by James Balston | Oct 15, 2017 | Art, Artists' Homes, Crystal Palace, Decoration, Editorial, Homes, Real Homes
Pitching stories to magazines can be a surprisingly drawn out and tricky process. Each magazine, and each editor, will have a slightly different vision, which can be hard to judge. An answer I’ve heard all too often, is that a home is “not quite right for... 
by James Balston | May 5, 2017 | Art, Artists' Homes, Studios, The Triangle SE19
Studio is the latest book by best-selling author and designer, Sally Coulthard, published by Jacqui Small, and I’m delighted to have several images included in it. The Observer described the book as: “a book that really celebrates the personality and... 
by James Balston | Feb 16, 2016 | Antiques, Apartments, Architecture, Artists' Homes, Contemporary, Crystal Palace, Designers & Architects, London, Restaurants, The Triangle SE19, Workplace
London’s centre of gravity is on the move. The city’s ancient roots are of course north of the river, with many of its landmarks and institutions dotted along that side of the Thames. Centuries of expansion, while not confined to the north, saw it’s... 
by James Balston | Jan 22, 2016 | Artists' Homes, Decoration, Heritage
No. 575 Wandsworth Road is pretty unremarkable from the outside. Part of a modest Georgian terrace, it sits in rather scruffy surroundings, in the no man’s land between Vauxhall and Battersea. To walk through its front door however, is to stumble upon an... 
by James Balston | Jan 12, 2016 | Art, Artists' Homes, Colour, Decoration, Homes, Studios
I’ve known Katie Wallis since the late eighties, when we both studied at Brighton Polytechnic, as it then was. She was studying illustration, but her output since has been much broader, also covering, interior design, mural painting, textile design and... 
by James Balston | Jun 29, 2014 | Artists' Homes, Decoration, Homes, Real Homes
Yesterday, the Guardian finally published a story I shot back in february. A lovely victorian terraced home in Peckham belonging to designer Rachael Causer, and her husband Henry. I’d spent a really enjoyable day shooting the house, while Charlotte Packer put...