So memorable and impressive and yet so rarely mentioned and imagined. The staircase. Often a smart room in its own right. Optimally staged and integrated, it can become the highlight of the house. Whether as a staircase in an old flat, as a white staircase in an open-plan living room, as a staircase with a built-in bookcase or integrated into the living room through large windows, as in the picture next to this one...

An Eldorado for wine and drink lovers is this kitchen, all in white with matching, upholstered bar sofas. Of course, the retro refrigerator by Smeg is an eye-catcher in this radiant, purist kitchen. A wonderful kitchen alternative for high, large, light-flooded rooms. There is also enough space for your own wine collection. Bring a bit of the south into your home...

The bathtub in the stone house of Ludovica and Roberto Palomba. Who doesn't dream of such a bathroom. A whitewashed stone house in the south of Italy, with a beautiful, large Italian kitchen, a living room with big cushions on the sofa and a jewel like this one in the picture next to it. Directly from the bathroom there is a terrace from where you can enjoy the southern sunshine. Bella Italia...

A wall decoration in oriental style. A mixture of an Arabic mosque and a Moroccan floor mosaic. It is more like a painting, a work of art than a wallpaper. In this way, whether classic or opulent, a room can become a real work of art. A breath of Alhambra and Moorish influences wafts through the house. Seen at Bisazza Mosaico...

Brown and olive tones, soft, round design, sofas with corduroy and velvet covers, thick flokati carpets in warm shades, low coffee tables, thick curtains in warm colours. Those were the 70s and they are experiencing a revival. Furnished in a beautiful old building in 70s style. With materials like velvet, flokati carpet and beautiful, dark brown, soft leather. The combination of high ceilings, stucco, mirrors with golden frames, fireplace and the furniture of the seventies, all made of exquisite materials, gives the flat its unique flair...

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A beautiful old flat, with wooden parquet flooring, high ceilings, decorated with stucco and large windows letting in the light. Plus an elegant old fireplace. That awakens the joy of furnishing. With sofas and lampshades in pastel. Add to this the floor-length heavy curtains in light beige. The mirror above the fireplace, the glass coffee table and the floor lamp with a silver base give the whole thing a clear complexion....

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The jewel of every beautiful bathroom is the bathtub. Beautiful, noble, aesthetic, elegant. A room that invites you to linger. And it exists. Art for the walls of your bathroom. Beautiful paintings and gorgeous designs that turn what used to be quite a functional room into an oasis of relaxation and well-being.

Seen at archiproducts.com, houz.de or tapetenagentur.de.

Like a princess in a thousand and one nights. Choose your next day or evening outfit in a pleasant ambience. The lady of the house enters the dressing room like a treasure chamber. Behind the noblest wood, on the floor soft carpet in the same tone as the wood panelling, hides the true centre of the house. All in white, as in a thousand and one nights. The clothes and shoes of the lady of the house. This is where she retreats to choose the outfit of the day or evening from her treasures....  

This year there will be snow at Christmas. Stylish, white and with candlelight. That's what we wish for every year. The contemplative time of the year. And of course, before Christmas Eve, the Christmas tree is chosen together and transported home. Whether it's as stylish as the one in the picture on the left or as classic as the one in the boot. It makes no difference. These are the things that really matter...

Interior design with lots of wood and white, grey and natural tones. The ideal mix of natural materials, stone from the textiles, such as the flokati carpet, and modern highlights, such as the 70s-style armchair. Add to this the open-plan room with the marble staircase in the background. A fireplace with stacked logs brings warmth and cosiness into the room. The large windows allow the room to be flooded with daylight throughout the day...

In one of the designer GUCCI's advertising campaigns for one of their collections, a 70s bungalow-style flat was chosen as the setting. Everything in brown tones. A sofa with velvet upholstery, in the middle of the living room a flat, large coffee table on a Persian carpet and on a sideboard a record player. This gives the room the cosiness you get from 70s interiors, with the velvet-covered sofas and the brown wooden furniture, including the original record player. Only the whole thing has more style, a touch of exclusivity....

Located directly on the beach in Malibu, you will find the true gems of interior design. Bungalows in the style of the 70s. Inside, it's as if time stood still. Velvet, flokati and everything in brown and orange. With the couch square to drink a glass of wine with guests in cosy company. Underneath, a thick long pile flokati carpet. The coffee tables are kept discreetly in brown. And of course the in-house bar is not to be missed. Upholstered stools with silver feet. The large windows look out over the terrace to the sea in front of Malibu. What more could you want...

It is a world of its own. The interior design showrooms of this world. On a few square metres, designers try to create a sustainable living feeling, sometimes with unbelievable results. Rooms that you would like to move into immediately. We have looked around for you and selected a few of the most beautiful interior showrooms in the world. The Luminaire Lab Showroom in Miami, the Kris Turnbull Showroom in Belfast, the Scultura & Design Showroom in Milan and others...

Autumn has arrived and with it the colder, rainy, darker days. The right time to sit down in an armchair with a cup of tea and a good book and make yourself comfortable. In keeping with this, here are a few ideas for lamps that give the home a warm, cosy light. The most beautiful ones, the Foscarini Couchin, Caboche Chandelier and Buds or the Pluma Cubic, have been selected for you. They resemble a piece of jewellery, are an eye-catcher for the interior of the living room and give warm, soft light...

It can be classy and elegant, but also cosy and comfortable. It is one of those pieces of furniture that are timelessly beautiful and accompany us throughout our lives. They are made of fine fabrics and materials and are also cosy. Sofas. In the style of the 70s, in ethnic style, á la Gucci, in brown leather or grey in grey in chalet style to match the Christmas season. The sofa is one of the most important pieces of furniture and that is why it is so important to choose the right one for you. Here are a few of the cosiest examples from the current collections. From Ralph Lauren, Gervasoni, Guido Maria Kretschmer and co...

Malene Birger graduated from the Danish School of Design in 1989 after graduating as a window dresser. She started her career in the fashion industry in 1989 as a designer at Jackpot by Cali Gry and was head designer of the women`s collection at Marc O`Polo in Stockholm.

In 1997 Malene Birger founded Day Birger et Mikkelsen and was creative director there until 2002, when she left the company to found By Malene Birger in collaboration with IC Group in 2003. In 2010 she sold her shares in the company to IC Group and in 2014 she left her position as Creative Director and founded the interior design company Birger 1962...

Ein Paris and New Orleans, a farm in Brazil, a villa in the Hollywood Hills, a Leica camera model, a Rolex. Who is this ingenious designer who bears a striking resemblance to a rock musician? Lenny Krawitz runs his own quite successful company for interior design, and whatever else you can design. In it he shows his very personal, unique style. The choice of properties, furniture, fabrics and colours is ingenious. Always with a very idiosyncratic combination of materials, colours and patterns. Always this very personal Lenny Krawitz style, a mix of classic, plush and rock...