This tiny house on wheels, designed by Tanglewood Tiny Homes in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia, has all the makings of the ideal small home. It’s designed as a single-story structure with a fluid floor plan that makes it a comfortable place to live. A clear design choice: wood everywhere The tone is set from the moment you step inside. The walls, floor, and ceiling…
On a quiet street in Amsterdam, lined with trees and early 20th-century red-brick facades, this 1906 house blends in with the others. You could walk right past it without stopping. The classic facade, with its projecting bay window, antique stained-glass windows, and lintels, gives no hint of what lies inside. But when you push open the door, everything changes... A surgical graft In 2017,…
This 59sqm, century-old two-room apartment has been in the same family for the past 42 years. The building dates back to 1912. It belongs to the Swedish Romantic style, an architectural movement that combines the robustness of Nordic materials with intricate ornamentation. Stucco runs along the ceilings, original medallions are still there and no renovation has erased them. Light and…
You love your IKEA sofa, it’s been with you for many years, and it’s still holding up well. Its frame is sturdy, the cushions are still plush, and honestly, buying a whole new sofa isn’t in your plans. But its covers have clearly seen better days. Faded by the sun, with stains that have set in despite your cleaning efforts, and a bit worn on the armrests. In short: your beloved IKEA sofa needs a…
This wooden house in the Netherlands, set in a private forest in Emst, Gelderland, is nestled in lush greenery. Here, you live surrounded by nearby oak trees, with squirrels as your neighbors. The large floor-to-ceiling windows bring the forest inside. You can eat or read facing the trees. You can enjoy the beauty of every season without necessarily having to go outside. In this house, you feel…
La Latina is one of the oldest neighborhoods in the Spanish capital. Cobbled streets, ochre-colored facades, tapas bars open until the wee hours. And right in the middle of it all, in a fully renovated building, this 67sqm apartment in Madrid exemplifies a well-established trend in contemporary Spanish design: the fearless contrast between historic architecture and a bold, colorful, unapologetic…
This 55sqm vintage apartment combines hardwood floors, checkerboard tiles, and two cleverly designed bedrooms thanks to its high ceilings. On paper, it doesn’t seem very big, but in reality, the clever use of space makes all the difference. Here, nothing feels cramped, even though the sleeping area is limited. The trade-off lies in the living spaces, which are quite spacious for such a small…
22 square meters. For some, that’s the size of a large bedroom. And yet, designer Sergey Emikh has turned it into a full-fledged apartment, a 22sqm studio with four distinct zones, a proper sleeping area, a workspace, and even a home theater. All of this in a new building, and the least we can say is that there are plenty of ideas to steal. Exposed concrete: the choice that changes…
This apartment in Bilbao is truly charming. Carefully decorated, it is brightened by touches of coral, powder pink, and blue-green pastels. Nestled in the Volantin neighborhood, it overlooks a large inner courtyard. As a result, light streams in from every direction, at all hours. Just 50 meters from the apartment, Campo Volantin stretches its century-old trees along the Nervión River. Plane…
Perched on the top floor of a small building in Mörtnäs, on the island of Värmdö in Sweden, this 34sqm attic apartment is organized on a simple principle: the angles of the roof are not obstacles. On the contrary, the unusual spirit of the place gives it the feel of a truly warm refuge, and attic decor is not so difficult to achieve. Attic spaces and their undeniable charm As soon as you…
