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 [...]

An Antiques Dealer Old Town House and Shop in Santanyi Mallorca

Mallorca is a popular tourist destination and an island where Northern Europeans have bought farmhouses (lincas) for decades. There is an established year-round community and there are many artist and craftspeople working in the towns and villages.
This is not a holiday home but a very old town house in Santanyi, which serves as home and [...]

Exotic Agrarian Country House in the Paarl Valley

The owner of this exotic country house was determined to build it after succumbing to the beauty of the Cape province during a holiday. Two friends, both New York-based architects, came up with a design that echoed an agricultural vernacular, though was far removed from the familiar white-gabled Cape Dutch homesteads of earlier generations.
Set above [...]

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 [...]

Australian Colonial Architecture Style House in a Farm Dam Zimbabwe

When it came to building this new house, surrounded by lush lawns and eucalyptus plantations beside a farm dam in Zimbabwe, the owners were inspired by Australian colonial architecture.
With no planning restrictions and an ample supply of home-produced bricks and building timbers, the design could be virtually anything they wanted.They decided on a building only [...]

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 [...]

A Holiday Old Village Coffee-House in Northern Cyprus

A designer and painter choose Northern Cyprus as the ideal location for his holiday home. Formerly the old village coffee-house, this is a handsome building, brought back to life and once again in harmony with the island landscape. Rather than tackle the restoration all at once, it is an evolving process, the allotted annual works [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Oxfordshire Country House in Oriental Decoration Touch

A busy couple who work in London during the week but retreat to an Oxford-shire country house at weekends have created a town house that is a perfect antidote to their high-speed city lives. The house was bought, in part, for its garden, so that three terriers could happily commute with their owners. The property [...]