Showing posts with label fireplace. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fireplace. Show all posts

Rightfully Restored

It's easy to see why the owners fell for this property; full of charm, built on fertile ground and situated close to both, water and forest. The house in Taarbaek, north of Copenhagen has in recent years undergone extensive renovation. The previous owner had renovated it in 1979, giving the property a complete 70s theme, however, the new owners wished to restore this wonderful property back to its original 1863 style. Floors were torn up, ceilings down, and windows were replaced. Where original materials could not be salvaged they were replaced either by recycled materials or in the case of the kitchen, built to requirements by a local carpenter... view feature Pin It Now!

Restoration Drama


An East London Victorian pub was the perfect building for Owen Pacey to convert into a showroom for his reclaimed furniture store. But having also made his home above it, the more beautiful pieces he acquires don’t always linger downstairs for long... view interior feature Pin It Now!

Hot Fires

There is nothing like an open fire when it's cold outside -yes we are living in a carbon free world - but most of us live in houses that were designed to be heated by an open fire, and today there are many ways to have an open fireplace and be good to the carbon-god at the same time... click here
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Highland Hospitality

A Parisian interior designer was set the task of transforming an old tower like building on the Isle of Jura in to a comfortable and welcoming house. Taking the idea that the place had been lived in by an elderly, eccentric but well travelled aunt; the designer went about collecting the things that this fictitious aunt might have had, and arranging them against a back drop of deep, roll top baths, soft comfortable beds and a long, refectory style dining table... click here Pin It Now!