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.

A stately Cornish home reimagined by Salvesen Graham

This Grade I listed house has been in the same family for centuries, but when it was taken over by its current inhabitants they decided to change its part-public, part-private design for a house that will be used in its entirety by the owners and their young children. Cue an ambitious but sensitive renovation by British designers Salvesen Graham.

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Barcelona's Extraordinary and Lesser-Known Modernist Houses

Barcelona’s Modernist architecture is a hallmark of the artistic and vibrant Spanish city. Amid its very popular and much-visited century old buildings, there are plenty of lesser known but equally outstanding residences that make for a unique route for the aesthetically minded. Rebeca Vaisman takes a tour through Barcelona's architectural past.

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Sleepy Hollow: A modern New York townhouse given a soulful reinvention

In New York's Sleepy Hollow, interior designer Joyce Sitterly added buttery walls, caramel tones, tactile textiles, and a neo-classical spin to give layers of warmth to an impersonal new-build, turning it into an elegant home that feels both collected and characterful.

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Dar Khalifa: The Caliph's House in Casablanca

Dar Khalifa - or The Caliph’s House - looks out of place in Casablanca now. Wedged between modern high rises, on the western fringes of the city, it sits like a verdant oasis in a desert of functional modernity. But it wasn’t always like that. Writer and photographer Sam Parkes explores an extraordinary house.

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A hidden home in Malta’s forgotten City

When architect Gordon Guillaumier first bought the piano nobile of a faded townhouse in "novelesque" Senglea, his family were skeptical. The neighborhood, once grand, had become rough around the edges—but its view onto Malta’s Grand Harbour was something out of a painting. Over time, and with quiet devotion, Gordon pieced the home back together, stone by golden stone. Jamie Sharp visits a home where Milanese style meets Maltese soul.

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Highgrove by Sanderson: A Royal Collaboration

In an exclusive extract from the new issue of Cabana Magazine, Umberto Pasti discusses the King's enchanting gardens at Highgrove as Cabana presents a first look at the new fabric collection they have inspired. Read on to discover the story and patterns of Highgrove x Sanderson, an extraordinary new collaboration.

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Inside Petronella Oortman's Tiny House

A house tour, but one-twelfth the size and twelve times more opulent. Behind cabinet doors, more lavish than most people's homes, lies a vision of domestic perfection in miniature, where tortoiseshell gleams, linens are laundered, and the linen is tidily stacked in the attic. Emma Becque peeks behind the tiny curtains of the Rijksmuseum’s most extravagant interiors, not built for play but for posterity.

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Inside the Shelter Island retreat of Ralph Lauren designer, Alfredo Paredes

Interior designer Alfredo Paredes was surprised to find fresh inspiration in a Victorian cottage on Shelter Island. A rush renovation, a few meaningful edits, and a porch made for listening to wind chimes bathed in sunlight, transformed the house into a mellow family haven with “an ever-changing vista” of Dering Harbor.

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Cabana Curates: Floral-Wrapped Rooms

From romantic chintz-draped sitting rooms to bold botanical wallpapers climbing across dining room walls, floral interiors remain one of design’s most enduring joys. Whether soft, nostalgic, exuberant or wild, florals bring nature indoors in endlessly inspiring ways. Read on for floral-wrapped rooms from the World of Cabana and beyond. 

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A Cozy Cody Hideout in Wyoming

Thirty miles from the dusty cowboy town of Cody, Wyoming, Jimmy and Lynda Covert’s handmade shack wedges into a narrow high-desert draw up the South Fork of the Shoshone River, like a man-made tumbleweed tangled in the sagebrush, writes Lisa Flood. She explores the cabin with photographer Joanna Maclennan.

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Cabana Curates: Yellow Rooms

From the soft shade of buttercream walls to the bold drama of saffron silk, yellow has long been the color of warmth, optimism, and a certain unapologetic grandeur. Whether drenching an entire room or appearing as a single flourish, its presence transforms. Read on for inspirational yellow rooms from the World of Cabana, and beyond.

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A Collector's Dream: Elena Van Dijck's Mechelen apartment

Step inside a layered 13th century apartment in Mechelen, Belgium, where the young homeowner - designer and collector Elena Van Dijck - has created a joyfully nostalgic space. Here, the Belgian art historian’s archaeological finds meet irreverent charm, carefully arranged objects and colorful textiles aplenty.

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Cabana Curates: Garden Rooms

Rooms within the garden, rooms looking onto the garden, rooms inspired by the garden… Whatever guise they take, these indoor-outdoor, nature-filled spaces are undoubtedly good for the soul. We’ve gathered our favorite garden rooms, from the World of Cabana and beyond, as we get ready for Spring and all things Botanical.

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A Poor Farm With a Bright Future

Photographer Taylor Hall O'Brien shares a highly personal coming of age story, in which a central character is a once-derelict, reputedly haunted 'farm' in Wisconsin. It has a storied history and, it turns out, a bright future thanks to a pair of visionary artists. Taylor revisits the Poor Farm and discovers that, despite sitting deep in a "relatively poor county in middle-of-nowhere America", it is continuing to challenge the assumed politics of the contemporary art world.

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Cabana Curates: Cozy Bed Nooks

Wherever in the world you are, take comfort and inspiration from the enduring appeal of bed nooks - cozy, intimate spaces with a long and storied history. From Napoleonic-inspired retreats to 18th century celestial bed cupboards and a showman's wagon, these inviting beds prove that even the smallest spaces can inspire grand ideas.

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Inside an Architectural Historian's Enchanting Home in Rome

Step inside the enchanting Roman home of architectural historian Giada Lepri, an historic space where tradition and personal style intertwine in perfect harmony. The carefully restored 18th-century apartment, near Piazza Farnese, is brimming with Italian character, hidden treasures, and a rich story still partly to be discovered.

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