Displaying posts from May, 2014

A contemporary home in Melbourne with interiors by Chelsea Hing. A restrained palette with rich texture and flash of accent colour. Simple lines, simple truth of material, simply stylish.

I want to pack my bags right now and move in to the house above. Forever. I might bring the cats. Ok, I suppose the husband too. 😉 Photographer John Merkl really knows how to capture the essence of a space and make you want more. (We featured John’s work here and here)

Here is a church conversion doozie for you all, as we here at DTI love our converted churches! This link was sent by Beverly of Houston, TX, who thought we might enjoy this former church turned residences in New Orleans, LA. Now I have to warn you ahead of time of the hideous decor throughout the home (my apologies if the current owners read this – but they probably won’t because if they did read our blog they would know better than to do a pale yellow/red colour scheme and the master bedroom….well, I am speechless). Let’s just imagine the possibilities here. It is a breathtaking space, with massive open floor plan, live green roof to chill out on, and 3 1-bedroom apartments to offset the insane mortgage payments this $2.5 mil house will set you back. And the exterior is heavenly. 😉 (Link here while it lasts)

An architect’s own home. So the real estate blurb goes. Which architect is left unsaid. (A little searching reveals that the design is by Neil Architecture but whose house is it? Does it matter? Am I really becoming obsessed by my stalking? Step away from the Google search Jo.) Four bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, a two car stacker and right in the centre of Melbourne in Richmond. Link here while it lasts.

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Light filled alterations and addition to an old house in Annandale, Sydney. As is so often the case in the older suburbs of Sydney, houses sit cheek by jowl on zero boundary lines or are part of a terrace. No chance of light penetrating from sides shared with neighbours. So how to draw light into otherwise narrow, dark spaces? Welcome to the Light Cannon House by Carter Williamson Architects. Light is funnelled into the white, almost industrial interiors by means of sculptural roof towers and a central courtyard.

Photos by Katherine Lu.