The vast quiet speaks volumes as a couple from the South of France affectionately restored a guest house in remote Aubrac. It’s a long journey from Marseille by car – four hours, easy – to reach the tiny countryside village of Aubrac. But like every sun-dipped, snow-tipped destination, it is the long road, the distance…
The vast quiet speaks volumes as a couple from the South of France affectionately restored a guest house in remote Aubrac. It’s a long journey from Marseille by car – four hours, easy – to reach the tiny countryside village of Aubrac. But like every sun-dipped, snow-tipped destination, it is the long road, the distance…
Overhead on shelf: “Rawbots” by Jasper Eales have become increasingly collectible. “Contemporary, modern, with a peaceful, uncluttered ambiance inspired by Japanese homes.” This is how Yola Bergh sums up her weekend home, Fabaceae, set against the mountains in Cape Town’s southern suburbs. “I have been to Japan many times and aesthetically, their architectural simplicity and…
Overhead on shelf: “Rawbots” by Jasper Eales have become increasingly collectible. “Contemporary, modern, with a peaceful, uncluttered ambiance inspired by Japanese homes.” This is how Yola Bergh sums up her weekend home, Fabaceae, set against the mountains in Cape Town’s southern suburbs. “I have been to Japan many times and aesthetically, their architectural simplicity and…
Hôtel Le Belleval, built circa 1870, retains its typically Haussmannien style with stone façade, framed windows and balconies. Lobby with seating unit: Below the glass “bubble” chandelier by Gallotti&Radice is a four-part, 1870s couch found at a flea market and reupholstered in leather. On the outside, Hôtel Le Belleval, in Paris’s eighth arrondissement, appears to…
Hôtel Le Belleval, built circa 1870, retains its typically Haussmannien style with stone façade, framed windows and balconies. Lobby with seating unit: Below the glass “bubble” chandelier by Gallotti&Radice is a four-part, 1870s couch found at a flea market and reupholstered in leather. On the outside, Hôtel Le Belleval, in Paris’s eighth arrondissement, appears to…
Architecture can scream “look at me,” but it can also whisper — or in this case, be silent. Portuguese architect Manuel Aires Mateus is the visionary behind four homes in the Silent Living collection. The properties, owned by Joao Rodrigues, are spread over Portugal in urban, beach and rural locations. What they have in common…
Architecture can scream “look at me,” but it can also whisper — or in this case, be silent. Portuguese architect Manuel Aires Mateus is the visionary behind four homes in the Silent Living collection. The properties, owned by Joao Rodrigues, are spread over Portugal in urban, beach and rural locations. What they have in common…
A lucky investment banker in Houston’s soaring Museum Tower acquires every asset he sets his sights on. Located in a luxe building in the Museum District, this open industrial space had exposed ceilings and wall-to-wall windows, but lacked comfortable, inviting touches, especially for entertaining clients and friends. “I designed intimate vignettes for the bachelor who…
A lucky investment banker in Houston’s soaring Museum Tower acquires every asset he sets his sights on. Located in a luxe building in the Museum District, this open industrial space had exposed ceilings and wall-to-wall windows, but lacked comfortable, inviting touches, especially for entertaining clients and friends. “I designed intimate vignettes for the bachelor who…
A dedicated bibliophile, Mimi transformed a bedroom into a proper, gentlewoman’s library. A Gustav Klimt drawing hangs above the bed in this rosy room, covered in a toile from Cowtan & Tout. Life has a way of bringing us up short, leaving us to rue the words unspoken, the gift never given and the time…
A dedicated bibliophile, Mimi transformed a bedroom into a proper, gentlewoman’s library. A Gustav Klimt drawing hangs above the bed in this rosy room, covered in a toile from Cowtan & Tout. Life has a way of bringing us up short, leaving us to rue the words unspoken, the gift never given and the time…
Darks and whites contrast dramatically in the dining room, echoing the light and shadow play of the window screens. Dining table by Baker; chandelier by Atelier Gary Lee. When interior designer Tom Stringer’s long-standing client asked to accompany him on an excursion to Marrakech following the purchase of a Fort Lauderdale vacation home, Stringer knew…
Darks and whites contrast dramatically in the dining room, echoing the light and shadow play of the window screens. Dining table by Baker; chandelier by Atelier Gary Lee. When interior designer Tom Stringer’s long-standing client asked to accompany him on an excursion to Marrakech following the purchase of a Fort Lauderdale vacation home, Stringer knew…
San Francisco Jordan Park Edwardian Sheds Stuffy Familiarity for a Livelier Outlook
A bar by Brett Design, woven high-back bistro chairs and a simply patterned Holland & Sherry rug take the formal dining room into a relaxed territory.Concrete-look wallpaper lends a contemporary twist on…
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