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Color Inspiration from White House

As we close this month's theme of Room for Color, here is one more design that accentuates color by keeping things mostly white. When there is color in this home, it's the exception and it really st...

Dutch Church Converted to a Home
ArchDaily

We've looked at several churches converted into homes, but this example from the Netherlands is truly exceptional! Designed by Dutch firm Zecc Architecten, the church's pipe organ and stained glass ...

Ghiora Aharoni's Airy Apartment
New York Magazine

Another apartment featured in New York Magazine — the West Village home of Ghiora Aharoni of Ghiora Aharoni Design Studio. This space was created by combining two tenement apartments into a si...

Skylights & Windows of House Bierings
ArchDaily

This modern home featured on ArchDaily is in the the Netherlands was designed by Rocha Tombal Architects. Beyond the sleek interior (which we love), the unique windows were designed to take advantag...

Beth's Updated London Townhouse
House Call

Name: Beth Location: London, England We live in a 1960s townhouse in London which has been in our family since its construction. We have spent the past four years rebuilding many areas of the house...

Filippa's Scandinavian Family Home
House Call

Name: Filippa Location: Stockholm, Sweden Our small house is direct by the waterside, everywhere in the house you can see nature and the sea. Scandinava is dark most of the year therefore we Scand...

The "Crusch Alba" Renovation in Barcelona
Dezeen

This family residence located in the narrow streets of Barcelona's Gotico area was given a fresh update with the recent renovation designed by architect Gus Wüstermann. By inserting a Crusch Al...

Eero Aarnio's Home & Design Studio
House Tour

Name: Eero & Pirkko Aarnio Location: Finland – just outside Helsinki Years lived in: 20 While in Helsinki, I had the unique pleasure of visiting Eero Aarnio in his home. Famous in internation...

Klaus Biesenbach's Extremely Minimalist Apartment
W Magazine

We've recently posted quite a few examples of extreme minimalist living. While some of the homes were clearly staged for architectural photos, W Magazine recently featured the extremely minimalist l...

Stripes: Red and White

No doubt about it, stripes are fun, bold and graphic. I find red and white particularly cheery so I've rounded up some images with lots of stripes of red and white!...

Smart & Minimal Apartment in Portugal by Hugo Proença
ArchDaily

Architect Hugo Proença transformed this small 700 square foot apartment in Carcavelos, Portugal with the addition of tons of built-in storage (both open and closed), pale grey floors and a wa...

The Best Off-White Paint
ColorTherapy

It's been said that the human eye can perceive an average of 3 million colors, with some highly sensitive or artistic types able to detect 7 million. Yet, I've noticed over the years that every dec...

White! SoHo Townhouse Renovation by LoadingDock5

This townhouse renovation by New York architecture firm LoadingDock5 is bright and white! I'd love to inject some color into this space — but the white does an excellent job of showing off the...

Camouflaged Hamptons Escape
LoftLife

LoftLife shows us a Hamptons escape that appears smallish from the approach but measures in at a whopping 6,700 square feet! Hidden among trees and manicured hedges, the home opens up to a striking ...

Super Sleek Stairs in a Family Home in Norway
ArchDaily

This recently completed airy family home on the west coast of Norway features a unique stairway made from a single sheet of 1-centimeter-thick steel. The stairs were galvanized with white sand corn ...

Best of Three: White Linen Armchairs

Not everyone has enough room for two big, comfy armchairs, but most of us have enough room for at least one. The ones listed here are favorites for different reasons, but I won't hide the fact that...

House Tour: Jay's Chelsea Renovation
New York

Name: Jay Roberts Location: Chelsea, New York Size: Studio apartment, 400 square feet Years lived in: Rented until 2005, then bought >> See Jay's Gallery! We recently toured Jay Robert’s Chelsea...

White Furniture in a Dirty City
The New York Times

The New York Times looks into the New York City problem of dirty air and white apartments — and they talk to some designers and architects who have battled gritty soot-filled air with their cl...

Sleek & Minimal Copenhagen Penthouse
Contemporist

This penthouse apartment's gleaming white interior is the result of a gut-rehab envisioned by NORM Architects. The design involved pouring a white resin floor, creating full height doors, integrati...

Minimalist NYC Apartment by Stephanie Goto

click thumbnails for larger pics This bare bones apartment designed by Stephanie Goto is definitely a practice in restraint. The white walls, cool greys, and reduced furnishings make a minimalist st...

Open Plan Apartment with Bedroom Cube

click thumbnails for larger pics This small apartment in France features a cube, suspended from the ceiling that divides the open plan and acts as a bedroom. The odd, bi-level studio space was re-des...

Swedish Bedrooms: A White Out

click thumbnails for larger pics Swedish design blogger and Apartment Therapy reader, Pethra let us know about her entry into a design competition for Swedish TV-Channel 5. So far they've designed an...

Small Cool 2009: Claudia's Calm & White
Tiny Division #51

To Small Cool Contest Page and All Entries Who Lives Here: Claudia + 1 Location: Bronx, New York City Size: 500 square feet What is your one favorite element in your small, cool home? I love white ...

SoHo Studio from the Ashe + Leandro Portfolio

click thumbnails for larger pics NYC-based architecture and interior design studio Ashe + Leandro have an impressive portfolio online. We fell in love with this SoHo studio (with a view of trees!) an...

Karen Santry's Westbeth Studio
The New York Times 3.5.09

Take a look at artist Karen Santry's 500-square-foot studio at Westbeth — the artists’ housing complex in the far West Village. Featured in The New York Times as part of the weekly Habitats fe...

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