Lavish Loft

Mighty Milliner

Her hats are a passion and the passion creates the signature of her home: a Dutch renowned hat designer turned a spacious townhouse in Gouda into a comfortable home for easy living, inspirational designing and lush creating. Her designs travel far and reach royal levels. She sure is a mighty milliner...

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Mighty Milliner

Mix & Match 1

Mix & Match

A traditional colonial house in the historical part of Montevideo, Uruguay, became the dazzling home for this artistic couple. Original features of the house were merged with sparkling colours and materials while a mix of inspiration from different cultures became the finishing touch. It all turned into a perfect match, where living and working was smartly combined within.

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Mix & Match

Perfect Timing 1

Perfect Timing

Converting a neglected home into a contemporary townhouse in the urban jungle of Buenos Aires was a fabulous challenge and today it offers quality time to this artistic family. The personal touch of its interior might give the impression there's no time to lose. But in fact, it's just about perfect timing!

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Perfect Timing

Found in France 1

Found in France

In the mood for someone dynamic & devoted? Even better, to see what their home looks like? We spent a day with Johan and Eduardo, lovers of interior decoration and most importantly collectors of secrets and curiosities which they find in France. This is what we saw in their home, tucked away in the heart of Amsterdam...

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Found in France

Vivid Vibes 1

Vivid Vibes

'Think outside the box when you are creating your dream interior'. Sounds simple. And for some people, like Aafje, it IS. Being a talented trendwatcher, she knows how to make daring statements: blending bold colours with patterned wallpapers, often inspired on nature, flowers and plants. The result? A distinctive interior full of vivid vibes!

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Vivid Vibes

Flower Power 1

Flower Power

When a passion for flowers and a devotion to colours become the main source of inspiration for both the interior of your home and for your work as an artist, 'flower power' becomes almost real. Let's have a peek into Thecla's home and see what that looks like.

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Flower Power

Cool & Collected 1

Cool & Collected

Designing your own jewelry, creating your own interior and blending your own colours: one must be blessed with artistic gifts to tackle all these facts. Dutch designer Adriette surely presents a personal lifestyle in her cool home where fine collections are exhibited in a whimsical manner.

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Cool & Collected

Lavish Loft 1

Lavish Loft

Alvaro's biggest ambition was to design his own stylish home. And so he made his dream real! A traditional colonial house in the historical heart of Montevideo was converted into a contemporary space with luminosity and transparency. This lavish loft now offers comfortable family living and became a perfect setting for exhibiting personal collections.

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Lavish Loft

Best of Both Worlds 1

Best of Both Worlds

What if you like the cleanness of the contemporary style, but you are also keen on everything from the 1970's? Correct: you decorate your home with the best of both worlds!

Menno and Simone show us how to blend these preferences in their lovely urban family home. Let's have a look at the stylish result...

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Best of Both Worlds

What if you like the cleanness of the contemporary style, but you are also keen on everything from the 1970's? Correct: you decorate your home with the best of both worlds!

Menno and Simone show us how to blend these preferences in their lovely urban family home. Let's have a look at the stylish result...

Sweet Luxuries 1

Sweet Luxuries

Born and raised in South Africa and drawing on extensive global travels, interior designer Michelle shows us her home in Amsterdam. With amazing views across one of the renowned canals she has managed to create a sophisticated décor, where modern twists and sweet luxuries enhance her interior with a grand and personal touch.

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Sweet Luxuries

Best of Basic 1

Best of Basic

Living with the best of basic is just sublime! Finnish designer Hanna-Rikka shows us how: her authentic urban home holds a pure basis of black & white. Yet, every room is carefully beautified with the unmistakable touch and an uplifting splash of a creative soul. Let's get inspired...

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Best of Basic

Vibrant Combinations 1

Vibrant Combinations

Collecting vintage furniture and accessories can certainly be considered Sacha's greatest passion. She has a fine way of putting them stylishly together in every single room of the house. Often in combination with her own ideas, but never missing the most important ingredient: vibrant colours! Let's have a peek in this vivid family home.

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Vibrant Combinations

Casual in Carcassonne 1

Casual in Carcassonne

Starting a new life in the South of France might be a dream for some, but Bart & Marieke just did it. This quaint townhouse in the heart of Carcassonne became the perfect hide-out for the entire family: contemporary and retro furniture adorn the serene white basis, while chirpy accessories combined with plenty of personal elements became the perfect finishing touch...

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Casual in Carcassonne

Truly Trudy 1

Truly Trudy

When Trudy and her husband treasured this monumental town house there was no holding back. An opportunity to create a contemporary interior in a traditional shell. A heart's wish fulfilled! Her own creative input, a passion for colours and wallpapers and their personal collections from travels on favourite continents resulted in a style which can certainly be labelled 'truly Trudy'...

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Truly Trudy

Full of Surprises 1

Full of Surprises

What is the result when you dare to blend Indian and French inspiration? Correct! A home full of surprises! For Inge there is no holding back when it comes to colour combinations, restyling her antique pieces of furniture and topping it all off with the exquisite findings of a true collector.

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Full of Surprises

Bohemian Chic 1

Bohemian Chic

When it comes to the interior of her Georgian home in Bristol, Jo enjoys thinking outside the box. No rules, but allowing inspiration from different sources. She effortlessly blends rustic walleffects with contemporary design. Perky African items with local vintage and antique findings. The outcome? A bohemian chic style that is absolutely different and personalised...

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Bohemian Chic

Canal Chic 1

Canal Chic

A unique property packed with history on one of the renown canals of Amsterdam. Neglected for thirty years and waiting for someone to breathe new life into it. Maaike didn't hesitate and converted it into a sublime home with the greatest dedication. Mission 'living chic on a canal' was accomplished!

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Canal Chic

Urban Cool 1

Urban Cool

No need to show the ropes to Linda when it comes to creating a charming family home! As an interior stylist she knows how to deal with such things. Curious? Let's have a peek at her cool urban place in the midst of the hustle and bustle of Amsterdam's city life.

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Urban Cool

Double Impact 1

Double Impact

Some go through a renovation in order to create a comfortable new home. Others go for double impact and opt for a different way of life: Kees and Henry seamlessy merged private living with hosting guests in their historical home. Their gentle classical style surely makes anyone feel at ease!

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Double Impact

Fantastic Eclectic 1

Fantastic Eclectic

Rani and Rupert bought a derelict Victorian Italianate mansion, located on the edge of an inner city locality of Sydney. Fallen into a state of disrepute, they restored it on a shoestring budget and in record time. Faded beauty was transformed into a unique home with a fantastic eclectic interior and robust enough for busy family life....

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Fantastic Eclectic

Dazzling Dresscode 1

Dazzling Dresscode

A bohemian mix of colours, patterns and creative ideas brings warmth to the London home of Spanish-born fashion designer Alex. With her natural appreciation of all things beautiful she created an unusual dazzling dresscode for her interior: a brilliantly colourful blend of vintage, antique and handmade pieces that shine out against vibrant backdrops.

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Dazzling Dresscode

Made to Measure 1

Made to Measure

'Finding a neglected property in need of a total make-over'. That was number one on Katy's to-do-list. Once the desired property was found, she rolled up her sleeves and drew up all her best plans. Each room gained her signature with made to measure ideas. And the result? A contemporary and stylish home in an authentic shell!

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Made to Measure

Back to Black 1

Back to Black

A quaint apartment with views from the terrace that will take your breath away. Sounds like a daydream? Not for Hans and Marcel: set on a rooftop in the heart of Sóller, they created an airy loft space with a fresh white interior, while contrasting black touches assure the voguish result. Let's go back to black!

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Back to Black

Live Love London 1

Live Love London

'A historic period home in a neighbourhood of London with wealth of green spaces'. Those were the requirements for comfortable and easy family living on Frances' wish list. The gem found was in need of some serious renovation but resulted in a stunning home where the authentic style meets the unexpected modern twist. Let's have a peek!

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Live Love London

Matter of the Heart 1

Matter of the Heart

What do you do when you have set your sights on a stunning villa? Exactly! You buy it and move in with your family! For Marielle it was a matter of the heart to carefully respect all the authentic features and find a way to seamlessly combine them with her personal contemporary style. Let's admire the result...

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Matter of the Heart

Pink & Perky 1

Pink & Perky

Moving back to the buzz of the capital, Pink and her husband poured their heart into the renovation and decoration of a historic property on one of Amsterdam's renowned canals. Their new home went through a major transformation with the occassional contemporary twist and plenty of perky touches of colours. Let's have a glance...

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Pink & Perky

Souvenirs from Sicily 1

Souvenirs from Sicily

Tucked away at the top of one of many steep staircases of Modica, Ugo’s home seems nothing out of the ordinary. But once stepped inside, you will be stunned by the quirky style inside. Each Sicilian piece of furniture and accessory he collected so passionately is like a souvenir from Sicily brought together effortlessly in his own theatrical showcase…

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Souvenirs from Sicily

Calling the Shots 1

Calling the Shots

Celebrity and beauty photographer Billie has created a London home that is chic and sleek. But, as with her renowned photography style of brining an air of old-school glamour to her shots, she likes to add a spark of the unexpected. In her interior she surely applies the same manner of calling the shots! “To add personality...”

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Calling the Shots

Artistic Hub 1

Artistic Hub

Arounna and John surely know how to bring their business- and family life seamlessly together in their home in Toronto. Not only does it breath the working life of these two passionate designers, but they also created a perfect balance between simplicity and vintage with their modern and personal style. Let's have a peek into this artistic hub!

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Artistic Hub

Arounna and John surely know how to bring their business- and family life seamlessly together in their home in Toronto. Not only does it breath the working life of these two passionate designers, but they also created a perfect balance between simplicity and vintage with their modern and personal style. Let's have a peek into this artistic hub!

Bijou Townhouse 1

Bijou Townhouse

A neglected office building in the heart of a Dutch city and two people on the hunt for a unique place to live. Perhaps not the first match you would imagine. But when those two people have a creative mind and no hesitation to take a huge renovation on board, one ends up with a bijou townhouse to live in.

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Bijou Townhouse

Truly a Treasure 1

Truly a Treasure

Tucked away in one of Pera's quaint and colourful streets, Esther and Bas transformed a neglected townhouse with respect for its original features, ample creativity and a shoestring budget. Their know-how to take a renovation in their own hands and their whimsical way of using colours made the project truly turn into a treasure. Let's sneak a glance!

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Truly a Treasure

Rescue Remedy 1

Rescue Remedy

Sharing a passion for properties that hold historic significance is one thing. But giving new life to these old buildings is something else. Turning the old into something new. Just leave it to Alex, with his fine sense of design and creativity! Let’s get inspired by the rescue remedy he applied in this gem, built in 1858, in the heart of Picton.

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Rescue Remedy

Echoes of the Past 1

Echoes of the Past

Delving into the artisan history of their 16th century home in Rye helped Barrie and Jo revive its character. With the aim to bring the house back to life in an authentic style bundled with a modern eye for simplicity, they surely managed to accentuate the echoes of the past in their interior!

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Echoes of the Past

l'Esprit d'Eva 1

l'Esprit d'Eva

A striking blend of the authentic and the contemporary. The whites and the earthy tones. The French and the Dutch elements. The family life and the artistic endeavours. And whatever you glance at in Eva's charming home, you wil unmistakably recognise that ONE personal touch: c'est l'esprit d'Eva!

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l'Esprit d'Eva

Colour Confidence 1

Colour Confidence

Painting your living room dark blue from floor to ceiling? Cool! Or the bedroom in two shades of green adorned with pink and ochre accessories? Stylish! And how about painting the bottom half of the guest room pale blue and the top half white? Excellent! Dave and Tokes opted for a quirky home in Edinburgh and now dare to share their colour confidence with us...

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Colour Confidence

Less is More 1

Less is More

Not everyone's cup of tea, but when it comes to giving new life to a property with history, Ruben and Paul just roll up their sleeves and kick off any strenuous renovation. In their latest project in the heart of Amsterdam they respected all original features and opted for a 'less is more style' for the interior, resulting in full focus on what was once created in the past...

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Less is More

Art in Return 1

Art in Return

Finding a great abundance of inspiration in travelling and different cultures did not only assure a very personal interior of Annemieke's family home in Amsterdam, it also resulted in a unique style of creating artworks! Minimalistic and graphic pieces that can be exchanged for beautiful things in life. Let's have a peek into the home of an artist who combined a seamless way of living and working...

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Art in Return

Passion for Patterns 1

Passion for Patterns

Bettina and Driss' 17th century family home in the heart of Amsterdam once belonged to a weavers' family. An extraordinary link to their own passion for patterns and colours that are used for their designs of carpets and rugs that are hand woven in Driss' homeland, Morocco. Coincidence? Maybe. But their devotion for Moroccan influences at home is a matter of fact! Let's have a peek inside...

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Passion for Patterns

Industrial Chic 1

Industrial Chic

Let's step inside Caroline's industrial style home, located in a converted Dutch warehouse: it's all about mixing authentic bare wooden beams and exposed brick walls with contemporary sleek floors and a steel kitchen. Plenty of black and even more white, luxury touches and little treasures from the past. See how she made it the place where industrial meets chic!

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Industrial Chic

Back to School 1

Back to School

Where children once gazed out of the window wishing for the bell to ring there are now beautiful living spaces brimming with character and charm. The former playground became a stunning garden. Ton & John teach us a lesson in how to change a school building into a cosy home. Going back to school isn't so bad at all!

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Back to School

Glamorous Glance 1

Glamorous Glance

Finding inspiration in art, fashion and travel, Evelyn established her own sense of style and beauty. Daring with colours and striking wallpapers resulted in an intriguing alchemy which brings each space in her home alive with soul and dynamic glamour. So you might be curious to have a glance at this abundance of inspiration...

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Glamorous Glance

Undoubtedly Urban 1

Undoubtedly Urban

Fashion- and interior fanatic Hanne created a family home that is undoubtedly urban: located close to the beating heart of Haarlem it utterly harmonises with the style of the local architecture. The interior breaths a serene style from top to bottom using earthy tones as a basic rule, allowing plants to add a natural touch and bringing in an abundance of quirky accessories. Let's get inspired!

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Undoubtedly Urban

Time to Shine 1

Time to Shine

Scottish architect Laura knows how to shine in make-overs: without a slight hesitation she rescued a semi derelict home in Glasgow and started altering each space with clear thoughts about the use of dark tones, vibrant statements and the use of art. The result? A real home for real living!

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Time to Shine

Style of Purity 1

Style of Purity

Serene colours, natural materials, no clutter and combining design pieces with vintage finds. These are the ingredients for an impeccable contemporary interior, according to Lisanne. And without a doubt this style of purity also showcases her own pieces of art in a flawless way. Let's get inspired!

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Style of Purity

Summer in the City 1

Summer in the City

“A perfect escape to enjoy summer in the city”. At first a dream, but today Sara & Miguel enjoy their Portuguese sunshine in what was once a derelict authentic town house. A strenuous renovation resulted in a home where authenticity collided with the urban style and gentle sophistication. And the final twist? Touches of whimsical colour use!

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Summer in the City

Summertime Blues 1

Summertime Blues

In the mood for some real summertime blues? Let's pay a visit to the home of these two creative minds: an astounding conversion resulted in a spacious home where the contemporary style is leading but authentic elements were carefully conserved. And the interior? Fresh whites, merged with colours of summer cocktails, blues of the nearby ocean, and greens of the lush, surrounding Algarve.

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Summertime Blues

Modesty Magnificent 1

Modesty Magnificent

'A modest place that breathes magnificence', that's what Paula had in mind when she set eyes on this endearing town house tucked away in the streets of Portimão. The contemporary style of the interior was masterly topped off with mostly fresh whites and natural tones, which resulted in the perfect style of an easy dwelling to enjoy the Portuguese sunshine!

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Modesty Magnificent

La Casa de Xisca 1

La Casa de Xisca

When Xisca took over her grandfather's townhouse in Mallorca, she embraced the challenge of bringing modernity into an authentic shell. With a head full of ideas and inspiration, she managed to realise her best design dreams! A home to live in with a perfect balance between a minimalistic and genuine pure style . Let's have a peek into la casa de Xisca!

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