The interior of this large apartment features the mix of modern and ethnic African styles. It has an open plan with a lot of exotic decor elements. Only the private part of the apartment, which includes a bedroom, nursery and bathroom, was isolated. The main structural element of the open area is a load-bearing column...
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6 Home Decor Trends For 2021 And 30 Examples
Planning a renovation this year? Then you might want to know some hot home decor trends popping up, and we are absolutely ready to share them with you! Multipurpose Spaces Last year made us create multipurpose spaces, add functionality to each nook and corner and even add workspaces here and there if you didn’t have...
Restored 120-Year-Old Cottage In Cape Town
Douglas & Company Architects recently renovated a 120-year-old Victorian home in Green Point, Cape Town. The single-story cottage takes its name from when it was previously part of a series of three identical cottages called Arklow I-III. The new structure is predominantly made from South African Pine timber, brick, and natural stone, though original features...
Clifftop Mid-Century Modern Home In Cape Town
South African practice Antonio Zaninovic Architecture Studio has overhauled a 1960s house in Cape Town with designer Tara Bean, adding outdoor areas to make the most of its ocean views. The four-storey Icaria House serves as a holiday home for a South African who grew up in the city and now lives in New York....
Spectacular Cape Town Retreat With A Large Rock
In a small beachfront community located in Llandudno, Cape Town stands proudly an amazing residential home that’s been very recently renovated by studios Bomax Architects and OKHA. The project was entitled La Belle Vue, emphasizing one of the best qualities that this retreat has: exposure to spectacular views. This was both a renovation and extension...
Sustainable And Luxurious Morukuru Beach Home
Winter is starting and everything is pale (or snowy) around and we lack sunshine. That’s why I decided to light up your days, guys, with Morukuru beach home located in South Africa. Looking at this dwelling you’ll feel sunshine and sea breeze on your skin. Morukuru beach home is a luxurious off-the-grid retreat combining aesthetic...
Vibrant Joburg Home Of A Furniture Designer
Pattern, colour, culture and a high-low mix of furniture all come together in the contemporary family home of The Urbanative designer Mpho Vackier, whose designs include strong narratives of Afrofuturism and cross-culturalism. The house she renovated for her family was completely changed: this involved installing new vinyl flooring, adding windows, building an upstairs studio for...
Colonial House With Minimalist Aesthetics
Located in Çeşme, the popular summer resort of Izmir, Turkey, Cesme House is a three bedroom residence by design studio Escapefromsofa. Inspired by the glorious Aegean summer, the designers have combined a modernist sensibility of light, neutral colors and simple, clean lines with a colonial style using natural materials and indoor plants, in order to...
Ship-Inspired House With A Neutral Color Palette
Enriched with earthy hues and raw texture, this seaside bolthole in Yzerfontein on the West Coast is engineered to make the most of its jaw-dropping views. The structure itself is all clean lines and strong angles with some arresting details, such as that huge sail, a 17m-long stretch of canvas that soars into the sky...
Best House and Apartment Designs of February 2018
In February 2018, we’ve shown you a lot of cool stuff. Here the most interesting house and apartment designs among them. This apartment if a fresh take on a contemporary masculine though not too much apartment. Bold greens and geometric decor make it quite interesting. Contemporary Masculine Apartment With Bold Greens This unique house features...