by James Balston | Feb 9, 2016 | Apartments, Bathrooms, Designers & Architects, Homes
Like the post-war housing estates that replaced them, the tenements of Glasgow were much maligned. Yes they were over crowded, harbouring disease and abject poverty, but then as now the knee-jerk solution always seems to be “pull them down and start... 
by James Balston | Jan 7, 2016 | Apartments, Bathrooms, Bedrooms, Contemporary, Lighting, London
One of the last design jobs I completed in my former career, was dressing a show flat in a new development. That was over ten years ago, and today a whole industry has grown up around the presentation and marketing of high end property. Some design firms have been set... 
by James Balston | Sep 11, 2015 | Apartments, Architecture, Cityscape, Landscapes, Leisure, London, Parks
The much promised Indian Summer has been a little sporadic to say the least, so on sunday I determined to may the most of the glorious sunshine, and go and explore a rapidly changing corner of London. Before the millennium, chances are, the only reason you might have... 
by James Balston | May 28, 2015 | Apartments, Bathrooms, Bedrooms, Contemporary, Decoration, Lighting, London
Let’s face it, this isn’t a choice that most of us will ever make, or perhaps even want to, but if money were no object, which would you choose. Here are two apartments I’ve shot this year; the first is an opulent affair in a mansion block on Mount... 
by James Balston | Apr 30, 2015 | Apartments, Contemporary, Decoration, Design, Designers & Architects, Homes, Hotels
Who can resist a reflection? Whenever I’m shooting an interior, I can’t help but check out the room’s reflection, whether in a mirror or in a highly polished surface. Designers use mirrors to add space and light to a room, so there’s no reason... 
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...