Sometimes all it takes is one interesting focal point to take an otherwise simple interior and make it something really special. In this modern home, visualizer Pavel Voytov has created a space that is welcoming and comfortable while showcasing a unique and gorgeous staircase. In addition to the staircase and living area, the bedrooms designed . . .
Category: House Tours
The posts in this section give a complete round up of great homes and try to include imagery from every possible room in the home.
Contemporary Villa With Splashing Colors and Courtyard
Interiors with a monochromatic slant certainly have their place in contemporary design. But the bold use of bright colors in this beautiful villa in La Baule, in the South Brittany region of France, makes an argument for fewer grays. Take a look inside this home in these photos from Steven Baconnais and you’ll see what . . .
Contemporary Apartment Design with Classical Features (Floor Plans Included)
Even the simplicity of modern design, with its clean lines and minimalistic colors, can become overwhelming when overused. In this private St. Petersburg apartment, architect and designer Natalia Ozerova has taken some of those modern elements and added classical, decadent flourishes. The result is a beautiful, modern apartment that has a taste of old world . . .
Stylish Scandinavian Apartment in Murmansk
The reality of any living space is often quite different from the pictures presented in books on on blogs. In this Scandinavian apartment, from designer Denis Krasikov, has the distinction of looking lived in while still appearing picture perfect. If you love the Scandinavian style, you will definitely enjoy the following two posts: 50 Scandinavian . . .
Compact House Made from Affordable Materials
Designer Anway Aljugrey from Inxide Studio has designed a modern, compact house that can meet all the needs of a person or couple with significantly less waste than a larger home would offer. The KOTAK Haus featured in this post is made from affordable materials that are both easy to maintain and will withstand the test . . .
Ultra Sleek Private Home with Incredible Architecture
From the exterior through the bedrooms and private wine cellar, this modern home from architect Guido Costantino is spectacular. The natural materials in use throughout the home, including slabs of unfinished concrete and beautiful wood floors, play with the idea natural vs. industrial to great effect while each piece of furniture is just enough and . . .
Hillside California Home with Gorgeous Outdoor Spaces
The Los Angeles-based team at Studio William Hefner create amazing architecture, intriguing interiors, and lovely landscaping. The entirety of their talents are on display in this gorgeously modern hillside home that screams of California style.
Stylish Family Home Features Bright Tropical Colors
While many contemporary designers use neutrals, particularly blacks and whites, to great effect, family homes can feel a bit sterile without some color. This design from the team at Pavel Voytov utilizes some simple neutral elements but is not afraid to take on bright colors like lime green, purple, and sky blue.
3 Beautiful Homes Under 500 Square Feet (Floor Plans Included)
When we think of beautiful homes, sprawling mansions and unattainable estates. But the truth is that a beautiful home is what you make of the space you do have. Instead of trying to cram a lot of big pieces and crazy patterns into a small apartment, using simple designs and neutral colors, with plenty of . . .
Colorful Modern Apartment Design Uses Space to Beautiful Effect
This Warsaw apartment, with interior design from the team at Architecture and Interior Design firm Plasterlina, is beautiful and modern. The use of color and room separation makes the cozy space seem bigger than it is, with plenty of areas for relaxing, entertaining, and working.
A Modern Apartment Celebrates the Look of Natural Wood
Wood is one of the most basic materials and can be used in an endless number of ways. But apart from wood floors, many modern designs tend to shy away from the use of too much natural wood. In this apartment, the design team at PartiDesign fully embrace natural grain and beautiful wood finish on . . .
Fabulous Marvel Heroes Themed House With Cement Finish and Industrial Feel
This unique interior project was sent to us by the designers at House Design, a Taiwan-based interior design firm. The idea was that this space could be somewhat of a hero’s retreat for the apartment’s owner who wanted to have his own fortress where he could relax after a long day at work. The results . . .
Playfully Modern, Pleasantly Colorful & Beautifully Landscaped Villa In Saint Raphael, France
This French villa, just steps from the beaches in St. Raphael, has all the trappings of a cozy and welcoming retreat. Though it has clearly been decorated with love and style, the playful tone and colorful choices make it inviting without ever seeming overly designed or sterile. Take a look around. Source: Sotheby’s
Industrial meets Refined in a Loft in a Former Garage, France
Situated in the industrial portion of Bordeaux, France, a former garage has been turned into a gorgeous modern loft by Italian designer/architect Teresa Sapey. Sapey divided the building into two principal zones, public and private. The public zone, designed for receiving guests and socializing with friends, consists of a kitchen, a wine cellar and a . . .
Modern Remodel in Hong Kong With A Ferrari As Focus
When it comes to remodeling a home to meet the needs of a new owner, design teams face quite a challenge. The team at Millimeter Interior Design in Hong Kong rose to the challenge with this split level house, taking the boxy frame and turning the interior into something unique, and uniquely livable. If you . . .
Luxurious 9 Bedroom Spanish Home With Indoor & Outdoor Pools
Living alongside a golf course has become shorthand for luxury. This Spanish villa in the highly desirable Sotogrande neighborhood in San Roque Spain, will offer all the comforts of golf course living, plus ultimate security, comfort, and plenty of room for entertaining. Recommended Reading: 51 Modern Houses That Impress With Stunning Architecture, Pools & Landscaping
Modern Daniel White Home in Saanich, BC, Canada
This Saanich home, designed by Daniel Evan White, is organized in steps on a forested slope, and several exterior decks continue the stepped progression providing an entertaining BBQ area; a pool with adjoining changing room and steam/shower; separate guest or caretaker quarters; as well as coastline decks that offer a variety of transitional daylight and . . .
Beautiful Spanish Villa with Views of Port d’Andratx
Anyone would be lucky to even dream of living in a home perched on a cliff on the island of Mallorca. This stunning five bedroom, five bath Port d’Andratx villa, then, would certainly be a dream come true. The house takes full advantage of its enviable location by making sweeping views of the port visible . . .
Stunning Belgian Family Home with Floor-to-Ceiling Windows
This family home, located near the Royal Observatory of Belgium in the Uccle region of Brussels, is a testament to simple, modern design that still allows for comfortable living. With six bedrooms, five baths, and a detached studio, it would be ideal for a small family. Indeed, the current decor is perfectly suited to this . . .
Loft Design Inspiration
The idea of lofts has been around forever it seems but that is with good reason. Lofts are special in feel and diversified in ways you can use them. In this post we feature 4 lofts each solving the design puzzle in its own unique way. Take a look. Recommended Reading: 40 Incredible Lofts That . . .
A Modern Architectural Masterpiece In California
Los Angeles architect Barbara Bestor’s firm, Bestor Architecture, embeds its manifesto “Everyone should experience strange beauty every day” into all the work it produces, and it shows in her recent creation, 3660 Toro Canyon Park Rd., Santa Barbara, California. No detail has been left to chance, either in the high modernist structure or its gorgeous . . .
