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This 100-year-old Tudor in San Francisco serves as home to designer Anu Jain, her husband, and their two children under 5. The historic residence has been thoughtfully renovated to reflect Jain’s signature design philosophy that masterfully blends collected pieces with modern sensibilities, creating spaces that feel both timeless and contemporary. Serving as both a laboratory for her design ideas and a nurturing environment for her young family, the home demonstrates how thoughtfully designed spaces can be simultaneously striking and functional. The end result is avant-garde but timeless; old but new (the original fireplace sits next to a chair from The Future Perfect and a chandelier from Modern Made), and stylish but functional in all the right ways.
This home is a testament to how you don’t need to strip the history out of a home to make it modern and cool. That gorgeous fireplace Anu didn’t modernize? There’s your proof. Photos: R. Brad Knipstein.

I guess by definition Milan = sophistication but this apartment designed by Quincoces-Drago & Partners is definitely fitting right in and maybe even raising the bar. I am head over heels for that kitchen, as it looks like it’s just furniture rather than having a typical functional kitchen appearance. And any designer who uses Uchiwa III wall lamps (Japanese fan) by Ingo Maurer is going to capture my attention. Photos: Alberto Strada.

Perched on a cliff with 180-degree views of Vancouver’s Indian Arm, the location of this home is second to none. Inside, a previous renovation (sometime in the heyday of the “crown moldings and orange pine” 1990s) had covered up a lot of the home’s original charm and character. Taking inspiration from the ’70s when the house was first built, we leaned into that decade and how it might blend with the homeowner’s Japanese heritage, as well as the site’s West Coast surroundings. What followed was part restoration, part exploration—a process that led us to a new home that feels uniquely special and personal to the family who first spied its true potential.
This house takes mid-century modern to a whole other level. This is SO COOL and I love that the new design mimics much of what was there before (I had to include a couple before photos) but making it 100 times better. The living room with those curved windows (and epic views), and the new sofa fit around them with the modernized floating fireplace is to die for. Deep Cove designed by Plaid Fox.

Collaborating closely with the client, Tala Fustok Studio has transformed a former photographic studio into a flexible home and workspace. The apartment layout was reconfigured to optimize flow, creating a large open living area that maximizes natural light. An oversized glazed panel divides the bedroom and bathroom, allowing light to flow throughout. A mix of design objects and vintage furniture adds layers of interest, while vibrant artistic elements infuse the space with color, fun, and texture.

A quaint addition to the iconic Spray Farm Estate (Victoria’s Bellarine Peninsula), The Art Studio purposefully and eloquently invites artistic inspiration from the first step inside. Architecturally referencing details of the original homestead, our interior choices were sympathetic to the surrounding landscape, minimalist in design, abundant in high quality craftsmanship and technically executed for practicality.
I may not be an artist per se but WHOA would working at my current government day job virtually and working on this blog from a space like this would be a dream come true. And I thought my greenhouse was a decent outdoor space to work from…
Interiors: Watts Studio and Amiconi Architect; Architect & Construction: David Webb Building Solutions; Photography: Timothy Kaye; Art Direction: Marsha Golemac.