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Bringing in patterns with textiles and wallpaper is always going to win over my heart. Like this home designed by Caitlin Flemming. I’d swap out all the white for something a little warmer but otherwise this home in Petaluma, California is a home run. Cozy and vintage-vibes that are classic and will endure the test of time.

Since March of 2020, Electric Bowery Principal Cayley Lambur and her young family have taken up residence in Big Sur, CA, bringing new life to this Mickey Muennig gem. The main house has been restored and updated to celebrate connection to the outdoors, local organic materials. The renovation of the existing main house required a thoughtful reconfiguration of spaces internally, including the custom kitchen. A warm and earthy palette is carried through the home, layering textures and natural materials, old & new. The consistent use of redwood paneling throughout the home offers the experience of bringing the outside inwards, contrasted and complemented by the incorporation of color through art, tile and textiles. A trailer on the property was restored and renovated to accommodate additional guest quarters, and further modified to create an office space outside of the main house for remote work.
I love the warmth of a home clad in wood. Such a great cabin/cottage vibe that would keep you feeling cozy through winter (though not so much a concern in California, eh). This home is stepped up a notch or two with some really cool furnishings.

Designer Saskia Blyth has transformed this two-bedroom penthouse in Notting Hill into an uplifting space with rustic charm. Located on Blenheim Crescent, the penthouse features cathedral-like proportions, vaulted ceilings, and low beams. Yellow-toned lime plaster and inky black walls create striking contrasts. A horseshoe-shaped reception room flows into interconnected rooms, while double-height windows illuminate the Boffi kitchen island. The dining area’s mottled walls reflect daylight, and an open fire adds warmth to the living room. Both tranquil bedrooms have en suite bathrooms and access to a private terrace with stunning views. For short let via Domus Nova.

Designed for a jewellery designer, Montaigne is a 240m² flat by the Uchronia collective. Think straight lines, angles, octagon and trapezoid custom furniture inspired by precious stones and colour, lots and lots of jewel-like colour. This Haussmannian interior in Paris’s 8th arrondissement is a true gem, with every detail meticulously thought out, polished, and crafted.

Since 1910, this noble building has been owned by a family who have invested heavily in its preservation, making it accessible to the general public. Today, this family has decided to pass on the torch to a worthy successor, capable of perpetuating the grandeur inherited from its predecessors. The castle spans a floor surface area of approx. 700sqm. The ground floor has a kitchen with fireplace, terracotta floor and exposed beams, a scullery with sink, a storeroom, wc, a corridor with access to the spiral stairway in the tower, a pantry/laundry room, a guards’ room/entrance with stone fireplace; small 18th century lounge with terracotta floor, moulded ceiling, 18th century stone fireplace and 18th century wood panelling; large lounge with 18th century marble fireplace; a library, a billiards room and a dining room with stone fireplace. The first floor has 7 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a toilet, a kitchen, a linen room with washbasin and toilet. The second floor has a former library with stone fireplace; a landing room, a corridor leading to 6 bedrooms and a bathroom with toilet. Next to the castle is a large building that houses: a boiler room, various sheds, a workshop, former stables, 2 garages and another shed. There is a former mill, caretaker’s cottage, a chapel, a park, several bridges, a moat and an old garden kitchen.
This one is gorgeous inside and out. A bit on the large size but for €1,696,545 it’s a steal! For sale via Le Nail.