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Best of the Week: 34 Grand Homes Around the World

What signifies a grand home? To us it's spaciousness, a connection to the history of the home and deliberate decor

Vanessa Walker
Vanessa WalkerFebruary 16, 2021
Houzz Australia & New Zealand Editor.
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Beautiful plush materials, high sheen, arched windows, layer upon layer of decorative elements… it’s time to indulge in some images of grand homes throughout the world.

And remember, you can get more details of a project and see more of a professional’s work by clicking on a photo.
DeBilzan Galleries
1. Location: Miami, USA
Designer: DeBilzan Galleries
Features: Architectural elements galore.
Shalini George Interiors
2. Location: Bengaluru, India
Designer: Shalini George Interiors
Features: Uplifting colours within solid architecture.

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ReFocus Productions
3. Location: Tampa, USA
Designer: ReFocus Productions
Features: An arched window to adore.
polytec
4. Location: Sydney, NSW
Features: The outdoor kitchen to end all outdoor kitchens.
Style Merchants
5. Location: Mosman, NSW
Designer: Style Merchants
Features: Layer upon layer of texture and tone.
Filotico and partners architetti
6. Location: Lecce, Italy
Designer: Filotico and Partners Architetti
Features: A classic courtyard in a grand old home.
Le Studio des Artisans
7. Location: Montpellier, France
Designer: Le Studio des Artisans
Features: An indulgent bath in a bathroom that elevates decoration to a whole new level.
Валентина Савескул
8. Location: Moscow, Russia
Features: Metallics that shine to lift the kitchen.
Element Property Group
9. Location: Brisbane, Queensland
Designer: Mark Smith
Features: A sense of spaciousness.
A5 Design Group
10. Location: Moscow, Russia
Features: Chandelier plus vaulted ceiling plus marble.
Seidler Group
11. Location: Melbourne, Victoria
Designer: Seidler Group
Features: A controlled palette in a majestic space.
Filippo Dell'Orto Interior Design Studio
12. Location: Milan, Italy
Designer: Filippo Dell’Orto Interior Design Studio
Features: Imposing portraits overlooking modern furnishings.
Davis Sanders Homes
13. Location: NSW
Designer: Davis Sanders Homes
Features: An unrivalled vista from a beautiful vantage point.
Greg Shand Architects
14. Location: Singapore
Designer: Greg Shand Architects
Features: Twin pendant lights for a touch of whimsy in an upmarket home.
Kvänum Køkken
15. Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
Designer: Kvänum Køkken
Features: A country-style kitchen writ large.
GGA gardini gibertini architetti
16. Location: Urbino, Italy
Designer: GGA gardini gibertini architetti
Features: Brutalism as king.
Rick Liston | Yarra Valley Photographer
17. Location: Ibiza, Spain
Features: Architectural features in abundance.
CMC-CONCEPT
18. Location: Dijon, France
Designer: CMC-Concept
Features: Architraves, cornicing and scones to fill a vast space.
Artichoke
19. Location: London, UK
Designer: Artichoke
Features: Arched windows, ladder-back chairs and a pendant light that allude to past times.
Bismut & Bismut Architectes
20. Location: Paris, France
Designer: Bismut & Bismut Architectes
Features: Floor-to-ceiling windows that emphasise luxury and position.
一級建築士事務所シンクスタジオ
21. Location: Kyoto, Japan
Features: A chandelier that sets up a 10-seater table perfectly.
germain suignard photographe Presse / Publicité
22. Location: Paris, France
Features: Indulgence in the form of a heroic pendant.
Edge Commercial Photography
23. Location: Merewether, NSW
Features: A beautiful bathroom that highlights the grand location of the home.
Tai Ping Carpets
24. Location: Paris, France
Features: Moulding and paint effects that add to a sense of history.
d.mesure - Elodie Sire
25. Location: Paris, France
Designer: D.Mesure – Elodie Sire
Features: The promise of a deep bathing experience that harks back to when baths were an utter luxury.
Mona Port Interior Design
26. Location: Berlin, Germany
Designer: Mona Port Interior Design
Features: Sofa furnishings for a relaxed retreat.
Lydia Seltz Interior Design FZ LLE
27. Location: Germany
Designer: Lydia Seltz Interior Design
Features: A minimalist approach to furniture within a grand residence.

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Ashleys
28. Location: Mumbai, India
Designer: Ashleys
Features: Decorative flourishes everywhere you look.
Andrés Flajszer Photography
29. Location: Barcelona, Spain
Features: A contemporary interpretation of a grand space with new materials.
Lorenzo Castillo
30. Location: Seville, Spain
Designer: Lorenzo Castillo
Features: From the tilework to the columns and carved doors, this space is grand to its core.
Suzie Mc Adam
31. Location: Dublin, Ireland
Designer: Suzie Mc Adam
Features: The marble tiles, the balustrade, the lights…
AB Architects
32. Location: Moscow, Russia
Designer: AB Architects
Features: Shine and texture from the upholstered walls to the pendant cluster.
AR-1 | architecture & design
33. Location: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Designer: AR-1 Architecture & Design
Features: Exquisite joinery in white.
Xin Concept Pte Ltd
34. Location: Singapore
Designer: Xin Concept
Features: Enough height to have a void plus three Louis Poulsen pendants.


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