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Chroma is a San Francisco-based interior design studio and arts consultancy known for its client-focused, experimental approach and refined, subversive style. In Wild Pearl, a family retreat, Chroma creates a vibrant, expressive home alive with bold colors, rich textures and artistic layers. Blending vintage finds, contemporary pieces and custom designs, the space pulses with creative energy, where avant-garde influences meet warmth, authenticity and a joyful, intricately crafted atmosphere.

Welcome to Camp Roig 31, a totally unique townhouse in the heart of Alaró on the foothills of the Tramuntana mountains, meticulously designed and renovated by Durietz Design & Development. Camp Roig 31 is a 600+ m2 townhouse with a sun-bathed 410 m2 courtyard overlooking the Alaró twin peaks and surroundings. The house, built in 1910, was originally as a halfway house for crops and meat from a large possession outside the town and has now been restored and upgraded into a modern big family residence with all the luxuries one could expect, with 5-7 bedrooms, 5 baths, wine cellar with it’s own house wine, 10x4m pool, garage and much more. The house has many antique charming details like two stone fireplaces and wooden carvings, but probably its main feature is the airy roofed terrace with arched openings to the private expansive backyard and mountain views.
What a spectacular home this is! Majorca living with the finest of details and Spanish style elegance. Once this home was put on the market I bet it sold really damn fast.

Jennifer Bunsa, interior designer and founder of Bunsa Studio, transformed her cherished family home in Miami with thoughtful, personal touches. Originally built in 1948 and passed down from her great-grandmother, the home was where Jennifer spent her early years. Before moving back from Brooklyn, she updated the space with studio favorites like Marthe Armitage wallpaper, made subtle floor plan improvements, and curated a collection of vintage and custom pieces, including Moroccan rugs and Lindsey Adelman lighting.

Photography by Nicole Franzen.

At the end of a long and winding driveway through the forest, White Rock is perched above a steep rocky incline overlooking the north bank of the Gaspereau River Valley. White Rock was designed as an escape – not in the traditional sense of a cottage but as an opportunity for solitude high above the valley floor with expansive views above the tree line. The simple form with deliberate, carefully positioned openings is inspired by traditional hunting cabins and duck blinds hidden in the dense forest. The bedrooms are both minimal and raw – lined entirely in smoked oak with raw steel shelving and wall-mounted industrial light fixtures. The bathroom is restrained, lined in a gray terracotta tile with simple stainless steel fixtures to accompany the stainless steel wall-mounted vanity. A full wall of glazing blurs the line between interior and exterior, creating the illusion of showering completely submersed in the surrounding forest. the second floor is expansive and bright. A massive window set within a large cantilevered corten steel hoop wraps the southeast corner, with raw steel benches to sit and take in the view. A wood-burning fireplace anchors the east wall with an antique Arne Norell lounge chair and furniture by Luca Nichetto and Montauk creating a spectacular setting for one or a small group. Along the west wall, the kitchen is composed of a simple series of protruding stainless steel shelves and a bank of stainless steel millwork. A corten steel roof hatch provides access to the rooftop, providing a secluded respite for dining and resting amongst a collection of Japanese maple trees with views across the tree canopy of the Gaspereau Valley below.
This house is spectacular. Moody and restrained, majestically capturing the beauty of the landscape. How could you not relax when retreating here? By Omar Ghandi Architects. Photos: Ema Peter Photography.

The audacity of Austin – the seduction of Tuscany. A contemporary blend of Spanish and Italian elements. Outdoor living. Sunsets. Treasured moments with family.
I had to share another project by Mohon that transports you to another time and place. Exposed stone walls and exposed beams and big stone fireplaces call to me like nothing else.