Life can sometimes be ugly but the rooms we live, work and dance in should always be beautiful and dreamy where one will feel embraced and safe. Every living space has a story to tell and new adventures to host. I try to find the essence of that story. The mood is often soft and romantic, yet decadent with elements of elegance, simplicity, honesty and warmth.
There is such a sense of calm and ease and simplicity with these spaces by Swedish designer Marie-Louise Sjögren.

The construction was not typical of the French Basque Country, it had traces of a southern French mansion, Provençal and art deco, so I decided to keep its DNA, respect its exterior appearance and recover all the materials: wood, hydraulic floors, iron radiators and blown glass. I bought old doors, all different, and we adapted them to make the openings.
Eclectic vintage vibes for the win in this beautiful home in Biarritz. Designed by La Californie. Photos: Gonzalo Machado.

When traditional and modern come together and do that dance I love so much. I am soooo pleased to see beautiful wood architecture not painted over. Woollahra harbour view house designed by Handelsmann & Khaw. Photos: Felix Forest.

When creativity pushes the limits of what craftsmanship can do…
Actually, it’s a pretty wild idea, yes, to build a house with barrel-vaulted concrete ceilings and everything else in red, hand-brushed bricks: walls, floors, partitions and fireplace with nonchalantly laid mortar. There is no doubt that you have to like the raw expression that designer Tulla Gudiksen and architect Max Gudiksen, inspired by Le Corbusier, massaged into all 155 m2 of the house at Elledamsvej 1 in 1972. 
This home is incredible. I love how raw and rough it appears but the curves of the ceiling add some softness. It admittedly is A LOT of brick but add a bunch of antique rugs and lots of textiles and I would be as happy as can be living here. Thank you Poul for sending us the real estate listing to this masterpiece.

A Magnificent Grade II listed moated Victorian coach house with original clock tower and fine architectural features by the renowned architect Charles Morris. Set in 2.43 acres of mature gardens and grounds in a stunning location within walking distance of the sea. A further 2-bedroom cottage available exclusively with The Clock Tower by separate negotiation. The property is approached through the original large wooden doors under the clock tower which open onto the fully enclosed courtyard garden with some original brick paving and raised feature pond, the building wraps around this courtyard with most rooms opening onto it.
This home in Norfolk, England is unbelievable! The architecture and the landscaping have rendered me completely smitten. Of note: large kitchen with larder and an Aga, library/music room, original stable doors, to die for stone mullioned window, A MOAT!, brick and Carrstone garden barns, and a separate cottage you could use for guests. I’m blown away with this one. For sale for £1,800,000 via Jackson Stops.