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Blessed with the beautiful bones of a 1940s apartment Parisian-based RMGB have created a magical home in the very northern commune of Lambersart.  A neutral colour palette allows original features like a two-storey stained glass window and its accompanying staircase to shine. The mix of contemporary furniture and pieces from the 60s and 70s is chic in the way that only the French can be truly chic.

Photography by Matthieu Salvaing

This home may look California from the street but it has such a warmth and natural, almost old world feel that you might think at first glance it’s in the South of France or Italy. Only things missing are the rolling hills and olive groves. Whatever feelings it evokes, it is absolutely beautiful and clearly cooking and entertaining where food is involved is key. Designed by architect/designer Eric Olsen. (Photos: Karyn Millet)

A modern farmhouse with a reasonable amount of sophistication added throughout in case you actually thought it was going to be a farmhouse. 😉 The detailing references 19th century American cottage architecture, with honest box mouldings, coffered and beamed ceilings, wainscoting, picture rails, and paneled casings. The scale has been magnified to fit the tall, large spaces. At the same time, all the forms are distilled down to simple, unembellished profiles that suggest a fresh bearing for a new-vintage house. By Studio William Hefner.

From the pared-back sophistication of the formal living spaces to the cosy family areas, this home by West Hollywood based Studio Life/Style is beautifully curated with a restrained colour palette and a contemporary consideration of modern luxury. Simply in love with the living and dining areas connected through a collonade of arches.

“The relationship between the historic building and the new extension is characterised with a change of materiality; from light timbers and translucent glass screens to black terrazzo and steel framed doors to the terrace. The interiors responded to the iconic nature of the building with elegant details that will endure over time.”

We could be in Italy but instead, we’re harbourside in Sydney’s Elizabeth Bay.  An elegant marriage of historic and new, classic yet timeless. By Richards Stanisich.

Photography by Felix Forest