Chicago-based interior designer Tom Stringer was appointed to create this kid-friendly cottage
located in Harbor Springs, Michigan. Owner Sheila Keil says: "This house is really a place where we can all be kids again. It's like being at a year-round summer camp."




Seating area on the porch overlooking Lake Michigan.


Victoria Hagan fabric was used for the armchairs and pillows in the living room.


The same Victoria Hagan fabric is repeated on the Hickory Chair dining chairs.


Mahogany topped island in the kitchen.


Drawers under the back stairway add storage.


In the family room, colourful framed travel posters hang above a "double-wide" sofa-custom made for family movie nights.


Stair rails with quirky positive-negative, tulip-shaped cutouts are "a traditional cottage detail, reinterpreted," says Stringer.


White and blue tones in the master bedroom.


Pink reading nook in Sheila's daughter's bedroom.


Custom made cabinets in the master bathroom.





Periwinkle, white, and polka dots for the guest bedroom.

Photographs by Werner Straube

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Today we are going to tour a large California home decorated by Myra Hoefer using a monochromatic palette and a mix of casual modern and French style. Winter White by Benjamin Moore was used throughout the house for the walls and ceilings.


At one end of the huge living room a slipcovered 13-foot sofa follows the curves of the bay window. The antique claw-foot coffee table and the pedestals for the vintage French torchères were lacquered in white to match.


This is the main seating area marked by an extra large rustic jute rug. Fluffy white pillows on slipcovered sofas and French armchairs surround two Pipa cocktail tables. The butterflies on the walls are an art piece made from salvaged beer cans, by Paul Villinski.


The Louis XV—style bergères are new, not old, and were made in France. On the fireplace, faced in plaster mixed with marble dust, stand two antique candelabra. The sculpture is by Dan Corbin.


In one of the dining room a mixture of old and new with molded white plastic chairs and a 10-foot-long antique table, "narrow enough so you can really converse," Hoefer says.


Both the Vassaro chandelier and the metal hood remind Hoefer of a classic French mansard roof. She designed the A la Reine stools with goat's feet.



In this view of the great room, the entry foyer is on the left, the dining area is on the right, and the living area is behind you. On the left, a three-legged farm table is topped with a huge clay pot that Hoefer had glazed in white. Over the dining table hangs a Cassiopeia chandelier. Ajax side chairs are pulled up to the Hollandaise table by Astier de Villate, who also makes the armoire. An 18th-century French bombé chest and a gilded antique barometer complete the look.


Carrara marble in the master bathroom. A Pipa chandelier brings back the filigree motif. The fabric on the Roman shades is dotted with sequins that catch the light.


Four poster bed and shades of cream in the master bedroom. The ottoman is covered in white hide.

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Good Monday morning! Hope you all had a wonderful weekend. I had fun learning how to skate on a two wheeled skateboard, and I'm proud to say I fell only once!

Off we go now to London. This Edwardian house was renovated by owners Naomi an Liam McNamara. They chose a neutral colour palette to complement the existing features such as the panelled ceiling in the sitting room and Edwardian fireplaces with bright-coloured tiling.




















See you tomorrow!
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Aurélien Deleuze, his wife Pascale and teenage sons Augustin and Victor live in this stunning castle located outside the small village of Bugnein in France. Built around 1700 by an abbot who was knighted by Louis XIV, it has survived the centuries almost intact. Unique period pieces and original French furniture takes us back in time as we go from room to room.


Owner Aurélien Deleuze, his wife Pascale and teenage sons Augustin and Victor.














An 18th century chandelier hangs above a a 1600s rustic table.




















Italian floor tiles in the hallway. Provencal sofa.

Photography by Gilles Trillard.
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An unusually sunny morning here in Perú. As sunny as this house in Spain. Airy and bright, come and have a look with me.






















Hope you enjoyed the tour. Have a great weekend, my friends!
Photography by Santiago Moreno.

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