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Seattle-based interior designer Brian Paquette continues to make me swoon over his work – including this magazine-worthy living and dining room he designed in West Seattle. Such beautiful tones of deep green, ochre, black and grey. Moody and dramatic without being too dark. 

(See more of Brian’s projects here)

Kim and I love a church conversion. We have shared so many over the years. This “conversion” in Melbourne’s inner-city suburb of Collingwood is just a little bit different. It’s a church juxtaposition, a “house/church symbiosis”, a church and courtyard house Siamese twin configuration, a conversion without converting. The real estate listing calls it “Gothic Revival meets Neo-modernist design”. Whatever you call it it’s bloody brilliant. It’s by Kister Architects and is the architects own home. Watch the video for some insight into the design and also for some great overhead shots that really make the geometry come alive. The price, like the conversion, is OTT (of course) but what else would you expect? Link here while it lasts.

I am dying over yet another renovated Victorian location home in London via Shoot Factory. While this one appears to be void of any original features, I can forgive the owners for that thanks to the Togo sofas, the marble kitchen island, the Saarinen tulip dining table, the outdoor space with plant wall, and just about everything else. 

This 350m2 in Paris is a total dream with to-die-for moldings galore and my favourite chevron hardwood throughout. Add a floral wallpaper that I am completely smitten with, massive ornate mirrors, a luxurious kitchen and some bold paint colours and I am about ready to move right in! Another stunner by the incredibly talented Camille Hermand Architectures. 

Pretty, casual, bright, timeless, serene, polished….so many wonderful things to say about these spaces decorated by Los-Angeles Irene Lovett and her team at designstiles. I LOVE that butterfly print. And the white & marble kitchen. And ALL the rugs. And all the rest.