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Sarah Vanrenen Ltd is renowned for creating characterful, comfortable interiors rich in texture, colour, and craftsmanship. Blending traditional methods with British design, the studio delivers timeless spaces that suit both classic and modern architecture. For an 18th-century Wiltshire farmhouse, the clients’ first country home, they crafted a glamorous yet welcoming retreat. The project included a large kitchen extension, boot room, pantry, utility room and a thoughtful reconfiguration of the existing layout.

Photography by Mike Garlick.

I have been following incredibly talented interior designer and photographer Carley Summers for some time now and just realized we haven’t featured her own designs on the blog yet. They are incredibly inviting and such soft and soothing spaces, and I love every one. She also has a real talent for creating absolutely delightful kitchens in particular. Hope you enjoy these as much as I do! (And if you haven’t picked up her book Sacred Spaces yet, I highly advise you get online and order one, pronto).

On the border between Sainte-Pétronille and Saint-Laurent-de-l’Île-d’Orléans, it is home to the Maison de l’île, a major renovation project located at the bottom of an agricultural lot in a resort area. Respecting the dimensions of the other buildings on the island, the two volumes incline respectively on four sides, opening openings on the river and the surrounding area. A low walkway provides the connection, while amplifying, thanks to its transparency and delicacy, the suburban language of the whole, to which is added the volume of the garage, set back. By reconciling the resort and agricultural traditions, the architects were able to reinvent the different codes specific to Île d’Orléans, cleverly integrating references to the Arts and Craft movement, vernacular constructions and Regency cottages: covered terraces, symmetrical compositions, regular rhythms, natural and raw materials and the enhancement of artisanal work.
This might be my favourite project of La Shed Architecture (and I have loved sooo many). The fact that this is very much modern but the materials are not is the perfect combination. The stone and brick add texture and the wood tones are such a warm but just-bright-enough shade…and with the Togo sofas & chairs in the deep orange/rust shade it’s such a gorgeous, earthy synergy. Photos: Maxime Brouillet.

Aside from this being a lesson on how to decorate with lots of colours and patterns by the queen of vintage layered fabulousness, Heidi Caillier, it also a lesson in how to make a home look centuries old when it isn’t. Rough-hewn reclaimed wood beams, varying door heights, mismatched vintage hardware, Delft tile, a hidden passage from the sitting room to the dining room, reclaimed limestone floors and so much more give it sooooo much character. I’m taking notes! Photos: Haris Kenjar. Styling: Mieke ten Have.

The renovation and extension of this decades-old ski chalet required full interior architectural design and detailing, space planning, and interior decoration. The needs of a young family and their guests, combined with the functionality essential to a ski chalet, underpin the design concept – celebrating nature through the choice of materials and honouring culture through bespoke craftsmanship.
This chalet is so very Swiss Alps but with some unique touches by the defying-all-trends designer Hubert Zandberg. I love that every one of his projects is so full of pattern and texture and is as inviting as can be. And not a single trend to be found! Photos: Giulio Ghirardi.