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Architect Stan Dixon created this spectacular home on Kiawah Island, South Carolina for his interior designer friend Jackye Lanham. It is relaxed and casual but with touches of elegance and grandeur, and was designed to have carriage house vibes as if it had been there since the 1700s. Elements such as Gothic Revival-style arched doors, windows and shutters, charcoal-gray limestone blocks floors, rough-hewn wood plank floorboards, the neutral palette and lots of antiques really make this home classic, traditional and timeless. Photos: Eric Piasecki.

Designed for longevity, this resilient garden harmonizes with its surroundings. Concrete, blackbutt timber and rusted steel extend into the landscape, blending seamlessly with the bushland beyond. A refined planting palette adds seasonal interest, texture and subtle colour. Shoreham by Melbourne-based Plume Studio.

Photography by Derek Swalwell.

A once-dated layout was reimagined into an open, airy retreat, eliminating hallways and transforming the courtyard into a dynamic outdoor room. Three beautifully designed suites, including a striking bunk-room studio, maximize ocean views, allowing natural light to stream in. Stinson Beach house by Oakland-based Redmond Aldritch Design in collaboration with Eichler Davies, Scott Lewis Landscape Architecture and MatPel Builders.

Photography by Matthew Millman.

We were given the opportunity to turn a beige and brown historic country house into a cheerful and welcoming forever home for one of our very favorite families. We tended to the deferred maintenance first and once all of that was sorted, we made small but significant architectural changes like removing the small wooden and shingled little porch stoop cover and replacing it with a cheerful striped awning and draperies, opening up the living room fire box to its original glorious size and dressing it in a French carved stone surround, hung crystal chandeliers, installed gas lanterns, and hung a sixteen foot tall custom made rose trellis, and window boxes every place we could fit them. When it comes to the project, we lovingly referred to as #perfectlypicardy it could be said that we have a ruthlessly edited more is more aesthetic choosing layers of chintz, plush pink mohair, tufted everything and multiple bar carts stocked to entertain all summer long…
You’d think this was a villa in the south of France, not in the heart of Missouri. Such a fabulously glam, elegant makeover by the queen of glam, Annie Brahler of EuroTrash. Photos: Shannon Duggan.

The Old Vicarage is a magnificent, detached period house, with Grade II listed status with Royal and Lord Armstrong of Cragside connections. The property has undergone a program of sympathetic improvements and renovations throughout the current owners’ 28-year tenure, which the owner has documented. Dating from the 18th century the property features handsome sandstone elevations and more than 5,700 sq. ft of stunning living accommodation. Period features include tall stone mullioned windows, high ceilings, wood panelling, ornate cornicing, window shutters and splendid original fireplaces and surrounds. The property offers versatile family accommodation and features six beautifully presented reception rooms in which to relax or entertain, including the well-proportioned drawing and sitting rooms at the front, the comfortable family room and the formal dining room with its intricate panelling and varnished floorboards. A particular feature of the ground floor is the modern orangery. Additionally, the house benefits from two cellars, one vaulted dating to the post medieval period. There is a detached double garage with workshop and utility, summer house, gazebos and belvederes, landscaped gardens with Rhyl water feature, poly tunnel, green house and potting shed.
This is my dream home. Lots of room to decorate, an ORANGERY, and an exterior that is beyond words. WOW!!! Located in North East England, and for sale for £1,300,000 via Strutt & Parker.