Interior designer (and real estate developer) Katty Schiebeck has a signature style. White and neutrals, organic and natural, Scandinavian meets Spanish. This 80m2 attic apartment in Barcelona epitomises the Schiebeck spirit. Classic, minimal, modern luxury. 

P.S. If you are not already you must really become addicted to her blog Somewhere I would like to live.

With great art deco bones this modern renovation of an inner city Sydney pied-à-terre by Weir Phillips Architects creates a moody and masculine home. Modern sophistication meets gentleman’s club chic.

Please forgive me but I just can’t get enough backyard inspiration at the moment. Summer time in Australia is all about opening the inside to the out, living, eating, drinking and even showering outside. OK, OK the showering is more about washing the salt and sand off after a trip to the beach. I love the small but simply stylish backyard at this Manly, Sydney home designed by Harrison’s Landscaping. I see books and drinks and friends and catching the breeze. I see summer in the backyard.

I think what I love most about this 70 m2 apartment in Sopot, Poland is its freshness. The light, bright rooms, all the white and that standout shelving system/room divider with all its beautiful greenery. Such a clever way to divide the space. Let’s start at the front door. Yes, yes, walk further in, turn and then you start to smile. Yes. See what I mean. Aquarius by LOFT, a designer workshop founded by Magdalena Adamus.

Photography by Tom Kurek.

What could have been another ho-hum apartment is bursting at the seams with personality thanks to a re-design by Kate Challis Interiors. A bachelor pad in Elwood, Melbourne had been just a place to sleep and eat and dump the briefcase. Now it’s a stylish home with humour and soul.

Photography by Shannon McGarth.