Displaying posts from December, 2015

This six bedroom, 4 story Georgian home is for sale via The Modern House (for a hefty price) and was refurbished by the current owner in collaboration with Charles Tashima Architecture. I find it fascinating to see how an architect interprets the modernization of a period home. In this case I can’t think of another word aside from…random. But I think I like it, particularly the pitched glazed rooflight below that provides a link between the old and the new, and can be retracted almost entirely to open up the space to the outdoors. 

Or in this case should it be working out on a Saturday? Either way there would be no dragging yourself in on a Saturday if your workplace/workout space was as stylish as this ballet bar based workout studio by reach architects in Austin Texas. Clean, modern, welcoming.

A Scandinavian Christmas in the home of food and prop stylist Tara Ballantyne via Style At Home.

Warehouse conversions always excite me, especially when one of my favourite designers has had some part of it. This one-bedroom conversion on the third floor of a renovated Victorian warehouse was the home (and could still be?) of Ilse Crawford as seen way back in Jo’s post from 2007, and is currently for sale. It was a collaboration between Ilse, Belgian architect Vincent Van Duysen and 6a Architects. The long wall of storage hides the front door and a washroom. The bookcases along the opposite wall make me giddy – to have so much open storage for displaying books and trinkets! (Although the current state of clutter on the shelving is making me have a slight coronary). It is so bright with all those large windows, and OMG those Zellige tiles will forever be a favourite of mine. You can find details of this fabulous home on The Modern House. 

Not your typical Hamptons home this mid century modern design by Kevin O’Sullivan + Associates houses a spectacular art collection as well as the owners’ 20th century furniture classics. Inside and out meld seamlessly making the most of the site and the lifestyle. Sophisticated, contemporary design in a stunning location.