An English cottage with a roof thatched with straw or reeds was once considered a hallmark of poverty—fit only for those who couldn’t afford tiles or slate. Today, thatched-roof houses sell at premium ...

GRASPING AT STRAWS is all the rage among a growing number of British homeowners, as Mark Phillips now shows us: When it comes to housing design, it's hard to get more retro than this: a thatched roof, ...

You can’t but love Ireland’s thatched cottages – quaint, historic, each one its own self-contained story. Thatching, while not nearly as popular as it once was, is still an option for homebuilders, ...

Nothing can give you that perfect feeling of relaxation and well-being better than a cozy wood cabin in the middle of nature. As the tiny living movement continues to expand all over the globe, that’s ...

The discovery was made by builders at a property in rural Dorset A mummified cat that was found in the thatched roof of a cottage has left homeowners shocked. Michelle and Declan Keane were renovating ...

Today Architectural Digest is welcomed to the idyllic English countryside by actor Sienna Miller to visit the centuries-old ...

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In this village in northwestern County Donegal, not far from where Balar the giant created the Poisoned Glen, there is a natural echo. Macalla, they call it in Irish Gaelic. And Macalla is the name ...

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