This 1½ acre garden was created within a former working farmyard and outbuildings of a farm in Somerset. The original 17th-century farmhouse built in local Somerset stone and some of the original stables and farm buildings were being transformed into a six-bedroom family house. Outbuildings were taken down to create a large area between the house and the existing swimming pool, ideal for a walled garden. Charlotte Rowe Garden Design was commissioned to design and re-landscape the whole site including the walled garden, a potager/vegetable garden, an orchard, a new drive, car parking areas and the wider landscape.
Everything you could want in a centuries old farmhouse garden. I love that there is subtle structure and repetition in the plantings (ie. the English lavender) of the garden beds. It appears wild but purposeful.

I spy antiques, touches of traditional, dashes of mid-century, a hint of contemporary, dark and light, pattern and texture…this is why we love the work of Heidi Woodman so much. Her spaces are always a glorious gallimaufry of greatness.

Amsterdam-based designer Madelon Oudshoorn Spaargaren of MOS Interiors sounds an awful lot like me. She was keen on redecorating her room at 10 years old and would move her furniture around (I spend many weekends doing this). She also believes in only using a few new pieces in a space, and reusing existing furniture by reupholstering. She doesn’t follow the mainstream, doesn’t implement fast trends. She believes in being unique, introducing fabrics from around the world, Ikea hacks, and creating warm, comfortable spaces with good energy.

Lucas Fox presents this historical estate, the Huerta Grande, Mudejar architectural heritage of the beautiful town of La Zubia. Once owned by the Marquis of Montes, as the stone shield of arms shows on the façade, the palace was used by Manuel de Falla, famous Spanish composer, who spent his summer holidays at the estate. It was rebuilt in 1840, although ancient notarial deeds show that it is much older, dating back to before the 17th century. The main property has 9 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms, 3 kitchens, and 6 apartments within the stables and guard house (totaling 15 bedrooms and 13 bathrooms). Outside there is apparently a pool, vegetable gardens, an orchard, several terraces, 3 Andalusian patios….
This property has so much potential within the outdoor spaces I don’t even care about the interior. Sounds like you could turn this into quite a money making property by creating your own space and then holiday rental spaces with the rest. For sale for €1,575,000.

Minneapolis based design firm Studio Day are “preservation focused”. *mic drop*. And hats off to having that mentality in this day and age where soooo many people think you should slap paint on something and call it “modern” or “refinished”. In the case of this remodeled 1935 Tudor Revival home at some point the dark trim had been lightened and Studio Day designed to leave it light, which works to keep the home from being too dark. In the living room the lights had been plastered over but were uncovered and made functional again (that ceiling millwork is FAB!). The blue tile bathroom was maintained – sooo glad to see that because so many colourful bathrooms of that era are destroyed. All in all the character of this home is unmatched and its beauty is 150% worth preserving. Photos: Wing Ho; Styling: Carrie Charest Valentine.