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"We Completely Avoided White" — How This Designer Used a Palette of Soft, Soothing Pigments to Create a Calming Home
Designer Brian Woulfe used a palette of mushroom, caramel, and walnut to enrich this sophisticated Notting Hill home
By Pip Rich Published
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In This San Diego Home, the Kitchen Backsplash Set the Tone for the Whole Property's Design — A Mediterranean-Inspired Nest Sculpted From Glaze, Textures, and Memories
A leak in the existing kitchen expanded the scope of the 1980s renovation, leaving room for interior designer Abbie Naber to create layered spaces and add depth through tiling and color
By Ifeoluwa Adedeji Published
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This Neglected Madrid Villa Was Once "on the Verge of Collapsing" — Now It's a Modernist Masterpiece With Socializing and Comfort at Its Heart
An exhausted building is given a new life through design studio Plutarco's modernist vision. Transforming a traditional Madrileño villa into a stylish social space that echoes its fellow European architectural movements
By Matilda Bourne Published
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"If You Put Color and Rich Patterns Everywhere, It Becomes Overkill" — This Paris Apartment Is a Masterclass in White as a Balancing Force
Designed with a playful elegance through clever hits of color and pattern, this Parisian abode is one very chic and happy place
By Ian Phillips Published
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The "Controlled Femininity" of a Klimt Painting Inspired This Parisian Apartment — It's the Perfect Combination of Warm Minimalism, Materiality, and Clever Functionality
This reimagined Art Deco apartment has a refined mood underpinned by a sense of quiet strength
By Kate Jacobs Published
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This 7,000-Square-Foot London Townhouse Is Complete With a Wellness Suite, Cigar Room, and Jelly Pea Sofa by India Mahdavi
In an excerpt from the new book 'Townhouse', design studio Banda demonstrates the enduring nature of Victorian London houses
By Peter Martin Published
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Once a Maze-Like Service Attic of a Historic Hôtel Particulier, This Mid-Century Loft in the Marais Makes Its Spatial Constraints Into Its Most Distinctive Trait
A former service attic in a historic hôtel particulier is recast by Véronique Cotrel into a fluid, bright interior, where walnut paneling and modernist clarity replace fragmentation under the Parisian eaves
By Simone Lorusso Published
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Two Former Bandmates Reunited to Transform a New-Build Italian Apartment Into a Personality-Filled Home That Feels Like It's 'Underwater'
Two former bandmates reunited to transform a new-build Italian apartment into a personality-filled home that sings
By Anna Bisazza Published
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A Material Palette "Choreographed" Around the Sun's Movement Brought This Heritage Queen Anne-Style Home in Melbourne Into the Modern Day
"Stately grandeur and intimate comfort" meet in this heritage Melbourne home that feels like it's always been there
By Lucy Lindfield Published
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"Dreaming Up Modern Day Interpretations of a 70s Vibe" Was the Designer's Favorite Part of Creating This Laid-Back Aussie Home — It's a Masterclass in Styling Room Dividers
Designed by the renowned interior design and architecture studio YSG, this exuberant family home is both grounding and playful
By Debbie Black Published
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A Designer Used All Her Best Tricks to Make This Apartment an Uplifting Space to Live — "It Feels Like the Sun Is Hitting You"
Irene Gunter has taken this show home in the new 60 Curzon development and used it as a playground for playful colors, shapes, and patterns
By Pip Rich Published
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With Their Kids Grown Up, This Couple Sold Up and Moved to a New, Three-Bed Apartment in Sydney, Taking None of Their Existing Furniture With Them
Working with a totally clean slate, the challenge was to infuse this brand-new home with a sense of history
By Hanna Marton Published
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This Aussie Family Home Offers Sunshine All Year Round, Thanks to a Rich, Considered Palette That Casts the Warmest Glow
This feel-good Melbourne beachside abode is the epitome of comfort and calm — it's also an interior designer's most personal project to date
By Leanne Amodeo Published
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This Open-Plan Kitchen in a Period Property in Chislehurst Was Designed to Feel Like A 'True Room' In The Home
The team at Studio Braw approached this modern, open-plan kitchen and living area as a natural extension of the home
By Maya Glantz Published
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This Theatrical Spanish Apartment Is What Happens When a Designer Designs for Themselves — "Do Not Look for Right Angles or Square Plans Here"
Dramatic drapes, handcrafted flooring, and vintage finds collide throughout Kristina Busko's maximalist home
By Keith Flanagan Published
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This Boston Condo in an 1865 Brownstone Is a Subtle Love Affair With Teal — Designed for Comfort, It's "Relaxed Sophistication" at Its Finest
With quiet pops of color, every corner of this renovated historic property invites you to relax
By Debbie Black Published
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This Bathroom Renovation Turned 'Dated' Into Modern Luxury in This Mid-Century Family Home in LA — It's a "Natural Extension of Both the Home and the Outdoors"
With a conservatory-style shower and his-and-hers vanities, this bathroom is a masterclass in California-cool style
By Maya Glantz Published
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This Edwardian Villa in North London Nails 'Quiet Confidence' — "Where Understated Design Choices Are Lifted by Moments of Bold Expression"
Bold designs and a pared-back palette came together for a forever home that’ll easily evolve as its family grows
By Mary Weaver Published
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Once You Walk Through the Doors of This Dallas Home, You'd Never Know It Was an 1980s Property — Its Design Feels So Rich and Soulful
Behind the traditional facade, this Dallas home reveals a surprisingly modern finish
By Maya Glantz Published
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"Not Too Precious" — The Designer of This London Home Nailed the Blend of Elegant and Understated Design, With Spaces That Welcome You With Open Arms
Grounded, connected, and lived-in, this contemporary family home invites you to relax and stay awhile
By Debbie Black Published
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This Mid-Century House in LA Felt Too Segregated to Be a Family Home — Now It Gets the Balance Just Right Between Open-Concept and Intimate-Sized Rooms
Original mid-century design is given the full California cool treatment in this open-plan family home
By Maya Glantz Published
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This London Home Combines Polished Surfaces and Breathtaking Architectural Detail With Personal Touches — "It Has a Sculptural Quality"
Every corner of this modernized period home has a clean-lined, contemporary aesthetic that encourages chilling out
By Karine Monié Published
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This "Unapologetically Personal" Victorian Terrace Draws Influence From Mid-Century Irreverence and the Works of Wes Anderson
Incorporating designs by icons Eileen Gray, Eames, Flos, and Cassina, along with treasured personal items and globally-sourced vintage pieces, this London home is a refined sanctuary
By Debbie Black Published
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"I Like to Call This Home a Charming Collision of Color, Character, and Considered Design," Says the Designer of This Federation Home That Combines Postmodern Italian Design With Memphis-Inspired Color
Italian postmodern design — and Greg Natale's vision — has brought new life to this heritage Sydney home
By Mary Weaver Published
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This Joy-Filled, Multi-Generational Home Is a Masterclass in Layering Hues, Yet There's Barely a Colorful Wall in Sight — "It's Full of Delight"
Designer Lonika Chande has played with a palette of nearly every shade going, yet still manages to make this home feel put together
By Pip Rich Published
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This London Home Taps Into The Japanese Concept of Yūgen For Its Dreamy, Sunset-Inspired Aesthetic — "Subtle Beauty, Nothing Too Vocal"
The sands of Burning Man were the unlikely reference point for this project, where it now always feels like golden hour
By Pip Rich Published
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"This House is Not a Cookie-Cutter Space" — How Focusing on Wellbeing Brought Character Back Into This Renovated London Townhouse
Creating this forever home was about breaking rules, building trust and focusing on the power of soft, subtle textures
By Fleur Britten Published
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Instead of Following Trends, the Designer of This Toronto Cottage Was Guided by One Question — "Is This an Artful Move?"
Clean lines, playful touches, and a jolt of bold color have turned this cottage into a thoroughly modern home
By Emma J Page Published
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Inspired by Dance, This Tiny Warsaw Apartment Embraces Rhythm With Bauhaus Colors and Lively Materials
After learning her client's true passion was dance, interior designer Gosia Kotyczka transformed a compact apartment into an ever-shifting interior with expressive color and reflective surfaces
By Keith Flanagan Published
