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[Oznell]

Remember British designer Sophie Paterson?  Every once in awhile I like to check back and see what she's doing.  Here's another suburban or "exurban" house she did in her signature luxe, tranquil and meticulous style.

The only thing I don't care for much above is the abstract metal room divider.  She loves to work with metals, and likes to take "risks" with this kind of interior flourish.  Still, not my favorite!

She loves blond woods and marble.

Shimmer.

Her characteristic mix of neutrals creates a cozy envelope. Cream, ecru, copper, taupe.

The little details.

 

I enjoy the richness of all her finishes.  Black marble in a powder room, so striking.

Tea in a casual sitting room.

Blush is one of the soft colors she deploys, fresh yet enveloping in this bedroom...

But this bedroom, in chocolate, copper and khaki, has a masculine feeling...  (I love the way she styles her accessories on side tables and night tables).

Pretty, beautifully finished bathroom.

This bedroom must be tucked under the eaves.  It looks so comfortable-- would be a tranquil retreat on a wet English morning...

Another view of living room toward garden.  Take away those 'cages', ha. 

What I like about her style is the effortless mastery of different influences she employs--  hints of Art Deco, soft contemporary, midcentury, and often a bit of 'glam', but always with softness and subtlety.  That urbane mix, plus the really high quality materials and finishes, give such a pampering feeling.  Let the fog roll in!

[Love my grandkids]

@Oznell Not my taste at all. Too sterile, colors are too cold for my taste.

[stevieb]

The quality is obvious, but at the end of it all, for me, just another series of too contemporary too neutral spaces.

[Mellyg]

It is very elegant!

[Kachina624]

It's very beige.

[Desertdi]

Not fond of open-planning;    I prefer a kitchen with a DOOR.....I cook alone, and don't like anyone watching me (and critiquing).

[Pook]

Way too many windows for me.

[Big Joanie]

OMG .. that is right up my alley .....love it ...

[Caaareful Shopper]

Meticulous, high-end details.  I'm sure I could find something I like very much in each room.  

But I find the overall design quite sterile and lifeless, I'm afraid.  Too matchy-matchy as well.  

I would have loved the bedroom under the eaves, but again, it leaves me with a literal and figurative yawn.  

[just bee]

Strangely, I find everything here appealing except for that framed thing over the sofa.  Up close, it's a collection of holes.  But from a distance it looks like a giant hairball.

Either way, it doesn't need to be on the wall.