In an unpredictable world, what better escape room to retreat to this summer than the whimsy of an off-grid garden folly? Whilst they lack (by design) the practicality of a garden office, follies offer a most welcome and decorative escape from the everyday. A beautiful garden structure with no other purpose than to delight, a folly might just be the aesthetic we need in 2026.
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“Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again” is the hauntingly evocative first line of Daphne du Maurier’s novel Rebecca. So many authors, artists and designers have been captivated by the Cornish coast both for its magical coves and for its colour and light. Inspired by a recent trip to this part of the country, the blog pays its yearly homage to coastal decorating ideas with a tour of some of the fairy tale castles, country houses and follies that hug the British coastline.
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