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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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!...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...