Heartly designed and monitored the transformation of this dilapidated cottage into a much loved and admired family home. Careful consideration of flow and use of space was paramount to the success of this project on a small inner suburban Melbourne block.

It’s what Australian architects and interior designers do so well. Take a small, older home with confused layout. Design a modern extension to create the much sort after open-plan, family living yet, importantly, retain the presence of the original home within the streetscape. And may I just say “Hello bike room!”

Photography: Derek Swalwell

The fishing village of Trancoso on Brazil’s Costa del Descubrimiento may have started as a hippie hideaway but it’s now the super trendy vacation spot. As many of our Northern Hemisphere readers have been trapped in the freezing gloom of winter I thought I’d take us all on a virtual getaway to the boho chic vacation home, Casa Tiba. I can feel the warm breeze as I lie by the pool and know that the cool, stylish interiors are only a few steps away.

What a fun home this is by South Carolina designer Cortney Bishop. With an island beachy bohemian chic feel with a super casual vibe, this is exactly where you want to spend your summer while keepin’ it real. (And featuring the most beautifully huge fiddle leaf fig plants I have ever seen flanking the front door). 

Find more of Cortney’s work here

You know what I say. If you have to drag yourself into work on a weekend then it helps if it’s somewhere stylish. Love the juxtaposition of private and public areas in these offices in Buenos Aires by Estudio Carranza Arquitectura and Galvez Autunno. Mirrored box meeting room anyone? Cool.

West Hollywood interior designer Erin Kane creates simple, relaxed, easy-on-the-eye spaces that endure the test of time. Her designs seamlessly balance function and style. And there’s an adorable dog on a banquette bonus photo 🙂