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Warm, Cozy, Beautiful England My love affair with English decor continued for several years. As with my previous posts revisiting Pennsyl...

The permaculture gardens are very wet today…the rain has been quite relentless! Never mind! Lots to do indoors and sorting through boxes of “things,” I was happy to find these lov…

In our weekly column, House to buy of the week, we highlight one outstanding property on the market, this week a home in Co. Cork The Smiths frontman bought for his mother.

1. Alder Cottage, Derora, Churchill, County Donegal€169,000 Alder Cottage is what most people think of when they imagine a traditional Irish cottage. It’s white washed walls and carefully painted red features set it perfectly in the hills of Donegal. It’s no surprise then that this traditional cottage is a is a Failte Ireland registered self […] More

It was the red clay roof tiles of this former agricultural building on a Wiltshire farm that provided interiors consultant and antique dealer Thea Speke with the inspiration for its calm, warm palette. Furnished with rustic pieces and vintage European furniture that she has sourced, it is now a welcoming home

We are a small luxury historic hotel in Ireland, providing an authentic Irish country house experience, bed & breakfast accommodation, delicious food & romantic getaways in Cork.