This waterfront home on San Juan Island, Washington was built over 30 years ago and was in dire need of a major renovation. The interiors were not only old-fashioned and dark, but technically things were not at all rosy. But we must pay tribute to The Residence Bureau studio, whose designers did not start to…
This stylish black cottage is lost in a dense forest in Denmark – greenery literally enveloped the house from all sides. In interior design, his owner, architect Andreas Jørgensen, was inspired by the Japanese philosophy, which implies minimalism and the pure beauty of natural materials. Well, the character, style and mood here were created, of…
This magnificent farmhouse in New York State is an example of carefully preserved historic private architecture. The house looks like it came to life from an old American movie: a perfect white façade, many shuttered windows, a cozy porch at the back of the house. Inside, there is also a lot left from the past:…
This mountain chalet in the in Sweden has a traditional Scandinavian black facade with a gable roof and a huge view terrace with furniture, a barbecue and even a jacuzzi. Inside, the interiors are also finished with wood, but the designers decided to play with contrasts – black panels here alternate with a natural toned…
The last train from the small Swedish town of Linderod left in 1961, since then the building of the local railway station has not been used for its intended purpose. For a long time, it housed a cafe and office space, until in 2018 the couple of Titti and Philip bought it for their own…
This story is about how an old cottage built in 1920 became a beautiful dream home for a young Swedish family, not only in the summer. Teresa and Johan have always been drawn to life in nature – both grew up and spent their childhood years in the countryside. The peace, calmness and tranquility of…
Creative people, even while on holiday relaxing, need to contemplate art and all that is beautiful. That is why the Danish architect Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen redesigned the old fisherman’s house outside the city beyond recognition – now it looks more like a cozy private gallery. The interiors are made in refined Scandinavian minimalism, which is the…
This old Victorian cottage in Kent has seen a lot of things in its lifetime: first it was a fisherman’s house, then was even used as a church, and finally now it is simply a private home. Despite the austere stone facade of the cottage, the interiors are bright and cheerful thanks to yellow and…
Today we have a very small, but such a cozy Swedish dacha, decorated quite budgetly. The style of the interiors, to be honest, is not quite country, but rather urban – clean lines and smooth surfaces, stylish posters on the walls, modern furniture. However, because of the warm natural colors and the soulful ambiance, the…
Louise and Johannes did not plan to build a house on their own, as were looking for a ready-made holiday home outside the city and preferably closer to the water. But having once arrived in the far northern part of the island of Zealand, they were so fascinated by the local beauties and the serenity…
