Bellamy & Single

Posted on Fri, 26 Jul 2024 by KiM

Bellamy & Single (Stina Ekblad Bellamy & Tori Single) is an interior design partnership based on the Essex/Suffolk border, creating refined English homes with individuality and personality. We believe that beautiful interiors can enhance and transform the way we live. That is why we are passionate about creating unique yet timeless and relevant interiors to suit each client. Our philosophy is to create magical rooms that are full of life and beauty to nourish the soul. Drawing on our experience and passion for sourcing antiques and one-off pieces from across Europe,  and by editing and re-using existing furniture where appropriate, we can help you create a home that is not only timeless and harmonious but also authentic.
This is pretty close to English-style perfection for me. I’d throw in a bit more colour and a bit more pattern but otherwise I really love everything these ladies do.

Designer Cara Woodhouse and her family live in this fabulous modernist Long Island ranch and in her typical bold, graphic and step-outside-the-box way, she has created a whimsical space filled with circles and curves that really add warmth and a level of coziness. I would not have expected this vibe to work so well in this style of home but she really nailed it. I would have loved growing up in a house like this. So inspiring! Photos: Brian Wetzel

A 1912 New England seaside mansion

Posted on Wed, 24 Jul 2024 by KiM

A truly extraordinary remnant of America’s ‘Gilded Age’, this seaside mansion was built in 1912, extensively rebuilt in 1915 by Bigelow & Wadsworth Architects, and had fallen into disrepair by the time our clients bought it in 2015. The ambitious refurbishment was led by the New York-based Peter Pennoyer Architects, with whom Max Rollitt and the team worked collaboratively to restore the historic interiors and myriad original features, including panelling, fire surrounds and light fittings. Architectural elements completed, Max and the team set about creating rooms that carefully balanced the theatricality of the house with an inviting sense of comfort.
WOW this home is SPECTACULAR! The details are of the caliber of what you would find in a European château. The woodwork and carvings are blowing my mind, and I absolutely adore the kitchen. Also, it has a flower room. I’m dying. (Most photos by Simon Upton)

A garden in the East Suffolk countryside

Posted on Wed, 24 Jul 2024 by KiM

This design makes the most of the old agricultural yard surrounding beautifully converted residential barns, set in the idyllic East Suffolk countryside. Hard and soft materials are carefully chosen to sensitively integrate the garden with the character of the barns and the local landscape setting. Sweeping, curving pathways lead through the rest of the garden, connecting various destination points and seating areas. Naturalistic planting design flows throughout the garden, set against a restrained hardscape of limestone pavers and gravel. Perennial planting areas wrap around main seating areas, while expanses of wildflower meadow feature an inviting firepit seating spot in the evening sun. 
Another garden I need to stash away in my inspiration folder as this one checks all the boxes for the things I love – particularly a gravel path weaving through grasses and wildflower meadows. The wild look but contained and organized is perfection. By garden design studio Colm Joseph Gardens.

This apartment in Las Vegas goes against everything you think of when you think “modern minimalism”. For starters there is COLOUR. I was fully expecting this to be an all white apartment. Which would have been BLEH. And I get it when you collect art that you need a neutral backdrop to showcase it. But here designer Daniella Villamil used a pale blue – Farrow & Ball’s Borrowed Light. Such a pretty alternative to white! And a green kitchen – YESSSSS!!! (It is Benjamin Moore’s Forest Green). There is also a level of comfort thanks to a big squishy sectional sofa, a shaggy rug, lime washed bedroom walls, wallpaper and patterned curtains. Photo: Amy Bartlam.