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, ...

Thatched cottage owners in Ireland are seeking to establish a group insurance scheme to provide cover for the iconic homes after Irish insurers stopped taking on new thatched homeowners. Thatched ...

Earl Young, a self-taught builder, brought fairytales to life starting in the 1920s in Charlevoix, a resort town in Northern Michigan, by constructing three-dozen homes, known as “mushroom houses” or ...

Often associated with chocolate box cottages in the English countryside, thatched homes actually come in all shapes and sizes and can be found around the world, with such techniques first being ...

A real fun guy is behind this blooming beauty. Homes like the Charlevoix Mushroom House only sprout up once in a blue moon, but the property is currently listed for $4.5 million. Built in 1920, the ...

A modern design that borrows from its ancestors, the “Living on the Edge” house forges a union between tradition and simplicity. The home’s remarkable thatched roof and walls are only the beginning of ...

Thatched houses are disappearing across the island of Ireland with homeowners finding it almost impossible to secure insurance for the historic dwellings. It is estimated that there are just over ...

The race is on to save the remaining thatched cottages in Ireland and train the next generation to restore them to their former glory. Donegal County Council has said there are more than 300 known ...