Occupying a prominent corner plot in Saratoga Springs, Upstate New York, this handsome Victorian villa operated as a six-bedroom bed and breakfast when our clients took it on. Our brief was to transform a series of bland, lifeless rooms into a holiday home for a young family with a passion for horse racing and entertaining. Guided by the client’s admiration for British contemporary craft and bold, richly layered interiors, we have focussed on creating a series of impactful rooms that delight the eye and encourage conversation and conviviality.
As I admire each of the rooms in this home, it must feel like living in a meadow of wildflowers. This is soooooo pretty! Designed by Sarah Brown.

After deciding to return to their hometown to custom-build their forever home, our clients brought us on to furnish and decorate it from head to toe. Our clients resonated with our “relaxed elegance” design aesthetic: timeless and organic mixed with a few modern details. Their home’s style is, for the most part, traditional. So, when curating their decor and lighting, we chose pieces with classic silhouettes to complement, and mixed in some sculptural, modern accents to keep the design fresh. Project Homeward Bound is also home to three kids and two dogs, so family and pet-friendly choices were top of mind when selecting our clients’ furniture. We incorporated lots of linen-like durable fabrics and ensured that high-use zones, like the family room and dining areas, were filled with comfortable seating and washable materials. We thoughtfully used high-impact lighting throughout the home to create key moments, for example, the tiered basket lights in the double-height entry. These moments help make this custom home feel even more unique and luxurious.
Admittedly there is nothing ground-breaking or mind-blowing in this project by local design firm here in Ottawa West of Main. But I appreciate the warmth that exudes from each of the rooms in this home, and the earthy colours and cozy fabrics used throughout. This is doing neutrals justice. Also that moody office in Barista by Benjamin Moore is FANTASTIC 🙂

This project began in a large North London home where the client quite suddenly found the need to downsize. The brief for the new home was to create a complete sanctuary and a sense of living with a beautiful jewel box with a cohesive scheme and sense of wellbeing throughout the space. We designed a whimsical and theatrical guest room for grandchildren and friends to enjoy, inspired by our client’s travels to India. The hallway was given its own unique identity with vertical stripes and a luxurious velvet curtain. The bathroom was designed to be restful and spa-like but we added a unique art deco painted bath and re–purposed our client’s gilded overmantel mirror to bounce light around the room. The reception space had to be meticulously designed to house a dining, kitchen and living area. As the kitchen was within the living area we wanted it to be fully disguised as bespoke furniture clad with Gustavian architectural detailing and painted in a deep chocolate gloss. Finally, an existing outdoor office space was interior designed to feel like an extension of the house, creating a warm and enticing place to work at the bottom of the garden.
I love this home. It is unique and playful, colourful and warm, with a sense of a well-travelled past. Designed by Laura Stephens. Photos: Paul Massey.

Welcome to a reinvented space that exudes timelessness. It was in October 2022 that our client approached us with a very special and touching mandate: to transform the ground floor of her childhood home so that she could in turn start a family there with her partner and a baby on the way. At the heart of the living area is the inviting kitchen where warm tones and sober materiality create an enveloping atmosphere. It is the central island in solid wood made by a local craftsman that gives the room its timeless character. In the master bathroom, our team was able to create a real home spa in what was previously a bedroom.
Such a beautiful environment CMPG Design Construction has created in this meaningful home in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Québec. Details of note: the exposed beams, the exposed wood window in the kitchen, the little marble ledge on top of the backsplash, the beadboard and wood shelving detail in the open cabinet, that dreamy custom island, the stone supporting wall, the bathroom tile and it’s placement… Photos: Interior Photography CO.

This half-timbered mansion with Renaissance façades on the outskirts of a village on the banks of the Saône River in the Franche-Comté region is 15 minutes from the town of Vesoul. In a quiet village street, an entrance gate and wicket gate lead through the stone boundary wall into a garden surrounding the L-shaped mansion with a square tower. The mansion has three levels, the last of which is an attic in the roof space. With floor space of 520 m², it is made up of nine main rooms including five bedrooms. Extending from a long covered patio that you can reach via the kitchen, there is an imposing barn looking out onto meadows and woodland. Opposite the covered patio, another outbuilding houses an old bread oven. To the rear of this building, a second patio, also covered, overlooks the surrounding area and is adjacent to the swimming pool.
The details in this home are incredible, and would be even more so if you removed about 24 flower arrangements :). For sale via Patrice Besse for €980,000.