Close your eyes. That’s right. Close your eyes. Imagine a barn, a big, grey barn with huge doors that silde open to reveal views of lush green woods. Imagine the space divided into rooms intimate or vast. Now furnish those rooms with simple pieces, simple, beautiful, tactile things. Think of aged timbers and white wash, stone and linens, old but new. Open your eyes. Did your dream barn look like this one? Mine did. Contemporary Barn by  D. Stanley Dixon Architect.

Definitely no man-cave, this bachelor pad in New York City’s West Village is the latest project from Décor Aid. The soft grey walls accentuate the light while glass panels in the doors between bedroom and living area increase the sense of space in the small apartment. Light, bright and welcoming. The perfect space to kick back and relax or entertain your friends.

From traditional to modern to eclectic and back again. The perfect marriage of old and new by 2to5 Design.

It’s easy to see that the interior designers at Kim Pearson are “interested in the worlds that exist in and between the old and the new, the directional and the classic, the contemporary and the traditional.” This family house in Perth, Western Australia is full of colour and personality with considered respect for its 110 year old history. Modern yes but definitely not renovated within an inch of its life. A family home with soul.

Renovations took this Coogee, Sydney duplex apartment from ground floor flat to modern house with great outdoor living. New layout, new kitchen and new bathrooms within, pool and entertaining space out, all the time respecting the building’s history by combining old and new. A fabulous example of making the most of what you’ve go. New work from Madeleine Blanchfield Architects.

Photography by Prue Ruscoe.