Displaying posts labeled "Minimalist"

Talk about how to drag an 80s home kicking and screaming into the 21st century. Wow! Retaining original features like the curved walls the house is now fresh and fab, updated but still with a playful nod to the decade the taste forgot. (No, no, not true! I’m sure there was good taste. I was there. I looked amazing!) Hawthorne East House by Fiona Lynch. Love it!

Photography by Brooke Holm. Styling by Marsha Golmec.

Built by a builder for his young family, this Balwyn, Melbourne home is the latest project from interior designer Fiona Lynch.

“A minimal approach to materials has created an interior which is reflective and relaxing in feel. Concrete, timber and stone are the main materials in this project. Aged brass and grey stained oak cabinetry compliment the minimal approach to materials.”

Sophisticated, restrained, always with an eye to detail Lynch’s design is beautifully resolved.

Photography by Sharyn Cairns

A loft renovation in Stockholm is stylish, relaxed and timeless, a bit like the inspiration pictures that informed the project – a brown cashmere coat, a pair of sand-colored sneakers and a plaza in Rome.

“When it was our turn to renew the the 200 square meter apartment our first step was to simplify everything we felt was too much, in terms of dimensions and materials. The task was to create a relaxed, soft environment and the main interior feature is a dark, low-lying base line that runs like a unifying horizon through the whole apartment. All walls and ceilings are painted in apricot pink and sandy beige tones which gives a soft, hazy atmosphere, creating a dynamic but gentle contrast to the blue-gray base. Nothing in the apartment is white!!”

Inner City Blue by Stockholm-based design studio Note.

there’s something about long linen curtains puddling on concrete floors…..

there’s something about a random chair in a corner sitting on original hardwood flooring…

there’s something about an unmade bed and an almost bare wall…

Stunning. Line Klein.

I have fallen in love with this 18th century apartment in the heart of Le Marais, Paris. Designed by interior architect Margaux Beja, it is a stunning blend of old-world and modern. With a Scandinavian feel, this space is cozy and bright. A beautiful walnut wall hides spaces like the laundry and bathroom, and a glass wall separates the bedroom from main living space allowing light to flow through. It is pretty much perfection.  

Photos: Alexis Cottin + Julien Fernandez