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A Brooklyn townhouse renovation
You all know by now that I LOOOOOVE a good Brooklyn townhouse renovation. This one was submitted by the lovely folks of Lang Architecture (featured once before here). This 4 story Italianate row house...
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A Georgian country house
This Georgian country home in West Sussex, U.K. is stunning inside and out. Interior designer Caroline Riddell brought together several styles merging past and present and the result is elegant and...
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New meets old in Medindie
A historic facade and thoroughly modern out the back. Yes another fabulous old meets new Aussie extension. In the suburb of Medindie in the inner-north of Adelaide, South Australia. By William Burton...
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A renovated apartment in Paris
I love European architecture and the wonderful classic apartments that I come across when doing blog research. This simple, modern 60m² apartment renovation in the eleventh arrondissement of Paris by...
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A random assortment from September Architecture
I thought I would share a random assortment of images from other projects by Septembre Architecture. A renovation and extension of a traditional courtyard house in Hammamet, Tunisia... a wood cabin...
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Working on a Saturday
It's the weekend and you have to work. No need to look so glum if your work place is as amazing as Napoleon Perdis' palace to beauty and glamour. On Chapel St in Melbourne's South Yarra it's a retail...
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Night
The master of light and shade, interior designer Michael Dawkins, crafts beautifully layered, sophisticated interiors. This New York apartment is moody, dark and delicious, a chiaroscuro retreat high...
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... and Day
While his New York eerie was all about the night this Miami, Florida townhouse is bright as a day. Interior designer Michael Dawkins layers marble and linen, patinaed wood and shots of living green....
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The latest incarnation of Nikki Tibbles' home
Nikki Tibbles is a famous British florist whose home I have featured a couple of times over the past several years here when it was for sale (and didn't sell) and then here when it was up for rent....
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Navy and gold
It is difficult to follow up a post like the last one, so here is a space featuring one of my latest favourite colour combinations - navy and gold. Via Caroline Cobbold Design. Speaking of blue,...
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Textured minimalism
Slick brick, textured minimalism, an emphasis on construction, on materials, on details. Raw and rough becoming more sophisticated, smoother as you progress through this prewar loft in NYC’s Greenwich...
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Window seat
It's the little things. It could have been a simple window. Let in the light, some fresh air. By boxing out the opening with a wider, built-in bench and a sliding window all you need to do is just...
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Modern atrium house
A big thanks to Klopf Architecture for sending over photos of this beautiful home they recently completed. Mid-century AND to-die-for landscaping has me totally smitten. The owners, inspired by...
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Stone Canyon
I just can't get enough of Brown Design Group. I have featured 3 of their projects lately (here, here and here) and this one is lovely enough to warrant a fourth post. This 1950's home in the San...
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The latest from Inside Out
Can you believe another month has flown by? That it's time for the new issue of Inside Out magazine? Managing Editor Lee Tran Lam emailed a little sneak peek of what's in the pages of the October...
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Light and shade
Dual colour palettes of inky, moody blues contrasting with browns and creams and bright white with soft pastels define the private and public, the formal and the casual areas of this beachside house...
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A Park Slope gut renovation
Take a 4-story Romanesque Revival multi-residence brownstone in Park Slope built in 1899. Completely gut it, and add CWB Architects and Pilaster Contracting for 2 years of renovations. Restore part of...
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An elegant bathroom
The folks of Minosa Design have gone and done it again. They sent us photos of one of their latest projects and as always, I am wishing to gawd I had the time and energy to redo my super annoying...
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Drama and pattern
Drama, glamour and pattern play. Three essential ingredients in any scheme by interior design maestro Greg Natale. Sydney-based Natale's redesign of this historic Geelong house, situated on an equine...
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I need a coffee
And I'd really like to be having it here at Code Black, 119 Howard St, North Melbourne by Zwei. Long black thanks.
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