Spring & Mercer
Ultimate urban chic. That's how the designers Spring & Mercer describe this Covent Garden show apartment. A desaturated palette, custom furniture, a nod to the mid century and a distinct masculine...
View ArticleStalking a sleek white tradition
For those who have lamented in comments recently of the propensity of Australians to tack on the equivalent of a law firm's modern waiting room to the back of an historic home here is a little...
View ArticleSusanna Cots - transversal expression
Susanna Cots is an interior designer from Barcelona and this home is her creation. A skin made of wood that transversally crosses the housing is Susanna Cots‘ “leitmotiv” to develop this interior...
View ArticleSusanna Cots - parallel to the sea
I have another stunning home for you designed by the talented Susanna Cots. The sea is the centre that marks the disposition of the rooms, the lighting and the colours of this interiors project....
View ArticleThe Brit Quirk files
"Do you live here alone?" I yelled back over my shoulder as I fumbled with the door knob. What confronted me was the most outrageous bathroom I think I have ever seen in real life. "Don't worry", I...
View ArticleIT HOUSE
That's it - I'm moving to California and buying myself a piece of land in the middle of a forest and putting an IT HOUSE on it. The IT HOUSE is about reducing down to the essentials to create a pure...
View ArticleTea for two
I adore this cozy little cozy little dining space (even though the chairs are pretty wacky) so I had to share. When thinking of what I would say about it, my first random thought was when I finally get...
View ArticleThere's no place like Laplace
Sorry for the pun. I couldn't resist. Just like I can't resist these interiors designed by Luis Laplace and his team. Modern, international, artful and art filled, successful and beautiful. Paris...
View ArticleBlog favourites as of late
Ollie & Seb's Haus plateful of love The Design Files Daniella Witte Coco Lapine D E S I G N L O V E F E S T elisabeth heier white fish & things Hunajaista elv's Lisanne van de Klift OLD BRAND...
View ArticleField of dreams
Like a child's drawing. A rudimentary shape recognisable as a house. It wasn't there yesterday. Now settling softly in a new mown field with walls closed, little hint of what awaits within. Throw open...
View ArticleWish upon a star
When you wish upon a star your dreams come true. The kitchen of the Milano Brera apartment by Dimore Studio. Just as tasty as the kitchen we all love from their Milano Solferino apartment.
View ArticleMonday's pets on furniture
If you'd like to send me photos to include in next week's "pets on furniture" post, please ensure your photos follow my basic rules: First, the pet must be on a piece of furniture. And said piece of...
View ArticleOlivier Chabaud
A renovation of a classic home gone modern in Villennes-sur-Seine, France (loving the deck overlooking the stream)...A bright, neutral stunner of a loft in Paris....a modern-rustic-ethnic inspired...
View ArticleBeth Coller
She describes herself as Los Angeles based Portrait and Interiors Photographer. I describe her as genius. Her work is crisp and simple yet packed with everything you need to know. Or should I say...
View ArticleSummer Thornton encore
Is it really five years since we were introduced to the work of Summer Thornton on Desire to Inspire? As is my habit I'll skip back and forward through our archives and click over to websites to see...
View ArticleMy cup of tea
Laure, from this home tour, wrote the other day to let us know she recently designed a tearoom in her 'hood of Le Cannet, France. I'm not a big tea drinker and have never been to an establishment to...
View Articlenow this is narrow
I am always intrigued by narrow homes as I live in one and wish it wasn't, so it's always interesting to see how people design around narrow spaces and how homeowners cope. FORM / Kouichi Kimura...
View ArticleCamille Hermande Architectures
A sweet little piece of Parisian architectural candy. Ornate touches to the ceilings, old wooden floors and scrolly iron work on the balcony. Beautiful bones juxtaposed with midcentury and modern....
View ArticleMore from Camille Hermande Architectures
More confection from French firm Camille Hermande Architectures. I can almost taste the citron on my tongue. Followed by a meringue. So sweet!
View ArticleFleaPop
We got our hands on some photos of the home of Ross and his wife Evelyn. Ross is the founder of FleaPop - a brand-new online marketplace for once-loved goods (it's Etsy meets Craigslist meets...
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