This was an interesting book, but it won't appeal to many readers, so I won't be purchasing it for my library. I'm sure there are other libraries that might want to add this book to their collections, but not mine.

I was not expecting any of these houses! I was so pleasantly surprised! When I think of an English home I think of old and stone. These houses flip a switch & throw design a curveball! So very cool.

House London by Ellie Stathaki is a nonfiction book that showcases 50 of the most inspiring contemporary interiors in the city today. Created by some of the best designers, architects, and creatives around, this book celebrates the amazing variety and vision that lies behind sometimes quite ordinary facades. Writer Ellie Stathaki and photographer Anna Stathaki explore different interior styles and show the very best of London homes – from the surprising interiors of humble terraces, to extraordinary conversions showcasing the height of luxury. Some homes will provide worthy inspiration, and others a level of drama most of us can only dream of. With beautiful photography throughout, each home draws on something uniquely ‘London’ and supporting text profiles home owners, architects, and designers and highlights the architectural bones that make up the home.

House London is an exploration of homes in London that capture a certain something and about the city and its people. While not big into learning about the rich and famous, or how they live, I am a huge fan of the city and thought this would be a fun look at interior designs and homes I would never otherwise see. I was not disappointed in the quality of the photography, even if some of the choices go well outside of my personal taste and others made me dream of finding a way to get that much natural light in my own home. I will admit to paying much more attention to the photography than the text, but I did find that the text was well researched and written and added a depth of interest and understanding to the homes featured and the people involved. I found the book to be intriguing and entertaining to explore. I think it will be great for those that love home design and decorating, as well as those looking for some inspiration for future projects.

There's a lot to like about this book. It has great photos and the summaries of each house not only talk about the inspiration and design process, but also about specific architects and designers that worked their magic. It also lists some of the key pieces of furniture or objects that make the room special. This makes the book very accessible and if you wanted to recreate some of the ideas, gives you a good starting place to start building your space. I would have liked a little more text, and possibly a little more variation in the houses if I'm being picky. Obviously you are limited by the fact that this is specifically about London houses, but after a bit, some of the interiors, no matter what era house they came from, started to look quite samey. The book definitely reflects the tastes of our age and we really like a pared back Scandi style. There were some notable and exciting exceptions and I would have liked a few more of these. It is however, a beautiful, well curated and well written book with a lot to recommend it.

This book provides an eclectic range of modern looks for interior design. Find inspiration from the various homes of London. Art you can live in.

This would make a lovely gift or coffee table book for the design enthusiast, especially one with the following tastes.

The homes presented (about 4-6 pages for each home) are:
- mostly minimal and modern
- some very ecclectic (including one traditional-ecclectic)
- some minimal-industrial
- a few extremely miniminal

The book portrays homes that have been re-modeled instead of new builds (unless I missed something). Some of the homes have exposed brick or plaster from the original structures, although most have stark or painted interiors.

There is a section with very colourful homes as well.

I am truly amazed at the number of homes shown in this book. Highly recommend for someone interested in modern or minimal design.

The real fun of this book is having a peep into other people's homes to see how they live, and to perhaps take some design inspiration away for our own homes (although maybe on a lesser scale.) I have to be honest though, the text accompanying the pictures didn't really grab my interest and after a few pages I just skipped it to look at the photos! However there are plenty of pictures of beautiful homes and interior design which more than made up for it.

House London is a book highlighting fifty various contemporary home interiors in London including conversions, semis, Victorian period homes, studios and row houses, Five thematic chapters include the owners, architects and designers (often known) involved in text and gorgeous photography, all uniquely London. Some homes' features are kept and/or incorporated into design but other buildings are gutted and built from scratch with bespoke furnishings. Whether small or large, the use of texture, colour, light and nature are important whether subdued, playful, tranquil or dramatic.

Both organic and inorganics are displayed using stone, concrete, brick (love the brickwork in the Green House), steel, cork, Nordic cabin features, Victorian tile, glass, vegetation, antiques, textiles, artwork displays and wallpaper. But there is much more than that.

In my view the vast majority of these houses are not liveable homely homes and too minimalist for my taste (where on earth is the stuff?) but there are a few in which I can envision families living in. My favourite is Rebecca's Home which looks cheery, tasteful and comfy. But the point is we all have different preferences and personalities and our homes should reflect that. This is why we have books such as this...to inspire, wonder at and learn from. We always like to see how others live!

If you would like to catch glimpses into mostly otherworldly urban homes, do read and gawp at the plethora of ideas within.

My sincere thank you to Quarto Publishing Group - White Lion and NetGalley for the privilege of learning from this fascinating book.

This book combined several interests-Living in London, Architecture, and Interior Design. Beautifully photographed, I loved all the different traditional and eclectic designs.

Though I'm a country girl at heart, I love the look of a city house, and this book allows me to take a peek inside dozens of urban dwellings, gawking and squealing at the amazing variety of decorating styles on display.

It's fascinating to see how the homeowners have adapted to the space available, OR changed the spaces to meet their needs, and reflect their personalities.

Whether you love clean lines and open spaces, or nooks and crannies, bold, bright colors, or white walls and furnishings, there's something in this book that will inspire and delight you.

There's so many ideas, stunning solutions, and beatiful pictures. I loved this houses and I think this is perfect for whoever loves architeture or want some new ideas for their home.
Recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine

A beautiful contemporary design and archtecture book that takes you inside some cool contempoary London interiors. This book makes for nice eye candy and inspiration for forward thinking design and architecture.

A tremendous book full of ideas for home design, style and decor. There is a wonderful, eclectic mix of ideas and I have loved seeing the many photographs and accompanying descriptions of these London home interiors. A great book for the coffee table, and for anyone looking for inspiration when attempting to transform their home.

This stunning book is a must-have for lovers of interior design. With a particular focus - as the title implies - on homes in London, it showcases the best of interiors, home design and architecture. Beautiful photography is accompanied by artfully laid out descriptions of the homes, and while the majority of houses featured are more aspirational, there's lots to provide inspiration for those of us in more modest dwellings.

What an amazing book…I did a quick read and spend some time every day going back to each house and visuals for an in depth experience. it was easy to track down the homes online to get more pictures from the architects webpages.
it’s ironic that the house on property where I live is undergoing renovation/new build….the income generating equity funded put up something fast totally disturb
the neighbors for months US mentality is so short sighted. Nice to see thoughtful somewhat historic reconstruction…. I really couldn’t imagine
day to day life in most of the houses because of the staged element but then again that wasn’t the point of the book.. I came away enamored
by the amount of books curated in most of the houses…nice to see books everywhere… says a lot about life in a particular place. This is the first
book of serious design build scholarship I’ve happened on and it was amazing…

Review to come on blog on October 4th.

I received this book from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.

I always love books about architecture and going into homes and checking them out, so of course this book had to be requested... even if my Netgalley TBR is already a bit too full for my liking. Haha. I prefer it to be around 5, but at this moment (12th September) it is around 17. Oh noes.

In this book we visit several gorgeous (and some that I don't find gorgeous) interiors in the city of London. I had fun seeing all these homes, it is as if I was using Funda (a Dutch site where you can find and see houses) only now for the most fancy and exclusive houses ever. We see some gorgeous houses with little nooks or beautiful ceilings with windows or visit houses that just scream COMFY, come sit on this soft couch and relax with us. Some really stunned me in how beautiful they were and I wish I could have stepped into the houses and just wander around myself instead of seeing some photographs. The first half of the book was definitely my favourite of the book.

Because the second half? Not really my cup of tea for a lot of time. Some houses I wondered if someone was colour blind because PINK? BLUE? Pink blue yellow all together? UMMMMM. No. Some other houses were just so full and busy that I probably would never find a moments rest there if I would have lived there. I don't need my house to be boring white or super minimalist, but dark blue or lots of stuff everywhere? Not my thing.

And the text? I tried to read it, but the font was very tiny. Even with my glasses I just had a hard time reading them. Not to mention... it was just so dreadfully boring. And then the last thing why I wasn't a fan of the text, at times it just spoiled what was about to come. Oh you will see this room decked out in this and that. I don't want to know. I want to explore it by myself.

But all in all, I am happy that I got this book, I have discovered some gorgeous houses/interiors. And I had fun escaping the world a bit.