{"id":516,"date":"2016-10-26T11:44:58","date_gmt":"2016-10-26T11:44:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentialhome.eu\/blog\/?p=516"},"modified":"2017-02-27T17:36:38","modified_gmt":"2017-02-27T17:36:38","slug":"history-meets-modernity-home-design-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/history-meets-modernity-home-design-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"When History meets Modernity: 10 home design ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"entry-subtitle\">These historic homes have distinctive architectural details, but they subtly mix\u00a0contemporary, vintage and antique furnishings. The result? Spaces\u00a0artfully eclectic, both stylishly edgy and comfortably classic. Step with us inside\u00a0\u201cthe best of both worlds\u201d and see <em><strong>home design ideas<\/strong><\/em>!<\/p>\n<p><strong>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"http:\/\/essentialhome.eu\/inspirations\/trends\/colors\/best-summer-colors-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">THE TOP 10 BEST SUMMER COLORS FOR YOUR HOUSE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/essentialhome.eu\/landing\/download-catalogue\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"banner-we-blog banner-we-blog banner-we-blog banner-we-blog banner-we-blog banner-we-blog banner-we-blog banner-we-blog\" src=\"http:\/\/essentialhome.eu\/inspirations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/banner-we-blog.jpg\" alt=\"These historic homes have distinctive architectural details, but they subtly mix contemporary, vintage and antique furnishings. The result? Spaces artfully eclectic, both stylishly edgy and comfortably classic. Step with us inside \u201cthe best of both worlds\u201d and see home design ideas!\" width=\"620\" height=\"107\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-subtitle\">With its spectacular 19th-century painted ceiling and herringbone parquet flooring, this Paris apartment embodies the ideals of the city\u2019s Haussmannian architecture. Isabelle Stanislas sought to create a dialogue between \u201cold and new\u201d when designing the space for an art collector client.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-subtitle\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-519 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/1-6.jpg\" alt=\"These historic homes have distinctive architectural details, but they subtly mix contemporary, vintage and antique furnishings. The result? Spaces artfully eclectic, both stylishly edgy and comfortably classic. Step with us inside \u201cthe best of both worlds\u201d and see home design ideas!\" width=\"740\" height=\"493\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/1-6.jpg 740w, https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/1-6-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-subtitle\">A pair of Pierre Paulin\u2019s Groovy chairs, an antique French settee and a Karl Springer coffee table occupy the living room of a home in Purchase, New York designed by Sasha Bikoff. The ceiling fixture is by Barovier &amp; Toso<span class=\"s1\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-subtitle\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-550 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/csjk.jpg\" alt=\"These historic homes have distinctive architectural details, but they subtly mix contemporary, vintage and antique furnishings. The result? Spaces artfully eclectic, both stylishly edgy and comfortably classic. Step with us inside \u201cthe best of both worlds\u201d and see home design ideas!\" width=\"580\" height=\"555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/csjk.jpg 580w, https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/csjk-300x287.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-subtitle\">In a Gramercy Park apartment, Alexandra Loew used sculptural, chromatic pieces as counterpoints to the space\u2019s classical architectural details.The contemporary photos are by Donald Sultan and Matthew Pillsbury, the Ribbon Chairs are by Jan Eckselius and the 1970s cocktail table is by Lella and Massimo Vegnelli.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-subtitle\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-533 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Old-vs-New-Historic-homes-with-modern-appeal-2-1024x742.jpg\" alt=\"These historic homes have distinctive architectural details, but they subtly mix contemporary, vintage and antique furnishings. The result? Spaces artfully eclectic, both stylishly edgy and comfortably classic. Step with us inside \u201cthe best of both worlds\u201d and see home design ideas!\" width=\"1024\" height=\"742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Old-vs-New-Historic-homes-with-modern-appeal-2-1024x742.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Old-vs-New-Historic-homes-with-modern-appeal-2-1024x742-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Old-vs-New-Historic-homes-with-modern-appeal-2-1024x742-768x557.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-subtitle\">When interior designer Catherine Kwong created the living room of the 2013 San Francisco Decorator Showcase, she sourced an antique gilt mirror with carvings that echo the ceiling\u2019s fine gold detailing. The custom-painted floor design was inspired by a Cy Twombly painting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-subtitle\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-534 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Old-vs-New-Historic-homes-with-modern-appeal-3.jpg\" alt=\"These historic homes have distinctive architectural details, but they subtly mix contemporary, vintage and antique furnishings. The result? Spaces artfully eclectic, both stylishly edgy and comfortably classic. Step with us inside \u201cthe best of both worlds\u201d and see home design ideas!\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Old-vs-New-Historic-homes-with-modern-appeal-3.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Old-vs-New-Historic-homes-with-modern-appeal-3-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-subtitle\">For the wall surface of a Greenwich Village duplex\u2019s double-height living room, architect Michael Haverland reinterpreted the pattern of the original coffered ceiling using computer-generated shapes. The blue wool-upholstered armchairs are by Marco Zanuso, and the ottoman is by Edward Wormley.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-subtitle\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-535 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Old-vs-New-Historic-homes-with-modern-appeal-5.png\" alt=\"These historic homes have distinctive architectural details, but they subtly mix contemporary, vintage and antique furnishings. The result? Spaces artfully eclectic, both stylishly edgy and comfortably classic. Step with us inside \u201cthe best of both worlds\u201d and see home design ideas!\" width=\"749\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Old-vs-New-Historic-homes-with-modern-appeal-5.png 749w, https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Old-vs-New-Historic-homes-with-modern-appeal-5-300x211.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 749px) 100vw, 749px\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-subtitle\">The Ett Hem hotel in Stockholm, Sweden was designed by Ilse Crawford and her firm, Studioilse. Crawford updated the property \u2014 a 1910 Arts and Craft building \u2014 with a mixture of vintage and modern furnishings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-subtitle\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-536 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/stoc.jpg\" alt=\"These historic homes have distinctive architectural details, but they subtly mix contemporary, vintage and antique furnishings. The result? Spaces artfully eclectic, both stylishly edgy and comfortably classic. Step with us inside \u201cthe best of both worlds\u201d and see home design ideas!\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/stoc.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/stoc-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/stoc-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-subtitle\">Douglas Mackie reinterpreted this mid-19th-century London townhouse for the modern age by installing a subdued silk wallpaper, and using sophisticated, simple pieces that include a linen-clad Christian Liagre sofa and a Callum Innes painting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-subtitle\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-539 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/22.jpg\" alt=\"These historic homes have distinctive architectural details, but they subtly mix contemporary, vintage and antique furnishings. The result? Spaces artfully eclectic, both stylishly edgy and comfortably classic. Step with us inside \u201cthe best of both worlds\u201d and see home design ideas!\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/22.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/22-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-subtitle\">The gray silk-sheathed drawing room of a London residence by Peter Mikic features a gilt 19th-century mirror, a marble fireplace surround from Chesney\u2019s and photography by Miles Aldridge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-subtitle\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-542 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/12.jpg\" alt=\"These historic homes have distinctive architectural details, but they subtly mix contemporary, vintage and antique furnishings. The result? Spaces artfully eclectic, both stylishly edgy and comfortably classic. Step with us inside \u201cthe best of both worlds\u201d and see home design ideas!\" width=\"640\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/12.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/12-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-subtitle\">In a Paris residential project known as Apartment 002, Bismut &amp; Bismut placed objects, including Eileen Gray Transat armchairs and a bronze C\u00e9sar sculpture, on white platforms that seem to hover around a PETAL coffee table by the designers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-subtitle\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-546 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/sa.png\" alt=\"These historic homes have distinctive architectural details, but they subtly mix contemporary, vintage and antique furnishings. The result? Spaces artfully eclectic, both stylishly edgy and comfortably classic. Step with us inside \u201cthe best of both worlds\u201d and see home design ideas!\" width=\"795\" height=\"526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/sa.png 795w, https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/sa-300x198.png 300w, https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/sa-768x508.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 795px) 100vw, 795px\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-subtitle\">In a 19th-century Connecticut barn John Barman created a scheme that combines citrus hues with a laid-back, mid-century vibe (note the Hans J. Wegner Papa Bear chairs).<\/p>\n<p class=\"entry-subtitle\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-555 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Image00001-3.jpg\" alt=\"These historic homes have distinctive architectural details, but they subtly mix contemporary, vintage and antique furnishings. The result? Spaces artfully eclectic, both stylishly edgy and comfortably classic. Step with us inside \u201cthe best of both worlds\u201d and see home design ideas!\" width=\"760\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Image00001-3.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.essentialhome.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/Image00001-3-300x223.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/essentialhome.eu\/products\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"banner-weblog-2 banner-weblog-2 banner-weblog-2 banner-weblog-2 banner-weblog-2 banner-weblog-2 banner-weblog-2 banner-weblog-2 banner-weblog-2 banner-weblog-2\" src=\"http:\/\/essentialhome.eu\/inspirations\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/banner-weblog-2.jpg\" alt=\"Apple's new store in London has reopened following a major renovation by Foster + Partners that incorporates the tech giant's new approach to retail. The Regent Street store \u2013 Apple's first outpost in Europe when it opened in 2004 \u2013 was closed for a lengthy period while it was revamped according to the company's new interior design format. Apple's new store Apple's new store in Regent Street by Foster + Partners banner weblog 2\" width=\"670\" height=\"116\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/blogs\/the-study\/18-historic-homes-modern-appeal\/\" title=\"\">1stdibs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>_<br>\nWE REALLY HOPE YOU LIKED OUR ARTICLE. FEEL FREE TO PIN ALL THE IMAGES TO YOUR FAVORITE PINTEREST BOARD OR TO PRINT IT AND USE IN YOUR MOOD BOARD. YOU CAN ALWAYS CHOOSE TO FOLLOW US AND SEE THE COVERAGE OF THIS EVENT STEP BY STEP. 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