by James Balston | Feb 18, 2015 | Apartments, Decoration, Real Homes
Some rooms merit a whole magazine feature all on their own. Forget the rest of the house, when a room is really good, I can happily spend an entire day eeking out every detail of a space. Amber Jeavons’ living room is one such room. I shot it last year for an... 
by James Balston | Feb 27, 2014 | Apartments, Architecture, Kitchens
Some magic worlds are found at the back of wardrobes, down rabbit holes, or in between platforms 9 and 10 at Kings Cross. I recently discovered another down an unprepossessing alley in Sydenham of all places. Behind a large industrial door, lies Yasemen’s... 
by James Balston | Jan 9, 2014 | Apartments, Architecture, Cityscape, Contemporary, London
Rather like the old adage about waiting ages for a London bus, and then 3 come along, last year I shot a lovely apartment for Jess Lavers on Hanover Street, only to find myself back on the same street a few weeks later shooting the apartment block itself for Squire... 
by James Balston | Jul 17, 2013 | Apartments, Blog, Cityscape, Loft, London
In film, London has invariably been portrayed as a grimy, seedy and of course, fogbound city. From Sherlock Holmes and Oliver Twist to the classic thriller, “Midnight Lace”, starring Doris Day, as a tormented woman hearing voices in the fog, the... 
by James Balston | May 24, 2013 | Apartments, London
Among the most notable British contributions to urban design, are the terraced house and the garden square. Once Inigo Jones and his patron the Earl of Bedford had set the precedent in London with Covent Garden piazza in the 17th century, the ideas born in Italy... 
by James Balston | Apr 15, 2013 | Apartments, Bathrooms, Lighting, London
How things change. Until a decade or so ago, nobody, at least not in Britain, aspired to live in a tower block. Councils up and down the land had built towers to house those who couldn’t afford the cherished Victorian terraced house, thirties semi, or detached...