a book about Elsa Schiaparelli wrote that: ‘As a child Schiap was definitely difficult. She still is.’ Since the author was Schiaparelli herself, she probably knew what she was ...

Milan design week expands in scope every year, offering vast amounts of inspiration but also a challenge: how do you see it all? The truth is, it’s next to impossible to ‘complete’ the event. That’s ...

Tucked away in Valverde, a charming neighbourhood in the north of Madrid characterised by its narrow streets, tapas bars and bohemian spirit, lies a slice of California in the form of entrepreneurs ...

Sunnier spring and summer days call for diaphanous fabrics, and this year we are seeing more intriguing ways to use them than ever before. Sheers can be used across a whole wall to create a softly ...