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This stately, elegant home in Old Westbury, New York, was designed by Michelle Gerson who played up the elegance of the architecture and went balls to the wall with it. It is modern, sophisticated and imbued with a glamorous WOW factor room by room. (Photos: Douglas Friedman & Howard W. Christian)

This 1800s ranch home on South Carolina’s Sullivan’s Island was transformed into a funky surf shack by Cortney Bishop. The outside is stunning, and then when you enter it’s all kinds of fun with lots of mushroom board walls and ceilings, black and white checkered marble floors, tropical wallpaper and whimsical artwork. (Photos: Katie Charlotte)

Polished and refined, yet casual and livable. This gorgeous 900 sq ft, Greenwich Village apartment with 13 ft ceilings is owned by Gil Shafer of G.P. Shafer Architect. When Gil first purchased and guy-renovated this parlor floor apartment in Greenwich Village over 20 years ago, he conceived every architectural detail as though it were in an original 1840s Greek Revival townhouse. Two stately ionic columns and a custom designed scaglolia mantelpiece define the living room, echoing the Greek Revival moldings, custom-patinated brass hardware, and hand-painted, faux-grained mahogany doors throughout the residence. The latest reimagining of the apartment reflects a nuanced, subtly contemporary aesthetic that fits seamlessly within the traditional, largely-unchanged envelope. Neutral fabrics mixed with antique textiles and a graphic, black and white Iranian flatweave carpet add an unexpected spark to the more refined period details.

Sharing a little eye candy from the portfolio of British interior designer Marion Lichtig. She is renowned for working in harmony with the homeowner and for her trademark user-friendly style. “I favour a simple, relaxed, clean look and am attracted to clear and pared-down symmetry. My style is classical yet understated; I believe design is about the careful balance of the contemporary and classic. I like a room to look as though it belongs to the present while incorporating elements of the past, working with colours of nature. A house should feel like it has evolved over time – even if it has been put together by me over a limited period. I don’t like rooms that feel dominated by the decorator’s taste: everything should look effortless and unplanned.”

If things like maximalism, layered patterns upon patterns, archways and colour are up your alley then may I present to you some pretty extraordinary spaces by Dallas designer Michelle Nussbaumer (of Ceylon et Cie), including the epic blue and white tiled kitchen in her home in San Miguel de Allende. This woman is in a league of her own and I cannot get enough.