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I have a loooong list of homes I would LOVE to own one day, and an ancient stone home in the South of France would be at the top of the list. Well, it turns out you don’t need to move to Europe to enjoy this style of living. This home in Barton Creek, Austin TX is newly built, designed by Chas Architects with interiors with a touch of a old-world monastic vibe, by Mohon. Photos: Dror Baldinger & Nathan Schroder.
For this home perched above Barton Creek, great care was taken to apply genuine materials in authentic ways, while expressing contemporary elegance throughout the interior. With its genoise eaves, rustic stone, and aged tile roof, this house recalls the rural hill towns and farm houses of Southern France. The classic material palette transitions inside with reclaimed oak beams, stone floors, walnut wood paneling, and three-coat plaster walls. Meanwhile, transitional elements, like large steel windows and doors, lend an airy feel to the interior spaces and maximize views of the live oak canopy and limestone bluffs beyond. Painted cabinets, contemporary fixtures, art, and furniture all contribute to a sense of luxury and repose.

Taking a break from my usual post of a magnificent architectural but typically horribly decorated châteaux to show you an example of what a château decorated with skills (and lots of to die for French antiques) could look like. Without Ikea outdoor furniture in the living room or bedsheet covered armchairs.
Located in a wooded glen on the edge of a picturesque lake in North Carolina, this chateau-style home was ready for interior design. The owners had collected a warehouse full of architectural antiques from France. Always ready for a challenge, Barry Dixon agreed to the project, realizing his task would be much like assembling a giant jigsaw puzzle. He had to integrate all the pieces together to form a coherent interior, one with the Gallic character and charm of a medieval French chateau combined with the livability of a twenty-first-century home for a modern American Family. Photos: Erik Kvalsvik.

When we started updating this 15th-century Cotswolds cottage, it was tired and several areas needed urgent attention. We updated the electrics, replaced the kitchen & bathrooms, restored & improved the flooring & redecorated throughout. We used the colours of the local countryside as our inspiration- damson, moss, dandelion & chestnut which mix comfortably with unfussy antiques & modern art.
Imperfect Interiors did an incredible job turning this into the most charming and countryside getaway that you can rent (more info here) for your own relaxing escape.

Give me all the old-world, centuries-old, weathered interiors. Sandstone and limewashed walls, fireplaces with wood-fired stoves, reclaimed wood, antique furniture…all in pretty earthy neutral shades of calm. I could not love these spaces more, designed by Notting Hill based studio Aldridge & Supple. Photos: Martin Morrell.

This Grade II listed Italianate Grecian villa near Regent’s Park, built circa 1830, was Katie Harbison Design’s first heritage renovation. The project balanced preservation with modernisation, restoring original features like the staircase and replicating period mouldings and cornices. Incongruous modern elements were replaced with era-appropriate fixtures. A blend of vintage and bespoke pieces created a timeless, layered interior—honouring the home’s history while adapting it to a young family’s contemporary lifestyle.

Photography by Micheal Sinclair.