Ten Properties To Make The Perfect Commune, September 2026 Commune. It doesn't have great connotations - yes, some of these properties do feel like the setting of a 1960s documentary studying the start of a cult. I personally have always been anti-cult, but pro commune. I am for multi-generational living, I am for multi-parenting, I am very much for collective cooking, and a huge fan of kitchen chatting. Yes, this is the bright side of commune living, but I do believe there is something in...

I've gone and done it again. Many of the dreamiest properties will be found in the list below. I am always amazed when I see how many readers go to 'Dream Properties' and skip — yes, skip — 'Properties With Potential'. I guess it's the marketing, and for that I can only apologise. Here I don't let price constrain my imagination, so instead you might well see a majestic property such as the one sitting dandily in first place. Goodness, I'd make a great billionaire, and we need some better billion

I can't say I enjoyed creating these room sets not nearly as much as I do when we're dealing in antiques. Much of the high street leaves me cold, and of course I have no idea of the quality of many of these pieces let alone any idea of where they are made. All this is to say I would try my hardest to always go vintage, but obviously sometimes we need to crowbar a bit of high street into our homes.