Latest articles by Lotte Brouwer
-
Explore A Modern Ranch In California's Wine Country
This modern bungalow features concrete surfaces, minimalist design and inviting outdoor spaces, all with stunning vineyard views of Northern California's wine country
-
See how a tiny holiday home in Holland was made to work for a family of four
This tiny holiday home sits on an island and is surrounded by waterways and nature. It makes the most of just 592 square feet, squeezing in a living, dining and kitchen area as well as as three bedrooms, a bathroom and two loos. It's a welcoming retreat for a family of four who love being out on the water
-
A 70s-inspired, modern Cape Cod style home in Los Angeles
This home is far from bland, with 70s inspired shapes, warm brass accents and a moody colour palette.
-
Explore an elegant apartment in Manhattan's Upper East Side
The new build apartment feels charming, with wood panelling and eclectic interiors that blend together vibrant pattern and wallpaper, bold colours, vintage paintings and antique furnishings...
-
Vintage, Colourful and Eclectic Pieces Bring This Historic Townhouse To Life
Designer Zoe Feldman Design helped a young couple breathe new life, soul and character back into the rooms and walls of this historic Washington D.C. townhouse...
-
This Waterside Home Pairs A Crisp Colour Palette With Vintage Finds
Interior design studio Room Service punctuated an all-white colour palette with dark floors, vintage pieces and eye-catching finds to create both a fresh and dramatic look.
-
A Warm, Homely And Colourful Family Home in Tulsa
Interior designer Mel Bean transformed an inherited property into a modern, colourful and homely place to raise a young family.
-
A Family Home In Highgate Has Been Reconfigured And Modernised
XUL Architects renovated this family home in London's Highgate, reconfiguring the formerly uncomfortable and unordered layout to create a modern family home that flows and is filled with light.
-
This Modern East London Home Is Bursting With Genius Ideas Worth Stealing
-
A Modern, Eclectic Beach House With Oodles Of Space For A Growing Family
This colourful beach home was created to stylishly accommodate the owners' growing number of grandchildren, with bunk beds that sleep eight...
-
Explore a rustic farmhouse with a refreshingly modern take on colour
This rustic farmhouse features a bold colour palette, and bags of country charm and traditional detailing – you'd never guess that it is actually a new-build...
-
This Traditional Victorian Villa Has A Modern And Colourful New Interior
This Victorian home honours its past, while incorporating a modern rear extension, contemporary blue kitchen, a new wine room and a chic new dressing room...
-
A Mid-century Ranch With A Warm, Calming And Natural Interior
This modern ranch home is peaceful, serene and calming, thanks to its clean design, minimalist lines, lovely linens and warm woods
-
Inside a surfer's modern and minimalist beach-front cabin in New Zealand
This minimalistic and unfussy cabin provides a restful weekend retreat in New Zealand's native forest, with steps leading down straight to Karekare beach below...
-
A Chic, Grade II-listed Victorian Home in Hampstead's Belsize Village
This stunning renovated property features a chic home spa with a sauna and steam room, an enviably stylish home gym and Pinterest-worthy home office, as well as a stunning patio garden with a swimming pool, outdoor bar, firepit, hot tub, bbq area and outdoor cinema.
-
An Award-Winning Rear Extension Replaces An Old, Dilapidated Glass Conservatory
This striking rear extension is bolted onto the back of a Victorian terraced home. The extension features a modern kitchen with a poured cement floor, a wall of glass, and modern, mirrored steps connecting it to the living room in the original structure. The house itself has preserved and retained all original detailing, creating a striking contrast of features.
-
This Grade II-Listed Primrose Hill Home Hides A Modern Extension
This Victorian terraced home features two-storey pivot doors and a modern, glass observation platform...
-
See Inside Monique and Staffan Tollgård's Scandinavian-inspired London home
Furniture designer Staffan Tollgård has invited Livingetc to peek around his family home in Beaconsfield...
-
Explore A Striking Cabin-Style House in Seattle With Mid Century Interiors
The architect-owner refreshed this mid-century house with a high impact, low budget update...
-
This Stunning San Francisco Apartment Dials Up The Glam Factor
With a breakfast room cocooned in foxed mirror panels and a den-like snug wrapped in a deGournay silk, this chic San Francisco apartment is lush and stunningly glamorous.
-
A double height loft in Antwerp with suspended mezzanine
This loft in Antwerp has double-height ceilings, exposed brick walls and industrial details, but the coolest part is the floating mezzanine bedroom box suspended from the ceiling...
-
Explore a wild, maximalist Victorian townhouse near the sea in Somerset
This Victorian townhouse is bursting at the seams with maximalist, vivacious interiors – from canary yellow walls to flamboyant wallpapers. The seaside property has been transformed with colour and whimsy, whilst still retaining the heritage of the home.
-
White Bathroom Ideas: 20 Ideas for a calm and muted scheme
The white bathroom ideas below range from the highly contemporary to rustic country looks, elegant schemes and even raw, industrial looks. There are ideas to suit bathrooms big and small, calm and bold, but they all have one thing in common: they are all light, bright and crisp white bathroom schemes
-
Explore a modern floating home in Amsterdam
This floating home maximises the space available on a small plot with a striking design centred around an atrium. The modern family home is part of a new floating village called Schoonschip, which plans to be Europe’s most sustainable floating community.