The Sherwin-Williams Rewild Colourways 2027 collection invites you to return to creativity and follow your intuition with colour for creative inspiration within commercial and residential environments. Always innovative, these narratives explore the ideas leading today’s design conversations and shaping tomorrow’s. Every year, designers eagerly await colour trend forecasts for compelling ideas to refresh commercial and […]
Building intentional style stories evolves design into a deeper purpose, where every object, texture, and colour choice reflects a personal history, value, or lifestyle. We are expanding b.e.house design as a branded environment consultancy where experiential design meets bold storytelling to evolve your personal or commercial style narrative. We take this evolution personally because branding […]
OBSESSIONS: Art community building is the hallmark of the beautiful Sessions Arts Club in Clerkenwell Green, London. Very high on my list of inspirational spaces and fine dining art experiences. You will recognize this as an Art Community Building niche market for our partnership with Quintessance Design, because it is a concept that I am […]
JUST PUTTERING AROUND THE HOUSE, in Vanderbilt style. Our very own castle in North Carolina is the French Renaissance-style Biltmore Estate. If I could live on this property, I would grow my own food, take care of a herd of horses, and completely isolate myself from the current mayhem of misinformation and malignant ignorance. It […]
CLASSIC GEORGIAN is my love language. It’s the architecture that speaks to my London life. London is my reset button. Unequaled around the globe, except for maybe Sydney with its Georgian and Victorian heritage architecture. It’s the stories that are important, especially later in life, as you’ve accumulated art and artifacts that mark your milestones. […]
THE CRYSTAL HOUSES PROJECT represents a 2016 Amsterdam design initiative by MVRDV architects, which featured a transparent façade installation of over 6,500 solid glass bricks, mimicking the original 19th-century brickwork. This innovative self-supporting glass masonry system was developed with TU Delft and other partners to preserve historical character while creating a modern, upmarket environment. This […]
BRITISH COLONIAL: Personally, there has never been a style more indicative of my ancestry. I was home the first time I ever visited a National Trust property. It has nothing whatsoever to do with wealth, caste systems, global conquests, or anything Royal. Although my ancestry includes all of that! It has to do with collections […]
SURF’S UP PEEPS! Whenever a tropical storm hits the East Coast, the surfers hit the waves. However, the interiors here lack a certain vibe. This is a Malibu coast style vibe, straight out of Gidget, with millenial overtones. I personally love the energy of this interpretation! I have always been a doer, not a lay […]
QUEENSLANDER CAROLINA: Well, this won’t make sense to you if you’ve never been to Australia, and you’ve only ever lived in the low country of the Carolinas. But it makes perfect sense to me! My favourite house design is Mediterranean, with a touch of Queenslander thrown in. It’s the floor-to-ceiling windows and engineering airflow throughout […]
NATURAL INSPIRATION: Nature-inspired artisan-painted spaces bring the outdoors inside. I love this nod to European country life. When nature has a hand in anything, it turns out perfectly. I would bet money that the tree peeking around the door frame inspired this interior interpretation. This is what I deeply miss about artisan work and creating […]
ANTIQUES + MODERN RUSTIC: Salvaging, or even inheriting items that don’t particularly fit your impression of your style, creates compelling environments. The juxtaposition automatically draws your eye to the unpredictable. This is storytelling on an intensely personal level. As I’ve said before, style creates a dialogue. Like it or not. I was grilled about this […]
BUILDING STYLE is quite simple once you know your story. If it captures your attention, it’s your style; it will work. It’s all about becoming aware of the connection. Someone in the UK told me not to worry about mixing styles. Even if you don’t see it yet. It’s got a storyline! I exemplified this […]