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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

Mixing of English and France Style Classic Home Design in London

Mews were generally built to house stables, and later on garages, at street level, with fodder storage and basic accommodation for coachmen or drivers above. In the twentieth century they rapidly became highly sought-after city dwellings, set quietly, for the most part, behind the grander houses to which they belonged, across a cobbled street or [...]

Eccentric Nineteenth-century Four-Storey House Design

Being a collector can sometimes feel like a burden. To begin with, it can be difficult to find homes for an ever-growing number of items, whether cahors, bowls, fossils or rugs. One man’s solution has been virtually to give over his entire early nineteenth-century house to a sometimes eccentric but always inspiring collection of objects. [...]

Luxury Period Architecture Home with Artistic Furniture

Space tends to dictate how rooms are furnished, and the owner of this large west London house, a furniture designer whose work is artistic and sculptural, has used his luxurious light-filled rooms to display a collection of his own work and some his favorite twentieth-century design icons. The high ceilings, tall windows and pale floors [...]