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Shkrub House With Ukrainian And Japanese Aesthetics

Architect Sergey Makhno has renovated an existing building in the suburbs of Kiev to create a new residence for him and his family. Titled Shkrub House, the project takes inspiration from the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi, which finds beauty in imperfection. Characterized by the application of unpolished materials native to Ukraine, such as clay walls...

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Pre-Revolutionary Kiev Apartment With A Unique Personality

This apartment is called Birdnest and is located on the fifth floor of an early 20th century apartment building in the heart of Kiev, Ukrainian capital. Channelling the neighborhood’s pre-revolutionary elegance through eclectically curated interiors, design effortlessly reflects the owner’s unique personality. The one-bedroom apartment features high ceilings and an open plan living space. The...

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Eclectic Designer’s Home With Turquoise Touches

Interior designers and artists always decorate their homes in such special ways and achieve such amazing looks that just leave us breathless. This is one of such cool homes, which belongs to interior designer Sarah Lavoine and is located in Paris. What I’d like to highlight is a great use of color: she used extraordinary...

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Unique Slope House Built Around Mature Trees

We’ve seen houses that are built right in the hills or mountains not to disturb nature but a house built around trees not to cut them? This is definitely a new level of respect, and it deserves being seen and praised! The site on which this house stands is surrounded by a densely populated urban...

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Creative Home Designed By Two Artists

This stunning home in France belongs to two artists, and when owners are creative people, you just can’t expect the house to be ordinary. Let’s have a look at this creative masterpiece, The entryway meets us with juicy pink purple color all over and classic black and white checked floors. the color is the main...

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Gwen Stefani’s House With Whimsy And Quirky Design

Gwen Stefani, who never seems to age like the rest of us, is selling her hilltop home in Beverly Hills called “The Summit.” I love when a house looks like it belongs to the celebrity who lives in it, and this one delivers, with quirky-cool interiors designed for her by Kelly Wearstler. Let’s take a...

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Extraordinary 18th Century Palazzo With Lots Of Art

This extraordinary home in Milan is a restored 18th century palazzo and it belongs to architect-designer Vincenzo De Cotiis and his wife Claudia. As much a conceptual piece as a place to live, it’s a poetic approach to a dwelling — one that makes art of even the most mundane of daily routines. What’s the...

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Organic Fairy Tale House That Seems Breathing With Magic

Shining Hand Ranch, in Ashland, Oregon is for sale but wizards only need apply. From the outside, the house looks like Spanish Mission with an Oriental touch. The home has a lot of fluidity and motion, in no small part due to the natural shapes of the wood and the clever flowing river floor. With...

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Atmospheric Milan Home Full Of Unique Furniture

This 18th century palazzo in Milan was transformed by Dimore Studio into what they describe as “a container for contemporary life.” Every room differs from all the rest, and there’s a wide ranging mix of eras in the furnishings throughout — beautifully done. Vintage, mid-century modern, antique, minimalist – in every room furniture is a...

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Sculptural Family Home With Minimalist Interiors

The Kloof Road House is a unique family home situated at the foot of a natural reserve in Bedfordview, South Africa. Every room of the house opens outdoors, linking it to the garden. Morphed steel elements wrap around the frame of the house offering it a sculptural and eye-catching look. Steel, glass and concrete and...

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