I’m not sure why it is happening. Is it because I’m getting older? Am I just jaded? Maybe fads and trends and “it” rooms are finally exposed as fleeting and flimsy. More and more I am drawn to homes that are an eclectic mix of high and low, found and inherited and carefully saved for pieces. Lived in and loved. Not showy and vulgar. Homes like this one on E 10th St, New York by Studio MRS. The new luxury is taking the time to surround yourself with what you love not what everyone tells you you need.

An oasis of calm in the West Village, New York. A considered palette with sleek finishes and clean, contemporary lines tempered by layering of texture. Sophisticated, restrained style by NYC Interior Design.

An old bluestone hall has been born again as a dramatic contemporary home. I’m stalking in South Melbourne. Link here while it lasts.

What’s a girl to do? It was love at first sight. Actually more like lurve. Simple, stylish, sexy bedroom by Amber Road please be mine.

An artist’s workshop within a two storey home. A little house tucked within a void, opened and closed to the outside courtyard by the existing sliding window. Space for creating, for storing, for display, for chilling out, for sitting, for growing. By Japanese architects MAMM Design.