Displaying posts from May, 2025

Venice Compound by Electric Bowery is a vibrant, multi-home oasis in Venice, California. Designed for multigenerational living, four unique homes are tied together by lush gardens and a central courtyard, encouraging connection and independence. Drawing inspiration from Venice’s early Craftsman cottages, the design is playful, layered and light-filled. The main residence, Tutto House, bursts with bold colour, rich textures and joyful details from chartreuse dining walls to plum-red kitchen cabinetry. A guest house and tree house each offer their own character, blending comfort and craftsmanship. The Studio, a calm, creative hideaway, rounds out the compound. The landscape, complete with citrus trees, bamboo and flowering vines, acts as a lush, ever-changing backdrop to a home that celebrates beauty, individuality and everyday rituals.

Photography by Laure Joliet.

Plantasia designed by YSG is a playful, make-believe hideaway tucked into verdant hills on the New South Wales South Coast. It’s like stepping into a “choose your own adventure” book, where each room reveals quirky surprises from a treasure-filled dining nook to frilly lampshades and fancy carved wood. With bold colours and oversized details it’s a fun twist on old-school charm. And the sherbet-yellow Rockwell bathtub under a fruity canopy? Pure joy … like soaking in sunshine with a citrusy wink.

Photography by Anson Smart.

Luxury 18th century 9 bedroom château for sale in Bordeaux, Nouvelle Aquitaine. The spacious property comes with about 700 m2 of living space and sits in grounds of over 27 acres. Main house: entrance gallery, living room, dining room, kitchen, scullery, reception room, cinema room and heated indoor swimming pool and shower room. Basement: En suite bedroom, shower room, sports room, laundry room. First floor: 4 bedrooms, 2 dressing rooms, 3 bathrooms. Heated outdoor swimming pool (18x6m). In addition, there is another house of approximately 100 m2, which includes a double living room, kitchen, 2 bedrooms and a shower room. Other features include: An outdoor swimming pool. A converted dovecote with 2 bedrooms and 2 shower rooms. Garage. Stable with 4 boxes, tack room, grooming area and huge mezzanine for storage. Quarry 60×30. Kitchen garden, pond and well.
This castle has everything you could want…and more! Not sure about that tile flooring but can totally get behind all the exposed stone walls. LOVE! For sale for €2,490,000 via Prestige Property.

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. Boutique by Studiopepe.

Photography by Silvia Rivoltella.

This 18th century duplex in Saint-Germain-des-Prés is the epitome of Paris style and elegance, and the exquisite attention to detail of their interiors. A collaboration between Claude Cartier Studio and Simon Pesin, this beautiful space is a mix of traditional architecture and modern furnishings….indeed a confluence of the arts. Photos: Erick Saillet. (Aside: also a lesson in how to use patterned carpet effectively)