All posts with tag:historical building

If you add interesting muted colors and stylish modern decor to the French classic charm, you get an interior with a twist. Just like in the case of this apartment in Paris, located in the famous Haussmann building from the late 19th century. Unlike typical white interiors in Paris, the color scheme of this home…

For Ilya and Svetlana Khomyakov, this apartment in Dusseldorf is not the first project with the clients – designers have created several homes for them in Russia. But in this case, they were given full freedom in terms of decoration, as the apartment was purchased for rental purpose. The house itself in the chic district…

In this bold apartment in Madrid, several design approaches were mixed: the architectural style of the 19th century building, vintage furniture, wooden beams and modern decor pieces. Large French windows here are painted black and this has become one of the main features of the interiors. We can say that this is a design of…

This building on the canal in Amsterdam has a very entertaining story. Initially, in the 1930s, it was the office of a trading company, then since the 1970s the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Amsterdam has been located here. And now this boutique hotel Soho House with 79 rooms. Designer Linda Boronkay did…

Since the 1900s, the site of the Little Albion Guest House in the suburbs of Sydney was a monastery. In the 1960s, the parish moved, and the building remained empty, and it got a new life only a few years ago. Little Albion is a small boutique hotel with 35 rooms, which, by the way,…

Parisian apartments are always like a delicious dessert, which you want to taste gently and slowly examining each piece of the picture. Elegant lines of moldings and curves of stucco in them are a real pleasure for the eyes and a joy for any fine art lover. And these magnificent French windows to the floor…

This building on the banks of the Amstel River was built in 1921 and until 1975 it functioned as the school of St. Joseph. It was converted into a private home only in 2014. The total area is as huge as 536 sqm, moreover, the house has very high ceilings and big windows.  The new kitchen, living…

Many homes of aristocratic families have been turned into museums, but this Leighton House mansion in the county of Buckinghamshire in the UK has simply become a family nest. A fairly large nest, it is worth noting: there are 10 bedrooms, a grand dining room, a library, a spacious garden and a 12th century chapel….

Although the interiors of this apartment in Vilnius are designed in a strict modern style, high ceilings together with arched portals and spacious rooms speak about the glorious past of the historic building – now houses are almost never built on such a scale. The color scheme is muted and quite neutral, without screaming colors…

Scandinavians are good at not only creating a modern design but also perfectly preserving the heritage of the past. So, this villa in the suburbs of Stockholm, according to available documents, was built in the early 19th century, survived many reconstructions, but to this day has not lost its historical uniqueness. Beautiful ceiling decor, antique furniture,…