When it came to renovating the waterfront apartment for himself, interior architect and art collector Chasing Wang eschewed fashion and trends for a more personal and lasting interior. Rather than selecting the furnishings in accordance with an overall aesthetic, Wang turned the design process on its head, assembling a diverse collection of art and design...
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56 Awesome Mini Ponds To Complete Your Outdoor Décor
Water is the source of life, it’s so refreshing and so natural in every space! Backyard ponds, fountains and other water bodies can enliven your patio or garden easily. If you don’t have enough space to accommodate a pond or you consider making it too difficult, we offer you to decorate your outdoor space with...
Colorful And Contrasting FM House Inspired By Electronic Music
To design the FM House in São Paulo, Brazil, Mombá Arquitetura referenced Vaporwave, a subgenre that gives nod to the 80s and 90s. While electronic music was its main inspiration, Vaporwave was also known for its surreal art and consumer culture, all of which lead the selections made for finishes, colors, and shapes. The 72-square-meter...
London Townhouse Done In Contemporary Style
The five-storey Powerscroft Road townhouse is situated in the neighbourhood of Clapton and had previously been host to several “unloved” living spaces. A majority of the rooms were plastered in dated 1970s wallpaper and had worn, deep-pile carpet across the floor. Now you can see whitewashed walls, Douglas fir joinery and creamy furnishings appear inside...
Contemporary House Atop An Old Granite Mill
The stone base of a former mill has been repurposed as a raised plinth for house in Scotland, designed by TAP Architects. The new home – called The Larch Mill on account of its black Siberian larch cladding – is designed to reference this history. Dug into a gently sloping site, the granite mill building...
Refined And Soothing Victorian Townhouse
London-based interior design practice Daytrip Studio renovated Powerscroft Road, a renovated Victorian terraced house of subtle sophistication in Clapton in northeast London. The interiors are a combo of the past and modernity, they are done with a refined and calm sensibility that manages to combine the soothing gracefulness of craftsmanship and the clean cut polish...
1900s Farm House Transformed Into A Contemporary Home
W Design Architecture Studio renovated an early 1900s farm house initially designed in the Cape Dutch architectural style into a contemporary residence. Located in an old eastern suburb of Pretoria, South Africa, the house combines the inside and the outside, the historic and the modern, and open and closed spaces. The architects’ idea for the...
1892 Historic Cottage Renovated Keeping Its Charm
This historic little house in Leiper’s Fork was decorated by Holly Williams and is called Sweeney Cottage. The style of the dwelling embodies a modern-day chic simplicity. Built in 1892 for the Carl Sweeney family, these walls and rooms are brimming with stories. Happiness and tragedy, laughter and tears; generations who loved and lost there....
Fall Décor With Branches: 56 Awesome Ideas
Branches are amazing for spring or fall décor and are easy to get and use for decoration. You needn’t much time to arrange them or much money to buy – just some creativity and maybe a vase. You can take branches with leaves or just usual ones in your garden and hang fruit or vegetables...
21 Chic And Inspiring Parisian Bedroom Decor Ideas
Classic, effortless and chic are just a few ways to describe the style of a Parisian and the way they decorate their homes is no different. If you are following us, you may have seen that we’ve shared ideas on decorating living rooms and bathrooms like a Parisianne, and today’s roundup is dedicated to the...