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Situated near Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper in Milan, the apartment of Felizia Berchtold and Oskar Kohnen (of London/Milan based interior, architecture, and design studio Tutto Bene) combines historical significance with modern design. Set within a former Visconti palazzo, it serves as both a creative retreat and a pied-à-terre, shaped by the designers’ lives between Milan and London. The space revolves around a central garden room, awash with natural light. Here, original terrazzo flooring and plasterwork form a canvas upon which curated collectables interact in ever-changing compositions. At its core rests a black Kubus, a movable fabric-panelled cabinet inspired by Malevich’s Black Square, blending modern abstraction with historic surroundings. A shrine-like silver-leaf kitchen and a chrome-and-rosewood table enhance the rhythm of daily life with functional simplicity. The surrounding terrace, with its century-old wisteria and palm trees, infuses the interior with shades of green, creating a seamless connection between interior and exterior.
I cannot think of a cooler way to spend time in Milan than this perfect little apartment. It is simple and effortlessly chic and that insanely gorgeous terrazzo floor is giving me heart palpitations. Photos: Ludovic Balay.

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.

We were given the opportunity to turn a beige and brown historic country house into a cheerful and welcoming forever home for one of our very favorite families. We tended to the deferred maintenance first and once all of that was sorted, we made small but significant architectural changes like removing the small wooden and shingled little porch stoop cover and replacing it with a cheerful striped awning and draperies, opening up the living room fire box to its original glorious size and dressing it in a French carved stone surround, hung crystal chandeliers, installed gas lanterns, and hung a sixteen foot tall custom made rose trellis, and window boxes every place we could fit them. When it comes to the project, we lovingly referred to as #perfectlypicardy it could be said that we have a ruthlessly edited more is more aesthetic choosing layers of chintz, plush pink mohair, tufted everything and multiple bar carts stocked to entertain all summer long…
You’d think this was a villa in the south of France, not in the heart of Missouri. Such a fabulously glam, elegant makeover by the queen of glam, Annie Brahler of EuroTrash. Photos: Shannon Duggan.

I love this home in the St Clair West ‘hood of Toronto. It’s modern organic with lots of curvy furniture that I’d love to sink into, a gorgeous and bright kitchen (though I don’t think I can ever get behind massive hood vent boxes), a dreamy dining room (those chairs!), a library of my dreams, and the calmest of bedrooms. Designed by Sarah Birnie. Photos: Lauren Miller.

Designer Leanne Ford and her designer friend Grace Mitchell bought a home in Round Top, Texas. It is rustic and filled with vintage goodness (love that Aga stove!) …and the same vintage wall light used about 18 times, which as it turns out is one of my pet peeves of Leanne’s projects. It seems repetition in excess drives me batty. Anyhoo it’s a really pretty home, and I do love that light fixture (x18). You can book a stay here. Photos: Sarah Barlow.