Interior Design
Best of the Week: 31 Wild and Whimsical Spaces
For those who eschew formulaic interiors, don't care to conform, and want their homes to reflect them in all their glory
Clashing colour, mismatched furniture, random inclusions; here we celebrate some of the most individual interiors seen on Houzz. And we salute the individuals behind them… it takes daring to be different.
2. Location: Portland, USA
Designer: T.H.E Remodel Group
Why we love it: Because they could have left it at the sea-green feature wall and pale blue chandelier. Instead, they ramped it up further with the spectacular chairs. We are sure everyone gravitates to this room, whether they love it or not.
Designer: T.H.E Remodel Group
Why we love it: Because they could have left it at the sea-green feature wall and pale blue chandelier. Instead, they ramped it up further with the spectacular chairs. We are sure everyone gravitates to this room, whether they love it or not.
3. Location: London, UK
Designer: Marsh & Parsons
Why we love it: The way the starburst rug takes pride of place, despite close competition from the zebra-print chair, toile curtains and ornamental horse.
Designer: Marsh & Parsons
Why we love it: The way the starburst rug takes pride of place, despite close competition from the zebra-print chair, toile curtains and ornamental horse.
This is the dining room in the previous home; it’s still got it all going on…
Oh my goodness, the living area!
4. Location: North Carolina, USA
Designer: Jessica Dauray Interiors/Elements Of Style
Why we love it: The pairing of floral curtains with the graphic artwork referencing 17th-century Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer and a very modern bubble pendant light. Very separate elements somehow relate so well.
Designer: Jessica Dauray Interiors/Elements Of Style
Why we love it: The pairing of floral curtains with the graphic artwork referencing 17th-century Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer and a very modern bubble pendant light. Very separate elements somehow relate so well.
5. Location: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Designer: Yana Svetlova Wallcoverings
Why we love it: The kitchen isn’t often a place for full-scale bling. Top marks for not letting this hardworking room escape the glamour treatment.
Designer: Yana Svetlova Wallcoverings
Why we love it: The kitchen isn’t often a place for full-scale bling. Top marks for not letting this hardworking room escape the glamour treatment.
6. Location: London, UK
Designer: Button & Sprung
Why we love it: This is such a joyous approach to a bedroom. We love the large florals and uplifting colour scheme.
Designer: Button & Sprung
Why we love it: This is such a joyous approach to a bedroom. We love the large florals and uplifting colour scheme.
7. Location: London, UK
Designer: Kia Designs
Why we love it: Oversized florals again, backed up by floral upholstery and an eye-catching pendant. Gold.
Designer: Kia Designs
Why we love it: Oversized florals again, backed up by floral upholstery and an eye-catching pendant. Gold.
And here’s a pulled-back view, showing it’s not a busy corner of a room, it’s a room that celebrates colour and pattern on every surface.
8. Location: London, UK
Why we love it: Because it’s wild and free.
Why we love it: Because it’s wild and free.
9. Location: Notting Hill, UK
Designer: Chelsea House Interiors
Why we love it: You’ve got to be confident to go with a whimsical room; we love the uplifting green velvet armchairs and tiny foot rugs. A very cheery space.
Designer: Chelsea House Interiors
Why we love it: You’ve got to be confident to go with a whimsical room; we love the uplifting green velvet armchairs and tiny foot rugs. A very cheery space.
10. Location: Portland, USA
Designer: C Change Design
Why we love it: Because family homes are all but required to have cheeky colour.
Designer: C Change Design
Why we love it: Because family homes are all but required to have cheeky colour.
11. Location: Florence, Italy
Why we love it: For those days when you can’t make it to an art gallery, why not have one in your own home, complete with a beautiful fresco.
Why we love it: For those days when you can’t make it to an art gallery, why not have one in your own home, complete with a beautiful fresco.
12. Location: Stockholm, Sweden
Why we love it: A little greenhouse in the dining area. Why not? It keeps the hanging plants company. One of our favourite spaces.
Why we love it: A little greenhouse in the dining area. Why not? It keeps the hanging plants company. One of our favourite spaces.
13. Location: Hertfordshire, UK
Why we love it: An unbounded celebration of life. We love the sense of joy evident in this space.
Why we love it: An unbounded celebration of life. We love the sense of joy evident in this space.
14. Location: Albuquerque, USA
Designer: BUILT Design Collective
Why we love it: If you love a colour, then why not use it in almost every piece of furniture and decoration in a room.
Designer: BUILT Design Collective
Why we love it: If you love a colour, then why not use it in almost every piece of furniture and decoration in a room.
15. Location: London, UK
Designer: Doris Lee Design Studio
Why we love it: A lovely approach to kids’ rooms, we are fans of the giant toadstools and granny-style bedcovers. A delightful way to celebrate childhood.
Designer: Doris Lee Design Studio
Why we love it: A lovely approach to kids’ rooms, we are fans of the giant toadstools and granny-style bedcovers. A delightful way to celebrate childhood.
16. Location: Moscow, Russia
Designer: Архитектурное бюро «Шаболовка»
Why we love it: Because who would have thought to pair an ornate mirror with patterned tiles and a chandelier in a bathroom? Top marks for individuality.
Designer: Архитектурное бюро «Шаболовка»
Why we love it: Because who would have thought to pair an ornate mirror with patterned tiles and a chandelier in a bathroom? Top marks for individuality.
17. Location: Russia
Designer: Trevi Studio
Why we love it: It’s just so loose and loving, with no pretence whatsoever. A real charmer.
Designer: Trevi Studio
Why we love it: It’s just so loose and loving, with no pretence whatsoever. A real charmer.
18. Location: Moscow, Russia
Why we love it: If you have a big personality then why not express it with texture, colour and pattern.
Why we love it: If you have a big personality then why not express it with texture, colour and pattern.
19. Location: Paris, France
Why we love it: The unabashed enthusiasm for tribal-style wares.
Why we love it: The unabashed enthusiasm for tribal-style wares.
20. Location: London, UK
Designer: Maurizio Pellizzoni Ltd
Why we love it: Because if you have the money, why not have a fantastically indulgent bathroom that breaks all the rules.
Designer: Maurizio Pellizzoni Ltd
Why we love it: Because if you have the money, why not have a fantastically indulgent bathroom that breaks all the rules.
22. Location: Los Angeles, USA
Designer: Sol Haus Design
Why we love it: Plants are life and the more plants the more life. We are big fans of this comfy, natural space.
Designer: Sol Haus Design
Why we love it: Plants are life and the more plants the more life. We are big fans of this comfy, natural space.
23. Location: San Francisco, USA
Designer: Blair Burke General Contractors, Inc.
Why we love it: There is no reason on earth a powder room can’t be fun.
Designer: Blair Burke General Contractors, Inc.
Why we love it: There is no reason on earth a powder room can’t be fun.
24. Location: Munich, Germany
Designer: Raumkonzepte Peter Buchberger
Why we love it: Hollywood Regency meets ’60s panache. We are big fans of the old-time glamour in this entrancing space.
Designer: Raumkonzepte Peter Buchberger
Why we love it: Hollywood Regency meets ’60s panache. We are big fans of the old-time glamour in this entrancing space.
25. Location: London, UK
Designer: Doris Lee Design Studio
Why we love it: Eclecticism reigns in this lovely otherworldly space.
Designer: Doris Lee Design Studio
Why we love it: Eclecticism reigns in this lovely otherworldly space.
26. Location: London, UK
Why we love it: Because a laundry doesn’t have to be a serious space.
Why we love it: Because a laundry doesn’t have to be a serious space.
27. Location: Sydney, NSW
Designer: Brett Mickan Interior Design
Why we love it: A slightly restrained version of wild and whimsical, but bursting with personality nonetheless.
Designer: Brett Mickan Interior Design
Why we love it: A slightly restrained version of wild and whimsical, but bursting with personality nonetheless.
28. Location: Los Angeles, USA
Designer: Murphy Deesign
Why we love it: It’s refreshing to see such original thinking.
Designer: Murphy Deesign
Why we love it: It’s refreshing to see such original thinking.
29. Location: London, UK
Designer: Cooley & Rose
Why we love it: Wild and whimsical isn’t a prescriptive look. It’s an expression of individuality, just like in this incredibly beautiful space.
Designer: Cooley & Rose
Why we love it: Wild and whimsical isn’t a prescriptive look. It’s an expression of individuality, just like in this incredibly beautiful space.
30. Location: Chicago, USA
Designer: Buckingham Interiors + Design LTD
Why we love it: Personality in every direction. We love the non-conformist nature of this dining area.
Designer: Buckingham Interiors + Design LTD
Why we love it: Personality in every direction. We love the non-conformist nature of this dining area.
31 Location: Moscow, Russia
Designer: Studio Irina Dymova
Why we love it: Another one that’s full of joy and self-expression.
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Designer: Studio Irina Dymova
Why we love it: Another one that’s full of joy and self-expression.
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Why we love it: Because if you love lampshades, then why stop at one? We love the celebration evident in this home and the way the lampshades have been hung up to battle it out with the floral sofa.