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The home was the perfect place for the gangster’s luxury hideaway. During the early development of Miami Beach, causeways – roads built on landfill and bridges – spanned the distance over Biscayne Bay from Miami to Miami Beach. Developers also dredged the bay to create man-made residential islands extending off the causeways. With only one gated entry and exit to each island and heavy police security, homes were considered to be very secure....

See inside one of London’s most expensive houses – the modern mansion worth £40m Businessman and philanthropist Caudwell, who sold his Phones 4u chain for just under £1.5 billion in 2006, bought Mayfair House for £87 million in 2012 and a few years later embarked on a total renovation. It was also the subject of a Channel 4 show, which aired earlier in the year, ‘Britain’s Most Expensive Home: Building for a Billionaire’ that has been described as a ‘supersize Grand Designs’ – that spiralled £58 million over budget....

The collaboration from the New York native and Pimlico’s celebrated furniture store blends David’s glamorous, but no less humorous approach to modernism – with Soane’s quintessential approach to craftsmanship. The result is a collection of chic country pieces that will set the standard for lighting trends long into the future. And while the collection only launched yesterday, October 6th, the relationship between the designer and Soane is already well established....

So, before experimenting with backyard farming or even vegetable garden ideas, you may need to double-check the rules around growing vegetables and other edibles in your state – or even your city. Here, seasoned attorneys share what you need to know about seeding. Is it legal to grow food and vegetables in the US? ‘The most important place to start is with the recognition that by and large, one will find different laws depending upon which State (and local municipality) one lives in,’ explains S....

The duo, who run the furniture and lighting business, Tom Raffield, found their company taking off just as they began their epic build project. By making extraordinary sacrifices in the evenings and at weekends, the pair were able to apply their skills to a new home with a very unique identity. The idea for the building came after the pair relocated from a seaside home on the Cornish coast to a woodland plot of six acres with a small stream running through it....

While it remains important to maintain the deadheading process for some roses, others, including rambling roses, have now finished everything they will do this summer, and will no longer flower. So, if you have rambling roses, then Monty’s latest garden ideas will explain how to preserve future potential, but he urges you to act this month in his latest blog (opens in new tab). Monty’s top tip for creating more flowers from rambling roses Monty’s exact instructions for ramblers depend on how you want them to grow, whether that’s loosely or in a tight, well-trained shape....

The beloved horticulture expert first shared his weeding tip in a video for the Gardeners’ World website some time back. However, as the first, long-awaited glimmer of springtime is on the horizon, there is no better time to remind ourselves of Don’s ingenious tip. In the footage, Monty Don encourages you to get ‘down on your knees’ and to get ‘up close and personal’ with the weeds in your garden....

The 8,897-square-foot estate is among the most unique properties on Miami island and qualifies as one of the world’s best homes. With its bright, open-plan layout and its panoramic views around the water, this home is a celebration of grandeur and modernity in one of the most exclusive postcodes in South Florida. Known for its luxury and unrivaled party scene, this area is an apt choice for Nayvadius DeMun Wilburn, the rapper who is best known by his stage name, Future....

Some of the most stylish, intricately designed bathrooms are found in the coolest bars and restaurants, and they know it. It’s become nearly expected that any new hospitality space opening will have some quirky bathroom feature, color palette or luxe material. There are eight especially inspirational schemes from top restaurants, and bathroom design expert, George Holland, takes us through how we can recreate these striking looks in our own homes....

We often feature some of the world’s best homes, admired for their grand architecture and inspiring decor ideas. However, an important part of a home’s charm is in its location, and these 25 are especially noteworthy. The study by Neighbor (opens in new tab) assessed a host of factors, including charitable donations, volunteering, and happiness levels. For the first time this year, the study also surveyed Americans about their neighborly habits, their relationships with their neighbors, and what they think makes a community most neighborly....

Pantone Color of the Year 2022 is set to reshape interior design trends instantly, but why did they choose the shade? With hopes for a sense of renewal in 2022, Pantone chose Veri Peri (opens in new tab) as a reminder to ‘embrace the altered landscape of possibilities’ and trust in the possibilities of the future. Combining the faithfulness and constancy of blue with vivid red undertones, Veri Peri empowers you to revolutionize the familiar with something new....

For the Clerkenwell-based practice, to describe the renovation of their recent project as a labour of love would be an understatement, it was more like an epic struggle against insurmountable odds. SeePrincess Diana’s former holiday home in the Bahamas is a secluded paradise A Victorian villa located in a South London conservation area, its owners were introduced to Robert Rhodes in June 2014. They had purchased an elegant wreck; an enormous eight-bedroom, now five-bedroom, Victorian villa that had previously been the home of a multi-generational family....

Their new collection, named TERRA, is a prediction of curated palettes that are inspired by the natural interweaving of people and their spaces – and all of which tap into the biggest concerns, moods, and desires of our planet. The Cleveland-based powerhouse conducts extensive research annually to discuss the worldly factors that may shape upcoming color trends, from climate change to mental health. These trend topics are then translated into defining colors and cohesive palettes (in this case, TERRA) that will set paint trends in the seasons ahead....

Step forward, then, the latest generation of solar shades, which will save furniture and furnishings from the bleaching and deterioration caused by UV rays and make interiors comfortable to spend time in year round without compromising the room’s aesthetic appeal. See: Interior design trends – top looks for the year ahead Interior designer Mary Patton (opens in new tab) gives us the lowdown on why solar shades are a must for 2021, and reveals the other window treatments that are her favorite choices....

When gathering loved ones together for a meal, the desire is always to spend time with our guests and not stuck in the kitchen. So our aim is to keep it all as easy and straightforward as possible with our healthy celebration menu for eight. Let the ingredients, which are plentiful at this time of year, do the talking! Healthier than our yummy summer pasta recipes, these are perfect for light suppers, too....

This contemporary Mediterranean compound is counted amongst the world’s best homes – and includes an Edward Granzbach-designed mansion and a 2-story Richard Landry-designed guest house. The properties sit amid 3.5 acres of sun-drenched land in one of California’s most sought-after postcodes. Actor Sylvester Stallone is also a screenwriter and director who is best known for playing Rocky in the eponymously named film franchise. He also held starring roles in Rambo and The Expendables....

A number of Ninja products made it onto our best blenders round-up, with appliances that can either provide beverages for on-the-go or pitchers for serving up drinks for the family. Ninja blenders are known for their automated programs that make life easier. These preset programs are called Auto-iQ and are designed to do the thinking for you when it comes to getting the right consistency in your smoothies and blends....

While the best ways to add value to a home include dozens of different ways to boost your home price, if you end up sinking substantially more capital than you will ever recoup through a sale, a home improvement will not be a good investment. Conversely, a simple improvement that is inexpensive and requires a minimum of effort but will give you back 100 per cent is definitely worth it....

See more: Top 10 destinations for a luxury winter sun holiday What was once a space for privacy and everyday hygiene routines has become an internet sensation in recent years. Whether it’s because of the rise of Instagram influencers and #bathroomselfie posts (of which there are currently over 1.6million on Instagram), or an explosion of the wellness trend, the bathroom has undeniably found itself on the social media stage. To reveal the world’s most Instagrammed bathrooms, Mira Showers monitored five key bathroom-related hashtags – #bathroomgoals #bathroomsoftheworld #hotelbathroom #bathtubgoals #bathroomview - and identified hotel locations that appeared the most....

The gardening expert cautions gardeners against having ‘grand visions for their garden space’ and then giving up when ‘it’s too hard’. Instead, he says, ‘gardening is a process’ and is all about ’the doing, the learning’, and ‘overcoming problems’. Overcome these most common gardening mistakes, and yours really will look like the backyard of your dreams. See: Small garden ideas – clever designs for maximizing a compact gardening space...