All posts with tag:church

Netherlands are champions in converting interesting non-residential buildings into housing, at least a significant part of such projects that we have been sharing lately here on the blog are from here. Dutch designers especially love old schools and churches. Today we want to talk about the last type of homes – this loft was created…

Inside this magnificent old house in the English county of Wiltshire, it is simply impossible not to think about its past – high ceilings and characteristic second-light windows remind you of the special history of this building. This is a real ancient chapel, the construction of which dates back to 1862. Of course, the exterior…

What we love about lofts is their uniqueness – each object is not like the others, and sometimes there are completely unique objects. Like this spectacular residence on the top two floors of a former congregation building in the Österbro district of Copenhagen. Previously, there was a hall for signing here, hence the open floor…

Conversions of non-residential homes usually always turn out to be very interesting, and religious or sacral buildings do cause a special resonance. Today we have an old chapel in Sweden, which, after a recent renovation, has got a very interesting and unusual residential look. The main huge space of the living-kitchen-dining room is especially impressive:…

This amazing house located in suburbs of Stockholm is really one of a kind, and primarily because it appeared on the site of an old chapel, and the churches, as we know, are never like each other. And the first thing that catches your eye when you get inside is the magnificent living room space…

In a small mountain town in Colorado, an old church stood idle until one local family once noticed it. The new owners decided to convert the house into an unusual family residence, where they could stay during their winter holidays. Gorgeous arched windows with patterns (especially in the living room!) and ceiling vaults do not…

This is probably hard to believe, but this house in Chicago in the past really was the Catholic Church. Now only the vaulted arches, tall ceilings and stained-glass windows remind of the ‘house of God’. The space here is so big, that the owners managed to put a climbing wall in one of the rooms….