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Understated elegance

Posted on Wed, 24 Sep 2025 by midcenturyjo

Atlanta-based decorator Lauren Lowe, founder of Lauren Elaine Interiors, creates designs that honour history and architectural intent while embodying understated elegance and comfort. Blending thoughtful collaboration with a signature aesthetic, she guides clients in defining their vision and introducing them to pieces that enrich and expand their style. Case in point her redesign of this family home on Chicago’s North Shore.

Photography by Aimee Mazzenga.

Nordic-modern inspired farmhouse

Posted on Wed, 24 Sep 2025 by midcenturyjo

Seattle-based Lisa Staton Interior Design is a boutique studio passionate about revitalizing older homes and crafting new ones inspired by historic craftsmanship. Blending modern and traditional elements, the firm emphasizes authenticity through handcrafted, antique and bespoke details. In Woodinville, in collaboration with Ripple Design Studio, they transformed a woodland home with Nordic-modern and California-casual influences, using natural materials and handmade furnishings to create a warm, cohesive and artisanal retreat connected to its surroundings.

Photography by Michael Clifford.

Homestead – a designer’s cabin retreat

Posted on Tue, 23 Sep 2025 by KiM

Designer Ashley Montgomery (one of my all-time favourites) created a dreamy retreat for herself and her children in Barrie, Ontario by joining two 1800s cabins and then adding her magic touch to every nook and cranny. Pretty pale yellow, soft and moody neutrals, the comfiest sofa, charming wallpapers and lots of antiques. With the rustic elements like the exposed logs and low ceilings this is absolutely gorgeous and so incredible cozy and inviting. Photos: Lauren Miller.

Designer’s own

Posted on Mon, 22 Sep 2025 by midcenturyjo

Polly Ashman, a London-based interior designer with a background in building and project management, specialises in residential properties. Her West London home underwent a complete transformation, including top and bottom extensions and a full overhaul of electrics and plumbing. With many original features lost over time, she carefully reinstated them, creating a vibrant, characterful space filled with colour, rich textures, curated art and distinctive antique finds that reflect her creative vision.

Photography by Malcolm Menzies.

Michael Mezzano is an interior designer specializing in high-end residential interiors across New York City and the Hamptons. Known for his clean, modern aesthetic layered with vintage pieces, he creates interiors that feel both current and personal. In the Bridgehampton Bullhead Project, he designed a sculptural staircase as the home’s centerpiece and introduced neutral textures and thoughtful detailing, resulting in spaces that are refined, timeless, and effortlessly livable, blending sophistication with comfort throughout.

Photography by Ethan Herrington.