Sigh. Wouldn’t it be perfect. Tied to a computer terminal but just steps away from this lovely courtyard. From a townhouse in the upper east side by Rees Roberts.

“Foam Street House features the adaptive reuse and transformation of a cold, dark and inefficient 1915 Edwardian house into a warm and light filled family home that has direct connections to the outside.”

Old red brick plays against concrete blocks and timber while the hero of the space, the slick new black brick, provides the punch. Light floods in through full height glass and steel windows and doors, opening the new addition to the garden. Deceptively simple, modern lines big on style and impact. By Melbourne based architectural firm Preston Lane. 

Photography by Derek Swalwell.

With the temperature starting to drop here I’m drawn to the autumnal tones of these vignettes by stylist Meagan Camp. But of course I couldn’t stay all faded leaves and patinaed walls for long. Beautiful white rooms with hints of spring found their way into my favourites file as well. I think it’s the little details in each shot. I want to linger, turning pages of a book, tossing leaves to see how they land, patting cushions.

Timber joinery like a spine down the back of a gut renovation of this Paddington, Sydney terrace house. Providing storage and screening, room definition and warm wooden tones to the stark white shell.  Design by Bennett and Trimble. Photography by Peter Bennetts.

The autumn days are warm in my part of the world. A chill nips at bare arms only as the sun starts to move low in the west. Perfect weather for an outdoor fireplace. You can linger in the late afternoon air, not wanting to go in, for the day to end, for doors to be closed and night time rituals of dinner and kids’ baths to begin. Moore House by Neil Architecture.