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Shoot & Stay: Turn your Vacation into a Photoshoot

While the rest of us might go straight to AirBnB as soon as we schedule our vacation days in search of accommodation, there’s a well-kept little secret of industry insiders that you might not have considered… JJ Locations is a boutique location agency based out of Shoreditch, London, that scouts some of the most interesting,…

Here’s Someone Selling a Belle Epoque Chateau on the French Version of Craigslist

I‘ve been keeping a watchful eye on the monumental Château d’Aubiry since it first hit the market in 2011; a stunning 1500m2 Art Nouveau palace complete with Gustave Eiffel-designed greenhouses situated within a 12 acre park. I was taken aback this morning however, upon discovering that the property is now being peddled for nearly half the price on Le…

A Brief Compendium of the Most Excellent Walls

In my ideal home, if I had enough wall space (and enough of a budget), each and every room would probably have walls like the ones in this post. This is exactly what it says on the tin, a brief compendium of the most excellent walls, found on the internet, compiled here for my own decorating daydreams… At the Ettore…

20 Wendy Houses for the Peter Pan in You

Some of you may find this article choice a little too “twee”, but I can’t even help myself. I want a Wendy House. Better yet, I want someone to build me a Wendy House. Before we get started, let’s just be clear on what exactly a Wendy House is. Made for Wendy Darling in J. M. Barrie’s play, Peter…

There’s No Place Quite like that Big Empty Mansion sitting on a Hilltop outside NYC

You can tell a lot about William Boyce Thompson by walking through the magical garden he left behind nearly a hundred years ago. Meticulously sculpted and adorned with archaeological treasures at every turn, you’ll find sunken swimming pools lined with blue Roman mosaics next to a replica of what is thought to be the world’s…

Dream Apartment Du Jour: Meet the Tenant

During the lockdowns of the past year, it’s been all about nesting (and investing) in our homes. Serving as both our workplaces and sanctuaries, as well as our private entertainment spaces, apartment Feng shui has become top priority next to staying healthy. One of the most re-posted apartments on Instagram during the pandemic has got…

10 Unusually Cool Places to Sleep

This morning I had a bit of a field day on one of those websites that just you can’t understand how you never came across before… If I were a travel website, I would be Unusual Hotels of the World– it speaks my lingo when it comes to wanderlusting the globe, with a treasure chest of…

The Lost Victorian Mansions of Downtown LA

This is a picture of a Los Angeles that no longer exists. Affectionately knick-named “the Castle”, this elegant Victorian house was one of many in the once prestigious neighbourhood of Los Angeles, known as Bunker Hill. Downtown LA does have history, it’s just buried under gleaming high-rise office blocks and strip malls… Despite once attracting…

The Party Castle Forgotten in the Jungle for Half a Century

There are some places in the world that make you weak at the knees with nostalgia and Paronella Castle is one of them. It was the impossible dream of an ambitious Spanish immigrant who sailed to Australia in 1913 to make a life for himself and his fiancé waiting back home. José Paronella worked for…

A Brief Compendium of Beautiful Bird Cages

I‘m less interested in keeping a bird in a cage than I am in keeping a cage– minus the bird. This is one of those purely indulgent posts where the internet has turned my passive admiration for something into near-obsession. It starts somewhere like Pinterest or eBay and goes something like this: Say, that’s a great…

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