This five-bedroom 1960s ranch-style house in Miami underwent a huge transformation, turning it into a wonderfully bright and whimsical home with the help of many Josef Frank fabrics and colours pulled from them. Such vibrant and fun energy exuded from every room. Designed by Bunsa Studio. Photos: Nicole Franzen.

An outstanding 93-hectare estate in the Bresse region of Burgundy, between Lyon, Dijon and Geneva. A full-width entrance hall floored with cabochon tiles is adorned with frescoes painted by the owners, depicting equestrian and hunting life on the estate. There is a wainscoted billiards room featuring stunning painted jute canvases with scenes from Cervantes’ novel Don Quixote. A small drawing room with herringbone parquet flooring, opening onto an ornamental greenhouse, is entirely covered in wood panelling and has coffered ceilings and a carved stone fireplace. A small dining room, with cabochon floor tiles, is also entirely panelled. There is a vast reception room with interesting decorative Art Nouveau elements. The centrepiece of the room is an impressive stone fireplace with curved lines and floral motifs. On the first floor are 6 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, and on the second floor are 5 bedrooms, a bathroom and linen room. The outbuildings include a indoor riding arena, a shelter for horse-drawn carriages and cars and a stable with seven stalls, a caretaker’s house, a gardener’s house, a chapel, a rural farm with dwelling and two farm outbuildings. This property is absolutely incredible. And all of this for €2,500,000. For sale via Patrice Besse.

This 1886 farmhouse is so full of charm and such pretty colours. Embracing its history and giving it all the vintage vibes. By Studio Day Design.

Here, a historic house was intact but sleepy. It had been cared for but also complacent in it historicity. A new owner was excited by the potential of a spikey juxtaposition between old and new. Small changes in layout to a warren of rooms yielded a large open space the entire width of the house. Within this new space and throughout the house a radical decision was made to create glowing monochromatic surfaces in the palest pink. To this was added furniture and art that spanned history. From early American, to Provençal, to Scandinavian, to mid century, to 70s futurist, from auction houses, to fancy antique stores, to junk shops. The style is worldly but with an overarching coziness and sense of humor. Serenity and joy are interwoven. Outside, the brook rushes, the snow falls, the leaves open and the bears roam. Inside, the pink palace embraces all.
I dream about having several houses. And something just like this is one of them, filled with all things vintage and a wildly eclectic blend. And now I’m thinking it would need pale pink walls. Pink Palace in Norfolk, CT designed by Berman Horn Studio. Photos: Greta Rybus.

Blank Slate was appointed to oversee the modernization and complete refurbishment of a quintessential, stone farmhouse set in the English countryside. Bari and her team sympathetically stripped the property back, preserving the original structure, and everything they added matched the house’s history and unique character. Material selection was crucial for this project—sourcing new oak beams to match the original ones, and adding open joists throughout the new extension to make the new build feel less new. They installed character-grade oak floors in creamy tones of shale, limed and smoked, cobbles for the boot room and utility, and limestone checkerboard tiles in the entry hall to give it a reclaimed and found feel. Blank Slate moved the entrance to the center, creating perfect symmetry and a large open reception area with a bespoke staircase featuring large curved steps at the base. Bari added rich marble to each of the bathrooms, creating feature showers in both the family bathroom and the en-suite. As a result, the Wiltshire Farmhouse project is a calm haven with a neutral palette of earthy tones and layered textures, embodying the Blank Slate approach perfectly.
Quite literally my dream home. This is perfect in every way. I’d just add a smidge more colour and pattern and happily live here for the rest of my days. (I’m going to be dreaming about that limestone checkerboard entry for the rest of my days)