Latest articles by Lotte Brouwer
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See Inside a fashion designer's brutalist penthouse pad in Cape Town
From designing clothing worn by A-list celebrities, to designing these jaw-dropping penthouse apartments, design duo Malcolm Kluk and Christiaan Gabriel du Toit certainly know a thing or two about cool, Instagrammable design...
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This historic brownstone in Brooklyn has been given a fresh and vibrant new lease of life
Creative duo Lyndsay Caleo and Fitzhugh Karol have brought a 19th-century brownstone in Brooklyn into the 21st century without losing its inherent character...
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Before & After: See a jaw-dropping farmhouse transformation
This dated property received a dramatic transformation – without impacting the existing footprint of the house.
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This busy family home is chic, functional and clutter-free, thanks to clever joinery and striking design ideas
The Victorian property was updated with a broken-plan split-level layout and custom joinery ideas at every turn – from pull-out steps in the kitchen (so the kids can reach the sink) and a hidden desk space in the dining area to a spiral wine cellar with a glass trap door...
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Explore a converted 19th century engine house in Cornwall
The rustic interiors feature exposed stone walls, a wood burner, a cinema den, a rustic outdoor kitchen with pizza oven, and a sunken hot tub with uninterrupted views of the rolling patchwork countryside...
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Why everyone needs a backyard beach...
Forget swimming pools, Summer 2018 is all about the backyard beach
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See Inside An Art-Filled Home With Enviable Outdoor Terraces
This expansive home provides the perfect backdrop for the couple's growing art collection, but we're particularly smitten with that wine room and the stunning outdoor terraces...
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You Can Now Rent Tyra Banks' Former Palm Springs Home
Fancy staying in the supermodel's former home? It's currently being let as a holiday home...
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See how a former timber garage was transformed into a modern family home
A former garage used for wood storage has been transformed into a modern family home. The architects were faced with many restrictions due to regulations and party wall agreements, but their creative approach not only created a stunning home, it won a prestigious award too.
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This Incredible, Open-Plan Family Home Brings The Outside In In A Modern And Unexpected Way
This absolutely stunning home is a lesson in open-plan living, with a view from every room into the spaces beyond. The indoor spaces seamlessly flow outdoors, with a highlight being the indoor-outdoor master bathroom, with the shower in the outdoor courtyard and the solid marble bathtub that's half indoors, half outdoors. Plus, with a solar panelled roof, this house is completely self-sustainable and has removed itself from the city power grid.
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Explore the elegantly playful bachelor pad of an Olympic skier
The West Hollywood apartment features strikingly playful interiors – but the real show-stopper is the outdoor terrace. Spread over two floors, the terrace features a modern fire pit, a fully integrated outdoor kitchen, al fresco dining spaces, a cocktail bar, lounge areas and sun loungers, not to mention panoramic views of the sea
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Tour This Strikingly Playful, Modern Country Home in Petworth, West Sussex
The brick exterior conceals the calm, contemporary haven within; this is the new English country house.
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See inside this colourful, contemporary home in the heart of San Francisco
This modern home in San Francisco embraces the abstract, the playful, and the unexpected with grid wallpaper, floral textiles, modern art and bold pops of colour
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An Islington Home With Seriously Cool Kids Spaces
This house has us plotting a playroom redesign...
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Ever wondered what a designer's personal home looks like?
Ever wanted to peek inside the home of a designer? This striking house for sale is home to the mind behind Toy Room and NYC's iconic Harry's restaurant
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Explore a chic, monochrome penthouse in Boston
This monochrome penthouse may have a restrained colour palette, but the textures are captivating, ranging from woven paper carpets and folded paper wall coverings to clay walls, silk details and linen upholstery.
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Explore an artist's mews house in West London
A small mews house in London has been extended and transformed into a functional and bright family home.
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Tour a sleek, ultra-modern Victorian terrace townhouse in west London
This stunning west London home is a celebration of contrasting materials, from the soft, rounded plaster walls and swooping curved staircase, to the grid-style glass partitions and warm wood finishes.
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See How A Former London Hospital Has Been Transformed Into A Cavernous Family Home
This central London family home boasts lofty proportions – thanks to it being a former Victorian hospital - and an impressively large art collection, a stunning home cinema and a cavernous basement with games room, swimming pool and a mosaic-clad hot tub.
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5 Ideas To Steal From A Reconfigured Flat In Hampstead
This Hampstead apartment may appear simple and minimalist, but it showcases five cool ideas worth stealing...
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Explore the private spaces of East London's creatives
Step inside 29 of the most creative homes in the East End...
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Explore a strikingly modern home in Provence with Mediterranean views
Michaelis Boyd's latest project is a modern home in Provence inspired by the idea of a contemporary ruin. In the summer you slide open the doors and all you are left with is a bare structure...
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Explore a stunning modern rustic holiday home in Girona
The architecture gracefully merges ancient and modern elements to striking effect...
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A light, airy home centred around a gorgeous courtyard garden
With a centre courtyard garden that connects with almost every room of the house, this home oozes California-style indoor/outdoor living...
