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Discover the World of Cabana’s most-read house tours of the year, from historic English estates to vibrant Amsterdam retreats. These homes blend artistry, heritage, and personal style, showcasing the enduring allure of exceptional interiors. Explore the stories that shaped the year in design and find inspiration for your own space.

Discover the World of Cabana’s most-read museum guides of 2024, guided by expert curators who each answer one key question: if you only had an hour at the museum, what would you see? Read on for 10 inspiring journeys through human creativity - an article to bookmark for travels in 2025.

Exclusive: An 1840 house in New York’s Hudson Valley, with good bones but a dated decor, is given new life with a beguiling mix of old-world print and considered antiques. San Francisco-based designer Heidi Caillier walks Busola Evans through the bright botanical-filled space.

Cusco has a way of capturing time. It also captures hearts and souls, discovers Rebeca Vaisman as she explores Peruvian collector Armando Andrade's beautiful home in the Andean city. The elegant-yet-rustic space is full of art, antiques and fine examples of South American craftsmanship - and its rooms are an homage to his love affair with Cusco.

Exclusive: Explore Aimelie de Belder's beautiful Belgian estate, with gardens by Jacques Wirtz and design by Raymond Rombouts - a luminary of Belgian modernism whose meticulous approach to raw materials shaped a generation of architects, including Axel Vervoordt.

Renowned interior designer Michael Smith – famously Barack Obama’s ‘decorator in chief’ – sits down with Cabana to share highlights from an illustrious life in design. Read on to discover Michael’s dream (and nightmare) interiors, favorite dinner guests, guiltiest pleasures and greatest challenges.

In an exclusive extract from Rizzoli’s The Irish Country House: A New Vision, step inside an historic, color-drenched mansion in County Sligo, Ireland - a full expression of high-Victorian taste with a high-drama story too. Robert O’Byrne reveals its intriguing history, with photographs by Luke White.

Winter Sun: Inspired by Cape Town’s breathtaking landscapes, rich design heritage, vibrant art scene, and eclectic markets, architect turned artist, Lucie de Moyencourt, shares her insider tips for an unforgettable journey through South Africa’s creative heart.

Cabana explores the enduring presence of red and green in interiors, curating a seasonal selection from our editorial archives. From the deep green library of a Spanish artist in Antwerp, to a Viscount’s ruby-red dining room and a Dutch art dealer's festive blend of both, you are sure to find inspiration in the timeless rooms that follow.

With its dramatic skyline crowned by Edinburgh Castle and a rich blend of medieval and Georgian architecture, Edinburgh is easily the UK’s most enchanting city. The charms of the Old Town and Royal Mile are well known, but look closer and you’ll find the Scottish capital full of unexpected delights. Hannah Kroes and shares an insider guide.

It’s funny how time and space can affect the way we see the magical mirage that is Venice, or how we may see ourselves in in, writes Chris Wallace. After many trips, the New York-based photographer and travel writer shares an ode to Venice - a city which, even up close, appears to dance and recede behind a series of veils.

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.