I found a feature on this home via Elle Decoration that calls this “English eccentricity meets American maximalism”. It is layer upon layer of a mixed bag of patterns and colours and is so random you can’t help but inspect every inch and fall in love. J’adore!!! Designed by Henri Fitzwilliam-Lay. Photos: Ingrid Rasmussen.
This grand, six bedroom semi-detached Edwardian home by the sea in Margate, Kent is perfect for a family. Lots of cozy spaces to hang out all together, so many bold and bright colours used throughout, pretty patterns, lots of artwork. 100% lived in and loved. Northdown Avenue designed by Appreciation Project. Photos: Chris Snook.
This full renovation of an Edwardian semi-detached home by Studio Warnars screams quintessentially English design. Colour, pattern, the mix of old and new then pumped up with a quirky sense of humour. Every detail matters, from architectural elements to carefully chosen accessories and art pieces. Creativity is mixed with functionality, resulting in spaces that captivate the eye and enrich daily life.
Photography by Milo Brown Photography
Inside this Tudor-style home on the outskirts of Antwerp, Belgium, a richly layered scheme with roots in traditional English decoration which confidently straddles the tricky balance between lavish and liveable. “The resulting look, with its sense of whimsy and occasional eccentric touches, is calm, never chaotic, and has the easy charm of a home that has gently evolved over time.”
How could you not be smiling ear to ear upon entering this home? This is so fabulously maximalist, and I know some of you might be immediately thinking this is too much, but you have to appreciate designer Stephanie Barba Mendoza‘s unique and creative vision and her ballsy approach with the decor.
I spotted this feature on Cabana Magazine’s website and it speaks to me on so many levels so I had to share. North Runcton Lodge located in Norfolk, England was dilapidated when Kate Giles and her husband Tim Ellis bought it in 2017. It took two years of stripping out sodden carpets and wallpaper, rewiring, re-plumbing to get it to its current state, and no structural changes were made with the exception of the kitchen. Leaving old paint and wallpaper fragments, they filled it with finds from auctions, fairs, and antique shops, and then layered in tapestries, ancient linens, French quilts and so many beautiful paintings of Kate’s. Such a stunning home (and I’m dying over the kitchen’s tile floor). Photos: Mark Luscombe-Whyte