Friday Fun: Open Windows

Hmm, I wonder why open windows and escape are top of my mind at this moment in time… Here are some houses that really do not need escaping from, to keep you relaxed and dreamy.

American East Coast glamour, from coastal-decor-do.com

Is that your home office I spy over there? From infashiondaily.com

Luxury spa in Tuscany, from allure.com

If you do make it onto the terrace… from lonny.com

Garden gates are an old passion of mine, from mydesignchic.com

Arched patio doors – so elegant! From neninhomedecor.win

 

Friday Fun: The Windows Have It

You can’t get enough daylight in winter, especially if you are stuck in a basement office, so here are some houses that use windows in a creative way, to give you the illusion of more space.

Scandinavian, of course! From fotoblooblogspot.co.uk

Townhouse in Ghent, from notey.com

The mastery of Japanese narrowness. From kotaku.com

House in Rock Creek, US, from ArchDaily.

A Japanese house that gives me vertigo just looking at it, from The Systemlab.com

The heaviest glass doors you can imagine, from modernarchitecture.com

 

Friday Fun: Windows and Doors

I’ve always believed in keeping windows curtainless (so you can admire the view) and doors open (so that friends can come in at any time). Some of the incarnations of doors and windows below take this to a whole new level, but I have to admit I dream about owning something like this…

Art nouveau door in Paris, from doorsandwindow2.com

Stained glass beauty, from Explorers Club on Pinterest.

Terrace in an island house in Greece, from Architectural Digest.

Laucala Island, Fiji, from passion4luxury.com

Pool house desinged by Luigi Rosselli, from Designmilk.com

Six Senses resort in Vietnam, from SixSenses.com

Anne Hepfer Lake House in Canada, from House Beautiful.

All-white restful bedroom, from Daily Dream Decor.

Japanese Tea House window, picture credit Andy Serrano, from Deviant Art.

Friday Fun: Let in the Light!

One of the downsides of winter above the 45th latitude North is that it gets dark so quickly! Plus all the fog and cloud which render the sun invisible for days on end. So here are some houses designed to let in as much light as possible.

Vintage-inspired room, from freshome.com

House in Perth, Australia, from Decoist.com

Jason Bateman interior, from Mydomaine.com

Living room with amazing view, from homedit.com

Vaulted ceiling and skylights, as well as picture windows, from homedit.com

Humble San Francisco kitchen-diner, from Architectural Digest.

Converted ski jump studio in Norway, from AirBnB.com

I am tempted to go and stay in this last one… See you in Oslo!