Displaying posts from January, 2024

What makes an interior special? The personal touches, the soul of the occupants shining through. Yes layout, functionality, materiality, colour palette are all important but it’s the way people choose to live in a space that should be reflected in a designer’s interiors. Bethune Street Residence by New York-based studio Champalimaud Design.

A range hood and headboard created from architectural salvage from France. A French sideboard converted into an island. A lacquered yellow butlers pantry. A curved plaster staircase. A speakeasy behind a hidden door with a massive bar. A gentleman’s office hidden behind a wall panel in the dressing room. Annie Brahler of Euro Trash is the absolute queen of drama and this home is dramatic like I’ve never seen. Her jaw-dropping use of European salvage is what really sets her apart from other designers and her lack of fear and always stepping outside the box is really inspiring. I’m obsessed. Photos: Bjorn Wallander.

I don’t know what this brownstone looked like before but I sure am loving the after! Jennifer Acito of DAMA + WOOD made these spaces elegant in a classic way, and I can see them lasting for years to come. Photos: Rikki Snyder

This majestic villa is conveniently located on the sought after Liguria’s east coast, between La Spezia and the colourful Cinque Terre. Moreover, the property also sits very few kilometers from Tuscany and the famous Versilia coast, in a strategic position from where to enjoy both the sea and the countryside, with its vineyards and local traditions. The property was commissioned to an English architect by a descendant of one of the most powerful families in Italy and was built at the end of the 19th century. Its current owners carried out an extensive restoration in 1970. The property spreads over two levels at the front and four at the back. A landing with a double flight of stairs leads to the cellars and the lower level of the garden. Another staircase connects the villa to a spacious terrace overlooking the renewed Bocca di Magra harbour, the Versilia Coast and the Apuan Alps. Adjacent to the villa, a fully glazed building provides shelter during the winter season for an enchanting lemon house.
I really have no words for this spectacular home (of 8 bedrooms and 12 bathrooms) except one must feel so regal living amongst all that marble. With that view. For sale (for undisclosed amount) via Knight Frank.

It’s like I say week in week out. If you have to drag yourself into work on a weekend it helps if it’s somewhere stylish. The Office Group Black and White Building by Daytrip.