Emma Pearson inherited her unlisted thatched cottage in Somerset from her stepfather. When the time came to rethatch the roof ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Built in 1829, the historic Poggensee home has a well-preserved facade and radically reenvisioned, monochromatic living spaces.

Nestled among the lush gardenscape, the Smokehouse of Poggensee is a German cottage with a distinct silhouette, auctioning ...

With its thatched-roofed and Tudor-style chimney stacks, this historic five-bedroom cottage in Essex, England, known as Gloriana, looks like something out of a fairytale. “This house is one of the ...

A thatched cottage was completely destroyed in a fire which ripped through the roof in eight minutes just weeks before it was due to be tiled over. The blaze took over Bob and Paula Hessian's home, ...

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 ...