A teenage romance led antique dealer Johan Van Dijck and artist Kaat Van Doren towards a shared life shaped by objects, history, and attention. In their 16th-century guild house in Mechelen, Belgium, five floors unfold as the record of a life spent looking. Emma Becque and Isabel Bronts take a tour.

From a palatial bibliotheque to a colour-drenched contemporary reading bay and a secret library in the heart of Casablanca, rooms shaped by books reveal the character of a space. Formal, playful, sparse, or indulgent, libraries bring depth and personality to the home. Read on for library rooms from the World of Cabana and beyond.

In Cortina, high in the Italian Dolomites, Arjumand’s World founder Idarica Gazzoni has transformed a new build apartment into an atmospheric retreat inspired by antique furniture, silk veiled walls and the meeting of East and West.

Join Fiona McCarthy for a tour of one of Porto's most beautiful new hospitality venues, an elegant, light-filled 19th-century townhouse overlooking the city’s historic Carlos Alberto Square. It's now home to Matriarca, the latest venture from the wine-making Symington family, designed by London-based studio, Thurstan. 

Deep in the Baix Emporda countryside, not far from the Costa Brava, lies a masterpiece in stone, discreetly folded into the region and ready to welcome the most discerning of design-loving guests. With wraparound gardens, soaring, undulating ceilings and seamless indoor-outdoor living, Casa Daró sets a high bar for contemporary residential architecture in Spain – both ambitious and humble.

“Let them eat cake”—the famous, oft-disputed remark Marie-Antoinette may or may not have once said. What we do know is that it wasn’t only cake but a world of délicatesses—and Debauve chocolates—that delighted the French court. More than 200 years later, still crafting sweets to a royal standard, Debauve & Gallais have stood the test of time (and revolution).

In a former casa di ringhiera in Milan’s Cinque Vie, textile designer Idarica Gazzoni has created a nomadic, memory layered interior shaped by ikat silks, antique campaign furniture and hand painted walls. Founder of fabric house Arjumand’s World, she reflects on movement, freedom and the emotional power of rooms that evolve with life.

To mark the launch of Cabana's NEW Paris City Guide, unveiled during Paris Deco Off 2026, we're exclusively sharing this Renzo Mongiardino-designed apartment in the City of Light, first published in Cabana Magazine Issue 17. Words by Cosmo Brockway and images by Mark Luscombe-Whyte. 

The Clock House, a Georgian Bloomsbury townhouse in London, was the final home of gallerist, collector, filmmaker, and photographer, Ian Rosenfeld. Lucrezia Lucas speaks with Ian’s brother, Michael, and the home’s co-architect, Maddalena Cannarsa, about a life lived through art—and a home designed to share it. 

Discover the World of Cabana’s most-read house tours of 2025, from an 18th century Tuscan villa sensitively restored, an archeological scholars 13th century apartment in Belgium and an "out of place" house in Casablanca with an extraordinary story. Each of these homes blends artistry, heritage, and personal style, showcasing the enduring allure of layered, well-considered interiors.

Join Busola Evans as she tours an elegant Grade I listed Georgian townhouse, reawakened by London-based interior design studio, Sims Hilditch. The historic London house was revived, and transformed into a warm family home, through thoughtful design: a sensitive collaboration between the designer and architect.

When Pieter Teyler van der Hulst passed away in 1778, he bequeathed his entire estate to a foundation dedicated to art, science, and public education. The museum that followed has never strayed from that charge. Emma Becque explores its rooms, archives and cabinets.

For Los Angeles-based Brian Robinson, an exciting job opportunity in Orlando, Florida, presented an opportunity to start a new life with his young family – and design a filmic new home. Working with interior designer Deidre Webster, Brian and his husband, Adam Larson, created a home based on one of their favorite movies: the boundary-breaking 1996 comedy, The Birdcage. Taylor Hall O'Brien takes a tour.

Maria Speake, founder of leading UK-based studio, Retrouvius, shares images from, and insights into, an outstanding project in Umbria, an exclusive insight from her new book, Contemporary Salvage, Designing Homes from a Philosophy of Reuse.

At Gripsholm Castle on Lake Mälaren, centuries of monarchy are inscribed in painted ceilings, Delft-blue stoves and corridors dense with portraits. Known for its stuffed lion, the castle hides greater surprises: a theatre concealed in a turret, a chamber of abdication, and apartments that served as both sanctuary and prison. Emma Becque steps inside the 16th-century fortress.

Perched in the Swiss Alps, Muzeum Susch transforms the modest village of Susch into a sanctuary for contemporary art and female creativity. Founded by Polish visionary entrepreneur and art patron, Grażyna Kulczyk, the museum unfolds through repurposed historic buildings and grottos hewn from the mountain, where light, stone, and space meet art in a quiet, contemplative dialogue.