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It’s like I saw week in week out. If you have to drag yourself into work on a weekend it better be somewhere stylish. Via Porta by Studio Esteta.

I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again. If you have to drag yourself into work on a weekend it helps if it’s somewhere stylish. ThredUP offices by Noma Design & Co.

Nothing finer than bringing your family and friends together at a stunning holiday home. Today I have two lake houses to share. The first in Lac La Belle, Wisconsin is contemporary mix of coastal and country with an emphasis on stylish outdoor living and plenty of room to bunk in together. Fresh and fabulous it’s the Family Lake House by Konstant Home.

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“Care was taken to use quite humble materials, sympathetic to the utilitarian nature of the original building, and so a limited palette of raw and white brick, teak coloured wood and natural slate was repeated throughout the building. The original doorways made of old weathered pine – all of different sizes and heights – were retained all the way down the spine of the building to honour the original builders. At all times it was a case of ‘doing as much as necessary but as little as possible’. This project is a good example of creating a most liveable home with all the necessary amenities, and then some, within a modest footprint, using basic materials but nevertheless creating a feeling of richness through the layering of history, texture and space.”

A minimal intervention for maximum impact. Think insertions rather than demolition and a rebuild, opening up to light and ventilation, respect for the fabric of the old shop and the heritage area. The Corner Store by Amanda Lynn Design and Maison Co.

Interior designer and stylist Simone Haag thinks of a house as a blank page on which to write a story and if that’s the case then she has penned a tale of love and warmth using texture and subtle colour, carefully collected furniture and objets d’art when she designed the renovation of her own family home. It may not be large in size but it is certainly big on style, retaining its mid century roots, celebrating retro riffs all while embracing modern living. I think I’m in love … with the house, with the house!

Photography by Derek Swalwell