Colorfull Interior Design Cottage in Forest of Dean England

An old quarryman’s cottage did not initially seem to have much going for it when a young British ceramicist first found it tucked away in the forest of dean in south-west England. It was dark, divided by two, had wobbly additions and had been used as a cider house for years – which explains why [...]

Caribbean Style “The Ginger Bread” House Design in StLucia

Many British colonist, builders and architects adapted prevailing Victorian fashions into homes far removed from ‘dear old England’.Nostalgia played a large part in colonial architecture around the world, from the Caribbean to Australia and NewZealand.
In St Lucia particularly, the ‘Gingerbread’ house – All lacy fretwork verandas, barge-boards and railings – became the traditional style. This [...]

Carribean Interior Design Home in The Island of St Lucia

The Island of St Lucia in the Caribbean is a great place to build a dream home. The any hilly sites afford superb views of sea, and the climate ensures that any garden becomes a bountiful and colorfull tropical splendor. The owner of this house on the coast was inspired to commission its building by [...]

Exotic English Orientalist Tradition Home Design

Some people are inspired by fashion, others by Continental style or travel, or family heirlooms, but the ceramicist who decorated and lives in this south London house has expanded her work to fill her life. She is considered by many to be the major contemporary representative of the English Orientalist Tradition. Her inspiration comes from [...]

Self Home Painting: Floor, Walls, Tiles – A Confident Decorating

Paint is the most cost-effective way of decorating, and a young American artist has completely transformed her home in Notting Hill, London, by painting the floors, walls, tiles and most of the furniture. Instead of sticking to a safely neutral palette, she chose a mixture of red, aubergine, charcoal, pebble and several shades of white. [...]

Elegant Town Home in French and English Furnishings

Nothing but a weathered old door and single window can seen from the street. It would appear that only a tiny and very narrow house could be squeezed into such a tight space, but ancient Provencal towns and village are full of surprises. The front door opens onto another world: the dimly lit, tiled hall [...]

Luxury Apartment Design with Antique Furniture Decorating

A gallery owner, picture-framing expert and author of several design books has decorated her large London apartment in pale, creamy whites, concentrating on the play of natural light afforded by its luxuriously tall windows, instead of a separate dining-room she has been able to incorporate an antique table and chairs into the new kitchen, a [...]

London Classic Apartment Design with Artistic Modern Art Collection

Mindful that a collection of modern art should not create a museum-like atmosphere, a London-based interior designer has thoughtfully combined furniture, lamps, rugs, and sculpture in a loose and very twentieth-century manner. Inspired by Kettle’s Yard, Jim Ede’s private museum of twentieth-century art in Cambridge, this first-floor apartment is set out in a free-form manner, [...]

Desirable and Architecturally Innovative Homes that had Interesting Natural Light Control

An ibizan shop owner and designer has built a reputation for transforming uninviting and run-down houses into desirable and architecturally innovative homes. A recent project has turned a very ordinary building into a spacious Modernist-style property using cool materials, expanses of glass and interesting changes of volume. Palm trees surround the two storey coastal property, [...]

Elegance Victorian Terrace Home in Classic Decorative Motifs

Although this house, set in Victorian terrace in Fulham, west London, is not large, the proportions of every room are ideal. A well-respected designer was asked to improve the layout, design new bathrooms and suggest furniture and fabrics for the young owner. Some period detailing survived and has been retained in the principal rooms, adding [...]