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Ms. Harris and Mr. Emhoff were temporarily residing in Blair House while the property in the US Naval Observatory grounds faced an extensive renovation project. They have now spent their first weekend in the 33-room Victorian home. See: World’s best homes – explore the most spectacular houses across the globe Since welcoming every Vice President since the Mondale’s in the 1970s, the Queen Anne-style property has built a reputation as one of the most important homes in the United States, but nobody knows their way around the property quite like the former manager Philip Dufour (opens in new tab), who served as social secretary to Vice President Al Gore....

The Shark Stratos Upright Vacuum (AZ3000) boasts all these features, as well as odor neutralization and multiple attachments. The Stratos also stands out among the best vacuums thanks to its versatile design, which has a unique LiftAway mode that makes it easier to tackle hard-to-navigate areas, like stairs and underneath furniture. There are even LED lights on the brushroll that make it easy to spot dirt and hair on your floors and in dim corners, delivering a more thorough clean....

It feels incredibly high quality as soon as you take it out of the box, and the Smeg 4 Slice Toaster TSF03 has a beautiful and easily cleaned die-cast aluminium exterior that pairs with other appliances easily. This is thanks to the range of colors available, and while we reviewed the 4 Slice Toaster, the Smeg TSF01 2 Slice Toaster has the same great features, but in (roughly) half the size....

To ensure good soil health, you need to identify your soil type to ensure that the management choices you make improve its structure and function. Moving forwards, soil health needs constant attention, whether through feeding or mulching, for example, so that you can continue to give your plants and backyard ideas the best chance of growing healthily. What do you mean by soil health? Soil health, or to put it another way, ‘soil quality’, can be defined as soil’s ability to provide a living, sustainable eco-system for plants and the animals, insects and organisms that live within it, and which, in turn, contribute to the soil’s health....

If you live in an older home, on the other hand, staging a house is a must – it’s one of the best ways to add value and make the property more appealing. We’ve spoken to Alessandra Wood, VP of Style at online interior design service Modsy (opens in new tab). These are her top tips for staging an older home for a successful and fast sale. 1. Avoid retro colors Alessandra urges sellers not to underestimate the power of color to form associations....

Though your living room is likely to be one of the places where your vision for your home shines through the most, it can also be tricky to keep neat. If you love nights spent relaxing in your living room, you might be searching for a place to store your favorite magazine or remote control when you’re finished with it. That’s where the best living room organizers step in to make organizing a living room easy....

Listed for £8 million (approximately $10.8 million), this Grade II listed mansion is among the world’s best homes – nestled amid 21 acres of Surrey’s verdant landscape. With its limestone façade and elegant interiors, it is unsurprising that the home is a favorite amongst directors – appearing in the film Wimbledon, the television series London Spy and Marple, and most famously, The Dig from Netflix. As a statement from the distinctive Arts and Crafts style era, Norney Grange remains unchanged from its original design, aside from a small extension to the domestic wing in 1904....

The Lord of The Rings actor Orlando Bloom, who got engaged to pop singer Katy Perry in February 2019, has put his breathtaking Beverly Hills home on the market for $8.99 million. Take a tour below – and when you’re done, hop on over to our page dedicated to the world’s best homes for more. Inside the Obamas’ house: tour Barack and Michelle’s new Martha’s Vineyard home With an open floor-plan, floor-to-ceiling glass windows and bright white interiors, this property is perfect for those seeking a thoroughly modern home....

Be warned: these experts ask us to resist the temptation to fill our gardens with our favorite plants… but as hard as it is to hear, they have convinced us that it is better in the long run. See: Small garden ideas – clever designs for maximizing a compact gardening space 1. Not planting for visual consistency ‘Many plant-lovers choose one of each plant they love, but the resulting garden will have a hodge-podge appearance without much visual structure or order....

See: World’s best homes – tour the globe’s most beautiful houses The golden-globe award-winning producer, director, and screenwriter is best recognized for creating the ABC sitcom Full House. He has also worked on Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper and the movie Love Stinks, among other television titles and motion pictures. Jeff’s home was designed by esteemed architect Richard Landry (opens in new tab), who is aptly celebrated as the ‘King of Megamansion,’ and after looking around the property, we can see why....

While this garden idea may sound surprising, the steps behind its success are refreshingly simple – and you will reap the benefits throughout the season ahead. This is how to use vegetable peels as fertilizer, the expert way. Using vegetable peels as fertilizer – liquid method There are two main ways to use your vegetable peels as fertilizer – the first involves creating a mixture using your peels and water....

Victoria recently gave an insight into her favorite wind-down ritual (including the best pillow for her skin and hair) to Violet Grey in an interview for The Violet Files (opens in new tab) – and her routine is refreshingly easy to copy. This is what the designer’s sleep routine involves. Victoria Beckham’s ‘perfect evening’ routine From therapeutic bathroom ideas to silk pillowcases, the secret to sleeping better is simple, according to Victoria Beckham....

The south coast, known as the Cornish Riviera, is home to impossibly pretty harbour villages such as Fowey and Falmouth while the north coast, which includes Bude, Padstow, Port Issac and Polzeath, is the stuff of Famous Five adventures, all smugglers’ coves and wild waves. But there’s more to this ancient region than potted shrimp and Poldark. Step away from those breathtaking beaches and you’ll find arty enclaves, Michelin-starred restaurants, and enough festivals and cultural events to keep you entertained all year round....

Hailing from Morocco, Zellige Tiles are usually square but come in all shapes and sizes. They are usually created by hand meaning every tile has a different finish, due to the glaze the color variations can be endless. In one fell swoop, these unique tiles summon up visions of holiday escapes, whilst adding an extra dimension of color and texture to kitchen ideas or bathroom ideas. Is it any wonder that they have become a newfound favorite with interior designers after the year we’ve had?...

The patio is welcome extra square footage if you live in an apartment and echoing the colors and patterns featured in your apartment ideas can ensure indoors and out are cohesive and make the apartment feel bigger. But decorative room ideas will also give the patio individual style, and we’ve gathered our favorite apartment patio ideas as a starting point for your own plans. Apartment patio ideas From color schemes to clever furniture designs, these patio ideas are perfect to make the exterior space stylish, as well as highly usable....

Of course, there are plenty of obvious ways to make your home smell nice, including lighting the best candles and adding reed diffusers. However, these only provide the finishing touches – you must first look for ways to target bad odors, before adding new fragrances. Below, experts share their top tips for eradicating odors and perfuming your home. 9 ways to make your home smell nice There are two steps to making your home smell nice....

To give a piece of furniture a new lease of life, use milk paint. Rather than being a liquid that you purchase in a tin, milk paint comes in powder form. Simply mix the powder with water to create that liquid paint and apply to everything from wood and stone to tiles, PVC and plastics. It’s a hardwearing and durable paint finish, and you don’t need to use a primer or undercoat, so it’s ideal for a quick afternoon or weekend DIY project....

The four-bedroom home was built in around 1715 in a historic village in the UK’s South Downs National Park. Its owners Matt and Holly Clements started their renovations with the exterior of the cottage, removing a pebbledashed cement render and restoring the Georgian sash windows, before turning their attention to restoring the cottage interiors. Kitchen – unfitted with vintage accessories Kitchen ideas worth stealing from this glamorous space include adding interest with unfitted elements – a look that perfectly suits an older property like this but that works just as well in a more contemporary setting....

See: our spaces section for more inspiring featured homes See some of the world’s best homes – beautiful properties from around the globe The property We bought the original house twelve years ago and then, two years later, the neighbouring house was put up for sale. It was a perfect development opportunity. We rented out the second house for ten years, while getting the funds together to combine it with ours to accommodate our growing family of four children and a menagerie of pets....

SeeA Georgian home in west London that has been completely redesigned See some of the world’s best homes – beautiful properties from around the globe The property As an interior designer, the homeowner knew how she wanted the house to look, but the building is Grade II-listed and in a conservation area, so she decided to bring in help from west London-based multi-disciplinary practice, Studio Indigo. Living room A vintage trunk that the owners mother gave her doubles as a characterful coffee table, picking up the black and gold tones in the artworks....