by James Balston | Dec 9, 2020 | 1970s, Christmas, Colour, Contemporary, Decoration, Homes
So often the image of Christmas at home looks back to the past; a garlanded Victorian fireplace, or a cosy country cottage with frosted windows, so it made a change last year to shoot a more modern home, with different influences and traditions. The house in question,... 
by James Balston | Mar 14, 2019 | 1970s, Apartments, Crystal Palace, Design, Kitchens
In my experience, having work done on your home, is unlikely to be drama free, but I won’t go into the can of worms we opened late last summer when we started work on our new kitchen. We are delighted with the results, and the stress, noise, and dust, are but... 
by James Balston | Jul 12, 2018 | 1970s, Apartments, Colour, Kitchens
It’s time to say a fond farewell to our classic 1970s avocado kitchen! As much as I love it, it’s time for an upgrade, and a dishwasher apart from anything else. This was the original kitchen, installed when the block was built in about ’81, so ok... 
by James Balston | Apr 14, 2015 | 1960s, 1970s, Apartments, Bathrooms, Bedrooms, Homes, Kitchens, London
The 1930s and 1960s come together beautifully in Hannah Cork’s pre-war west London flat. Hannah is an interior stylist working in TV and advertising, and has a keen collector’s eye for vintage homewares of the 60s & 70s. In fact her flat would make the... 
by James Balston | Feb 2, 2012 | 1970s, Real Homes
I don’t often get to shoot ‘before & afters’, but when we went to stay with friends in their seaside bungalow, I couldn’t resist. The rather forlorn interior looks stuck in a timewarp circa 1975, so it was a surprise to discover that it... 
by James Balston | Jul 4, 2011 | 1970s, Crystal Palace, Shops, The Triangle SE19
Retro heaven on the Triangle. http://thetrianglese19.blogspot.com/2011/07/belle-coco.html 