WORLD OF CABANA

ROOMS & GARDENS

Escape into a highly curated collection of inspiring rooms and gardens, from the pages of Cabana Magazine and beyond. Explore interiors and architecture, large and small, grand and humble, united by soul and creative vision.

Frozen in Time: A Celebrated Sculptor's Hidden Studio in Stockholm

In Stockholm’s Bellevue Park, Carl Eldh’s Ateljémuseum remains frozen in time. It is a studio where plasters, portraits, and personal effects linger as though their maker has only just stepped away. Emma Becque and Isabel Bronts take a rare glimpse into the preserved world of one of Sweden’s most celebrated sculptors.

Read more

Setting the Stage: An Intriguing 19th-century House in Bordeaux

A 19th-century mansion behind huge imposing doors and left uninhabited for decades, Casapiane feels frozen in time. It was here in Bordeaux that Cécile d’Amade Briant fell under its charm and knew it would make the most atmospheric setting for her intriguing business. Joanna Maclennan takes a tour.

Read more

Johann Wanner's Christmas House: Meet the Santa Claus of Basel

Antique dealer Johann Wanner is something of a Christmas connoisseur. His intensely atmospheric store in Basel is part cabinet of curiosities, part Santa's workshop, inspired by his travels through Turkey, Syria and Egypt, and fond nostalgia for his grandmother's "kitschy, colorful decorations". Prepare to enter Johann's Christmas Wonderland...

Read more

More than a House: Tour a Unique Property at Babylonstoren

A place where the handcrafted and historical intertwine, Soetmelksvlei reimagines Cape Dutch farm life with exquisite detail. Emma Becque and Inge Prins explore this celebration of 19th-century craftsmanship at Babylonstoren in Cape Town.

Read more

Inside Nicolas Lefebvre's Striking Ateliers

Sculptor Nicolas Lefebvre has worked with design legends including Axel Vervoordt and Jacques Lacoste, who sent him to Peru to find furniture by Jean Royere. He walks Sara Pierdonà through his own work, created in his striking studios.

Read more

Portrait of a Palazzo: Buchanan Studio’s Venetian Venture

In an exclusive extract from the Special Edition of Cabana Issue 22, Mary Robbins explores a rediscovered 13th-century Venetian palazzo with a strange elegance. It deserves to be rescued and restored - an ambitious project for talented British designers, Angus and Charlotte Buchanan.

Read more

A Swiss Jewel of the Belle Époque

On the fringes of Zürich's bustling centre resides the Villa Patumbah, an eclectic blend of design styles all rolled into a jewel of the Belle Époque. Lucrezia Lucas explores this architectural landmark on a perfectly gloomy autumn afternoon.

Read more

Urban Jewel: An Extraordinary Art Deco spa in Amsterdam

Discover Amsterdam’s Sauna Deco, where the quiet allure of Art Deco thrives. Rare Lalique glass, vault furnishings from a historic bank and vintage treasures from Parisian department stores come together in a serene, familial setting.

Read more

Discovering the intricate beauty of Leighton House

Nestled in the heart of Kensington, Leighton House stands as a testament to the opulent artistry of the Victorian era, blending exotic elegance with meticulous craftsmanship. Alessandro Laraspata explores this rare London treasure, discovering a living canvas and the extraordinary man who created it.

Read more

A Dutch House with a Divine Surprise

Hidden behind an unassuming door in a 17th-century canal house lies one of Amsterdam's most extraordinary museums. Our Lord in the Attic is a clandestine Catholic church, perfectly preserved within a bourgeois residence, offering a rare glimpse into the city’s religious past. Emma Becque and Isabel Bronts unveil the secrets of this historic treasure.

Read more

The Last Raja of Karangasem

Amid the turbulence and great changes of his life, flowing water remained a constant obsession for the last Raja of Karangasem in eastern Bali. Adi Hong-Tan visits the ruler's ancient water gardens at dawn, discovering a once-private paradise where the last Raja was both sovereign and divine.

Read more

Fairytale cottages on an English Estate

Emma Becque and Taylor Hall O'Brien step into a storybook-like terrain to discover a series of fairytale cottages hidden within the wild and picturesque woodlands on the Bradford Estates in Shropshire.

Read more

A Cup Full of History: The Most Beautiful Tea Shop in Town

The quaint Dutch town of Franeker hides an aromatic secret: a beautifully atmospheric tea and coffee house with a façade dating back to 1745. Cabana takes a tour of this silent sentinel.

Read more

Cinema of Dreams: The Inspiring Story of Amsterdam's Tuschinski Theater

Emma Becque peers behind the red curtain, rouge ruffles and 1920s decor of Amsterdam’s spectacular Royal Theater Tuschinski, discovering the inspiring, and tragic, story of a man who changed the course of cinema-going in Europe. Read on for his legacy - a cinema of dreams.

Read more

Queen Mary's Treasures: 100 Years of the World's Most Famous House

Camilla Frances explores (or rather, peers into) one of the most famous interiors in the world: Queen Mary's exceptional doll's house at Windsor Castle, a 100-year-old miniature marvel still considered to be an unsurpassed archive of British talent and craftsmanship. 

Read more

A Room Full of Stars: the world's oldest (and most beautiful) planetarium

Hidden behind a pocket-sized door in a doll's house-like building in the sleepy Dutch town of Franeker is a room so unique that even a King was star-struck. Emma Becque and Isabel Bronts explore the extraordinary world created by wool weaver turned astronomer, Eise Eisinga.

Read more
×