An architect's dream home

This is probably one of the most beautiful, charming and lively bedrooms I have seen. And as an interior designer with long years experience I muste have seen a lot. This room invites you to live there, not just sleep!

A glass-walled penthouse in Manchester

It is owned by the architect who designed the building, Beetham Tower, one of the tallest towers in Europe,  - architect Ian Simpson:

This garden of olive trees, oaks and citrus trees is situated on top of  the same skyscraper in the heart of Manchester! (source)

How to make a long room look more balanced

 This is one of my projects, where in a small apartment with unsightly dark living room I had to solve several problems:
- make it look more proportional, because it was long and narrow; with just one window at the far end;
- combine in this small space the functions of a kitchen, dining room and living room;
- preserve the available flooring.
Through the use of colour techniques and suitable materials I think we succeeded to make the room much wider, lighter and inviting.
Here below is the result:

Fireplace or a TV? Or, better both together

It is alsways interesting for me how people combine the two focal points in a living room - the TV and the fireplace? I just came accross several good ideas how to combine them without sacrificing comfort and good design:

Contemporary Family Room design by San Francisco Interior Designer Steven Miller Design Studio, Inc.

Contemporary Living Room design by San Francisco Architect Fulcrum Structural Engineering

Modern Living Room design by New York Architect Jae Chang

Traditional Family Room design by San Francisco Kitchen And Bath Julie Williams Design

As you can see - solutions in different styles are available for a good designer :)