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Design Project: luxe home decor ideas from a high end Houston house
Home decor ideas aplenty in this richly decorated six bedroom house
By Livingetc •
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Urban glamour #71: explore a Kensington apartment full of personality and charm
Bursting with sophisticated colour, the home of Deian Rhys is full of modern home decor ideas
By Livingetc •
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Modern Rustic 23
Designers Sheena Murphy and Tor Sauder have created a country retreat in Connecticut full of beautiful and eclectic homeware...
By Livingetc •
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Tiny houses: stunning small modern homes that inspire
Transform a tiny home into a big design statement with our top tips on how to downsize with maximum impact.
By mandikeighran •
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Design Project: A double height loft in Antwerp with suspended mezzanine
This Antwerp loft has double-height ceilings, exposed brick walls and industrial details, but the coolest part is the floating mezzanine bedroom box suspended from the ceiling...
By Lotte Brouwer •
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Modern wall paint design ideas with tape – for walls that are graphically glorious
We've found 50 modern wall paint design ideas, ranging from patterns and dado rail effects to colour blocking and more
By Lotte Brouwer •
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New Elegance #35
Drawing on traditional craftsmanship, creative duo Lyndsay Caleo and Fitzhugh Karol have brought a 19th-century brownstone into the 21st century without losing its inherent character...
By Lotte Brouwer •
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New Elegance #34
Interior designer Athena Calderone’s Brooklyn home is a triumph of cool contrasts – a place where curves meet sharp angles, dark balances light and solidity finds its sense of flow...
By Lotte Brouwer •
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Design Project: A Modern House in LA With Cool Kids Spaces, Funky Pattern & Bold Ideas
This modern hillside home offers panoramic LA views, two swimming pools, a terrace with a fire pit, plus some seriously cool kids spaces too...
By Lotte Brouwer •
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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...
By Lotte Brouwer •
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Design Project: This Stunning San Francisco Apartment Dials Up The Glam Factor
With a breakfast room cocooned in foxed mirror panels, a den-like snug wrapped in a deGournay silk and a gilded linen deGournay wallcovering in the foyer – not to mention the master bedroom's plush, velvety walls – this chic apartment is lush and stunningly glamorous.
By Lotte Brouwer •
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This contemporary coastal home in Kent boasts cool interiors and a stretch of private beach
Step inside this modern, clean-lined home by the sea...
By Ruth Doherty •
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Design Project: Explore A Striking Cabin-Style House With Mid Century Interiors
The architect-owner refreshed this mid-century house with a high impact, low budget update...
By Lotte Brouwer •
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Design Project: See Inside Monique and Staffan Tollgård's Scandinavian-inspired London home
Furniture designer Staffan Tollgård has invited Livingetc to peek around his family home in Beaconsfield...
By Lotte Brouwer •
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Design Project: This Grade II-Listed Primrose Hill Home Hides A Modern Extension
This Victorian terraced home features two-storey pivot doors and a modern, glass observation platform...
By Lotte Brouwer •
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Before & After: see how stables, a pig sty and animal barn became a stunning country retreat
A derelict plot of farmland dating all the way back to Roman times, and clearly defined in the Domesday Book of 1086, has been restored, preserved and given a new lease of life. Former barns, stables, pigsties and houses now serve a new purpose; as hotel bedrooms, a restaurant, bar and spa...
By Lotte Brouwer •
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Case Study: An Award-Winning Rear Extension Replaces An Old, Dilapidated Glass Conservatory
This striking rear extension is bolted onto the back of a Victorian terraced home. The extension features a modern kitchen with a poured cement floor, a wall of glass, and modern, mirrored steps connecting it to the living room in the original structure. The house itself has preserved and retained all original detailing, creating a striking contrast of features.
By Lotte Brouwer •
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Design Project: A Chic, Grade II-listed Victorian Home in Hampstead's Belsize Village
This stunning renovated property features a chic home spa with a sauna and steam room, an enviably stylish home gym and Pinterest-worthy home office, as well as a stunning patio garden with a swimming pool, outdoor bar, firepit, hot tub, bbq area and outdoor cinema.
By Lotte Brouwer •
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Design Project: Inside An Eclectic, Grade II-listed Townhouse With A Rich 'Bloomsbury Set' History
This stunning, colourful home boasts striking period features, an enviable location, Crittall doors and windows, a cool internal courtyard and a rich history with 'the Bloomsbury Set'. The house has now come up for sale, offering us a glimpse at the striking interiors...
By Lotte Brouwer •
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Design Project: Inside a surfer's modern and minimalist beach-front cabin in New Zealand
This minimalistic and unfussy cabin provides a restful weekend retreat in New Zealand's native forest, with steps leading down straight to Karekare beach below...
By Lotte Brouwer •
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Urban glamour #70: explore a penthouse apartment In a converted brewery
Full of light and open space, the home of interior designers Marie Soliman and Albin Berglund is fabulously feel-good
By Livingetc •
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Explore the first-ever American home bought by iconic designer Philippe Starck
The stunning interiors are suitably eclectic and playful...
By Ruth Doherty •
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Design Project: 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.
By Lotte Brouwer •
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Design Project: A Georgian Home Is Updated With Crittall Doors And A Playful Palette
This striking London home marries grand, Georgian features with bold colours, Crittall screens and playful design.
By Lotte Brouwer •
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Case Study: This Skinny House's 3.3 Metre Wide Shape Leaves Natural Surroundings Untouched
This off-grid home in the South African forest was built to blend into its surroundings, without having to fell a single tree...
By Lotte Brouwer •
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Case Study: A Modern, Meadow-Inspired City Roof Garden
It may be on the eighth floor, but this city roof terrace is buzzing with design and planting know-how
By Lotte Brouwer •
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Before & After: A Tired Notting Hill Flat Gets A Fabulous Light-Filled Transformation
See how one couple turned this home into a contemporary-chic sanctuary with a clever extension and an eye for interior design...
By Ruth Doherty •
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Design Project: A Former Timber Garage Has Been 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.
By Lotte Brouwer •
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Design Project: A Mid-century Ranch With A Warm, Calming And Natural Interior
This modern ranch home is peaceful, serene and calming, thanks to its clean design, minimalist lines, lovely linens and warm woods
By Lotte Brouwer •
