Are you feeling discouraged by your tiny kitchen and thinking you’ll NEVER be able to make it work? Not at all! A kitchen just a few square meters in size can be just as pleasant as a large one! This small IKEA designer kitchen is proof of that. With wavy-patterned cabinet fronts, a midnight blue ceiling, a built-in coffee nook, and a rolling cart serving as an accent piece, it’s close to…
Sicily still bears the imprint of twenty successive civilizations. The Greeks, Arabs, Normans, and Spaniards have all left their mark in stone. Between Palermo and Trapani, the countryside is dotted with centuries-old olive groves, white roads glistening under the sun, and farmhouses standing alone like fortresses. And it is here, on this Italian island, that we discover this duplex apartment in…
Every Sunday, the “Decor & Design Week” column brings you a curated selection for interior design enthusiasts. Planète Déco scours the best magazines and specialized websites, both in France and abroad. This roundup helps us spot interiors that stand out from the crowd. They surprise us with a bold concept, a well-chosen material, or a particularly successful renovation. For this Sunday,…
This corner apartment in an old building with three windows is a former 32sqm studio. Parents bought this apartment for their daughter, who is starting college. They entrusted the redesign and renovation to interior designer Anastasia Kholoptsova. She transformed it into a functional, bright two-room apartment with a separate bedroom and an open kitchen, making the most of the available…
In Harbert, a ten-minute walk from Lake Michigan, UrbanLab Architects has designed a contemporary home that functions like a small family hotel. Four comfortable bedrooms, a gunite (sprayed concrete) pool, an eight-person spa, and an outdoor fireplace provide the perfect setting for a vacation. The interior design features a predominantly green color scheme, bringing nature into the…
Paris’s 15th arrondissement is central and convenient, but some might criticize it for being a bit too modern. People tend to prefer the Marais or Saint-Germain, even though this is a lively, bustling neighborhood, and, it must be said, a very pleasant one. It is here, just a stone’s throw from the Eiffel Tower, that the interior design firm d’Ussel & Decoster has just renovated a 170sqm…
Designer Olga Moskalenko designed this 43sqm studio for three people, with the arrival of a baby in mind. She also wanted to ensure the owners could sell it in a few years for the best possible price. She achieved this dual goal for a young couple who entrusted their property to her, and the result is well worth a closer look. Rethinking everything from the floor plan The apartment consisted…
Menorca is the quietest island in the Balearics. Its coastline is protected by local authorities, and there are no concrete buildings like those found in Mallorca or Ibiza. It attracts travelers seeking something other than the nightlife and nightclubs. Here you’ll find softer light, secluded coves, and white houses that quietly gaze out at the sea. This house in Menorca was built in that…
On the border of Hampshire and Surrey, where the bucolic fields of rural England gradually give way to heathland, lies a property worth stopping for. Folly Cottage isn’t a house you can see from the road. You discover it at the end of a flower-lined driveway, gradually, and this approach sets the tone. This 19th-century English cottage has been given a new lease on life following its brilliant…
This apartment in central Madrid belongs to a young family making their first real estate investment. The project was designed by Gude Chico Arquitectura, a studio founded in 2022 by Patricia Gude and Begoña Chico. Both worked in Lisbon, Zurich, and London before returning to Madrid. They have a very precise way of thinking about space and materials. For this project, the requirements were…
