A fresh, modern home in Austin Texas by FAB Architecture. Clean contemporary lines but with a hint of a more traditional home. Siding, gables, paned windows. Inside bright and light spaces accented with black. Stylishly simple and simply stylish.

Stairs and tile. A marriage made in heaven. By FusionD.

A perfect balance between the beautiful old bones of this Bordeaux apartment and the owner’s contemporary tastes by interior designer Ninou Etienne of FusionD. I’d move in in a heart beat.

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So starkly elegant. So, so restrained. Like the essence of good taste, distilled, concentrated and stoppered in a crystal bottle. Open it and your head hurts. A hairdressing salon with Art Deco references and beautiful bespoke fittings and furniture by Pietro Russo. Of course the shots are of the space sans clutter, towels and hair clippings but then again such an exclusive salon would have a bevy of apprentices at the ready to sweep and zhush.

An extraordinary mews house, over 4 levels, beautifully refurbished by Fossey Arora. As for the location how about St Luke’s Mews in Notting Hill? I’m real estate stalking in London via Domus Nova. A girl can dream right? I want to start at the top where my favourite bits are but, no, we’ll do it the right way and start from the front door…