Product Of The Week: Faux Animal Heads

Bring some wildlife in with these beautiful faux animal heads by Wall Charmers. Have you been feeling a bit in the dark as to how to create a black modern dining room that doesn’t appear too dingy? Black decor can look suave and seductive but it’s not always easy to hit that target of sophistication, with many black interior schemes coming across as decidedly dull. Fear not. This collection of 33 dining rooms show how to use a black colour scheme in a way that will wow your dinner guests....

January 8, 2026 · 14 min · 2896 words · Joanie Brune

Product Of The Week: Metal Octopus Figurine

This useful little metal octopus figurine can sit on your desk to prop up your mobile phone, or on your nightstand to hold your spectacles. Luxury modern homes are a symbol of sophistication and status. They’re designed to offer a perfect balance of comfort, functionality, and impressive style that stands out from the rest of the neighborhood. Impressive components include exceptional architectural details, creative exterior cladding, cantilevered volumes, grand front entrances, and striking fenestration....

January 8, 2026 · 21 min · 4437 words · Nigel Rodriguez

Product Of The Week: Stone Table Lamp Carved From Natural Calcite

Ethereal beauty glows from this handcrafted stone table lamp carved from natural calcite . The unique vein of the stone means that no two lamps are alike. Laconic in its gallery-white base, yet filled with intriguing objects, this home design is a journey of both simplicity and discovery. Created by Shexia Space Design for a client who has a unique outlook on life and a burning passion for art, this 450 square metre home interior oozes originality....

January 8, 2026 · 14 min · 2818 words · Stephanie Rachel

Product Of The Week: The Puking Cat Gravy Boat

If you are game for a risky gift, the puking cat gravy boat is a pretty sick option! You can always repurpose it! An elegant dance of colourful accents has been choreographed through these four stylish home interiors, creating uplifting moments that are harmonious with a neutral stage. White and natural wood tone provide a clean modern base for brighter accents, whilst black elements instill weight and confidence. Modern furniture and contemporary textiles build layers of simple comfort that appear effortless and homey....

January 8, 2026 · 14 min · 2863 words · Sal Godwin

Quintessential Vacation Home On The Coast Of France

Casa Santa Teresa is a quintessential vacation home by the blue Mediterranean Sea, which rolls and froths just a few meters away along the coast of Ajaccio in France. The echo of the 1950s house that once stood here is reimagined by Amelia Tavella Architectes as a modern 400 square metre bright white building. Proximity to nature, the beach, rocks, and the sea called for a seamless interaction between interior and exterior spaces....

January 8, 2026 · 14 min · 2777 words · Dwight Garvin

Refined Opulence: Casa Bauzà In Mallorca

This gem might just be the best home you see today. Nestled among the rocky hills of Pollença in Mallorca, the Casa Bauzà brings sheer visual delight to the viewer. What fascinates us most is the scale of things here. Everything is LARGE - the compound, the pool, the rooms, heck even the kitchen cabinets! Yet you still get a smooth flow between the spaces and nothing is overdone. Good work, Miquel Lacomba !...

January 8, 2026 · 10 min · 2123 words · Stephanie Hildebrand

Scandinavian Forest Living Room: Board With Shopping List

Style: Refined Nordic Nature Color Combination: Light greige, sage green, forest green, warm walnut Who is it for: For the coffee-at-dawn crowd who dream of mountain cabins but can’t leave their city souls behind. Those who collect both contemporary art and pine cones. The quiet revolutionaries who believe minimalism feels best with mud on its boots. Budget: $-$$ Scandinavian Forest Living Room – Shopping List Below we present a curated list of products presented on the board:...

January 8, 2026 · 13 min · 2648 words · Alexander Garett

Scandinavian Style Home With A Greek Twist

We have all come to know and love Scandinavian home style, with crisp gallery white walls and uncomplicated forward-thinking furniture. This home features both of those things, but throws us a curve ball by introducing subtle intricacies of Greek home design. The outcome of this combination is an interesting space with a most refreshing character… Beginning in the living room, familiar stark Scandi walls form a simplistic backdrop for a whole host of earthy Greek textiles that are scattered freely around the lounging zone, including attractive footstools, complimenting scatter cushions and floor cushions, and a large area rug....

January 8, 2026 · 12 min · 2556 words · Martha Smith

Small Home Design With Split Mezzanines

The renovation of a 75 square metre space into a multi-faceted family home presented some challenges for the designer team at Buro White. The brief called for the new layout to include an open plan lounge/kitchen/dining room, a separate children’s area, multiple bedrooms, a dressing room, a family bathroom, a shower room, a laundry room and entrance hall. Since the apartment is located up on the top floor of the Litsa residential complex, Moscow, the interior is endowed with wonderfully high ceilings....

January 8, 2026 · 14 min · 2815 words · Thomas Mcomber

Space

Many parents are faced with the problem of furnishing small-scaled kids’ rooms. The littlest members of the family are usually given the littlest rooms but still have a whole host of toys and games to store away, as well as needing allocated areas for homework or crafts, depending on their age, and then there comes the inevitable sleepovers that present a whole new set of space issues! These kids’ bedroom designs, by Barcelona based Sergi Mengot , manage to create the illusion of a spacious sleep and play space, whilst achieving practical solutions for a growing child with growing needs....

January 8, 2026 · 11 min · 2329 words · Sheila Fricke

Sparkling Port Melbourne Apartment

This shiny home, designed by David Hicks , is located on the 10th floor of an apartment complex that juts out through surrounding ocean, under sunny skies, at Port Melbourne, Australia. The elegant and ornate furniture selection presents an American neo-classical style, and achieves a balanced connection between highly decorative interior elements and inviting home comfort. Soft, natural hues have been introduced to the interior via carefully selected pieces, which play upon the panorama beyond the windows; using muted blues, greens and sandy shades to subtly lift the simple white backdrop, the design leaks the beautiful horizon indoors....

January 8, 2026 · 11 min · 2254 words · Dorothy Hixson

Spectacular House Surrounded By Moat

This castle style residence, complete with a huge beautiful surrounding moat, is the work of renowned architect Charles Sieger, of The Sieger Suarez Group. This Miami dream castle is designed in perfect symmetry most wondrously appreciated from the air, with aerial views showing the property perfectly central to the shimmering body of water, and reaching through its environment with a long and elegant tree lined driveway, at the end of which large black gates protect it from the world outside....

January 8, 2026 · 11 min · 2295 words · Jeremy Walker

Spectacular Samujana Villas At Koh Samui

Off the east coast of the Kra Isthmus in Thailand, the island Koh Samui offers white sandy beaches, coral reefs and coconut trees. On this island, the most exclusive all pool-villa estate, Samujana enjoys simply spectacular beach front views, and this is where we find these three delectable villas… This villa, one of the newest at the deluxe Samujana spot, begins on a huge sun deck that overlooks a breathtaking natural spectacle....

January 8, 2026 · 13 min · 2590 words · Nancy Washington

The Berge Winter Retreat

The ‘Berge’ manager-and furniture manufacturer-Nils Holger describes the getaway as “a place to find peace. There’s everything you need to feel comfortable, but it’s not a fancy spa parlor. The feeling of well-being comes from the inside.” So lets take a wintry stroll around the property to find out exactly what it has to offer. Beginning life as a misguided real estate purchase on the Kampenwand Mountain, Aschau, it was intended to provide lodging for guests that would be visiting the new furniture warehouse to be erected behind it....

January 8, 2026 · 12 min · 2379 words · Joseph Smith

Three Contrasting Home Designs

There are countless ways to decorate a home, so for this feature we are looking at three contrasting home styles, visualized by three different designers. Each space is predominantly of a neutral palette, yet each convey a completely individual feeling and way of living. This very formal living space, visualized by Özhan Hazirlar , forms part of a conceptual villa for the Bilkent neighborhood in Ankara, Turkey. The generous 60m2 open plan living zone is part of a total 320m2 house, designed to look out over mature gardens....

January 8, 2026 · 13 min · 2562 words · Robert Drake

Timeless Revival Bedroom: Board With Shopping List

Style: Timeless Revival Contemporary Color Combination: Soft gray, warm beige, brass accents, natural textures Who is it for: For the couples who want their bedroom to feel like a sophisticated retreat rather than just where they collapse at night. Budget: $-$$ Timeless Revival Bedroom: Board with Shopping List Below, we present a curated list of products presented on the board: Upholstered Wingback Platform Bed Bedspread Set Norcross Two Drawer Nightstand...

January 8, 2026 · 12 min · 2489 words · Roy Uriarte

Transitional Trends: Creating A Seamless Blend Of Old And New In Decor

Step into a world where the charm of yesteryear meets the clean lines of today. Transitional design is more than just a middle ground between old and new—it’s a statement of sophistication that offers endless versatility. It’s the curated choice for those who find beauty in both the classic and the contemporary, and desire a home that reflects this dual penchant. As we explore this style, we’ll uncover how a home designed by Weronika Blitek fuses these diverse elements to create a space that is not only cohesive and seamlessly blended but also warmly inviting and timelessly chic....

January 8, 2026 · 10 min · 2068 words · Carolyn Jones

Travel Themed Bedroom For Seasoned Explorers

These masculine bedroom visualizations, from Viz Art , have a very distinct hint of world traveler about them, peppered with maps and yacht sail-like geometry, boat souvenirs and ocean imagery, to make an experienced explorer feel right in their comfort zone. Wood clad walls give the generously proportioned room a cozy cabin feel, reminiscent of times gone by whilst still remaining on trend with modern home interiors. Scattered soft light sources create an intimate atmosphere for lazy evenings plotting the next big adventure, whilst task lighting is available to shed a brighter light on the all important passport search and rescue mission....

January 8, 2026 · 19 min · 3961 words · Casey Kelley

Two Similar Interiors For Couples With And Without Kids

Want to achieve a beautifully crafted feel in your home, but worried the kids will stain the sofas and break the tables? Considering mustard colours in your living room, but unsure how to skilfully employ it in designing your home? These two home designs show a similar interior, with kids both in and out of mind. Similar in their usage of mustard lounges, pastel hues and Scandinavian touches, they offer design guides to keep simplicity in your home, and wrecked masterpieces out....

January 8, 2026 · 19 min · 4018 words · Richard Mills

Ulrich Franzen’s Dana House Is A Mid

With the explosion of popularity in mid-century style, there is no shortage of information and reproductions of some of the most popular styles from that era. But not many people will have the chance to live in a house from one of the foremost architects of the mid-century design movement. This house in New Caanan, Connecticut was designed by German-born architect Ulrich Franzen. Many of Franzen’s buildings have been described as “fortresslike” and this home, known as The Dana House, could certainly fit that bill....

January 8, 2026 · 14 min · 2796 words · Jose Durante