Displaying posts from August, 2024

Timeless Elegance

Posted on Wed, 14 Aug 2024 by midcenturyjo

At this 10,000 sq. ft townhouse in London’s Belgravia, Banda Studio has masterfully blended history and modernity. Inspired by Chelsea Barracks’ rich heritage, Banda collaborated with global craftspeople to create interiors that marry natural and urban elements. The project combines metalwork, woodwork and textiles to craft a unique and elegant yet practical London home.

Photography by Michael Sinclair.

Designer’s own

Posted on Wed, 14 Aug 2024 by midcenturyjo

I love a sneak peek into a designer’s personal space. It’s like peering into their design zeitgeist. Thomas Geerlings of Dutch interior architecture and design firm Framework has created a home that is carefully curated with treasures and memories. With its sense of individual style and some amazing furniture pieces colour plays a huge part in the joy these family spaces bring.

Photography by Kasia Gatkowska.

A dreamy historic New Jersey foyer

Posted on Tue, 13 Aug 2024 by KiM

The concept was a time-traveling train station as we referenced details of the original Chatham train station in the shelf and corbels of the custom booth, to the 70s California references and Viennese Hoffman chairs our client brought to the meetings. We tore down an outdated, clumsy coat closet to create a cozy fireside seating area with a hidden tech-cubby.
This foyer is an absolute dream! The tiny vestibule with newly built-in storage, all that glorious woodwork, the sweet powder room, those wallpapered stair niches….LOVE! Designed by Hollie Velten. Photos: Tom Leonczik.

Atelier Ellis

Posted on Tue, 13 Aug 2024 by KiM

Atelier Ellis is a paint company (breathable and natural) in the UK whose website I happened upon and the photos and the paint colours are sooooo pretty. The 120 colours that make up our collection reflect a new classicism that is neither minimalist nor traditional. Embracing a simple-useful-beautiful aesthetic, the colours are deeply rooted in the natural world, as well as personal memories, marks, and fragments. I sometimes joke that I can eat walls when the colours are scrumptious. These are 100% that.

A three-year restoration of a former parsonage from 1863 balances its original features with modern touches. The home retains its stately formality with original panelling and a waist-high workbench in the kitchen. Contributions from friends, like Matt Merkel Hess’s ceramics on the dining room walls, complement the Federal-era bones. Green accents, such as a moss-colored silk headboard and olive rugs, reflect the verdant outdoors. Connecticut Home by Studio Giancarlo Valle.

Photography by Stephen Kent Johnson.