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A multifaceted space blending inspiration and cinematic allure, fostering connections between sitting and dining areas. Modern art intertwines with unique installations and chinoiseries, infusing the living space with contemporary flair. The project welcomes guests with vibrant patterns, colors, and surprises in every corner, evoking cheerful comfort.
Drawing influence from the homeowner’s home country of Brazil, this home is sophisticated, bold AF and so full of joy. I get that this would be a lot for most people but I admire the creativity and colourful palette. Another fabulous project by L’Éléphant. Photos: Francisco Nogueira.

The Studio’s first ground-up build finds both solace and togetherness in a one-room pavilion envisioned as a family retreat unfolding in the garden behind the main home, enveloped and enlivened in a thatch of greenery. A pleasing admixture of provenance and period fulfills the desire to “mess up the hair of the house”: custom furniture of the Studio’s own design — a sofa the color of saffron, tactile tables hewn from local lava stone; vintage Postwar examples — Pierre Chapo, Jeanerret, Noguchi. A bar of locally-sculpted brass rings a half-round form that hugs the structure, creating a self-contained entertaining space. Terracotta tiles in the bathroom tap into the heritage of Mexican craft. Barragan-inspired shutters frame the windows, a custom pattern Nepalese silk rug stretches across the floor like a sun-baked field. 
Another stellar project of absolute perfection by Studio Valle de Valle set among the stunning greenery of Mexico. What a dream! Photos: Stephen Kent Johnson.

In Sleepy Hollow, New York, designer Joyce Sitterly transformed a stark new-build into a refined and inviting home by incorporating buttery hues, caramel accents, rich textiles, and a neo-classical touch. Her goal was to infuse warmth and personality into the otherwise bland, boxy spaces that lacked emotional depth or distinct character. With no formal brief beyond creating a comfortable environment for the homeowner’s four children, Joyce relied on an instinctive, layered approach to bring a sense of soul and sophistication to the interiors. Photos: Ollie Tomlinson

This one is for all of you colour-lovers, fans of over-the-top maximalism. North Carolina designer Charlotte Lucas completely transformed this Georgian home in Raleigh, North Carolina with a dramatic and colourful blend of colours and patterns and shapes and textures and everything in between! There is a lot going on but it is perfect for the homeowners who were looking for something bold and dramatic. Charlotte definitely understood the assignment. Photos: Chris Edwards

To Hollywood power couple Ruben Fleischer and Holly Shakoor Fleischer’s 10,000 square feet Tudor Revival home in Montclair, New Jersey—which was built in 1908 and had previously served as a designer showhouse—we added a sense of cohesion, stripping out some newer elements that had been added over the years, to focus on the building’s original details. We lightened up the formal living room with sculptural furniture, like an asymmetrical velvet-covered boomerang sofa atop a shaggy patchwork Moroccan rug. In the dining room, we resurfaced the fireplace surround with custom watery-blue glazed tile, painted the original woodwork deep midnight blue, and added floral wallpaper that played off the Kehinde Wiley painting that we hung in the room. Then, because the family loves playing together, we created a video arcade for their vintage machines, an art-making room, and a Lego-building room, in addition to his-and-hers offices.
Studio DB did so right by this house. I cannot praise them enough for maintaining some of the original architectural details which look soooo incredible juxtaposed against the modern design scheme. Taking the history of the home seriously but not THAT seriously. Photos: Matthew Williams; Styling Lili Diallo.