by James Balston | Sep 3, 2015 | Colour, Designers & Architects, Homes
Few colours generate such an extreme response as purple. You either love it, or hate it. Accordingly you’re either going to love or hate the interiors featured in this blog post. Quite why I’ve recently had such a flurry of purple interiors to shoot I... 
by James Balston | Aug 27, 2015 | Decoration, Design, Designers & Architects, Homes, Still Life
“To lay, or not to lay?” A question frequently asked when shooting a dining room. In my experience, designers and developers usually like their tables formally laid with the finest cutlery, crockery and glassware, while magazines often prefer something... 
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 | Jan 8, 2015 | Decoration, Designers & Architects, Homes
My favourite room in one particular house I shot last year, was the study, but because time was short, and the study wasn’t of primary importance to the magazine which commissioned me, I didn’t shoot it. It was a pity, as the room was very stylish, and it... 
by James Balston | Sep 8, 2014 | Architecture, Designers & Architects, Homes, Kitchens
When researching the background to the pretty Arts and Crafts house in the Surrey Hills that I shot for The English Home magazine, I was surprised to discover that its architect, Edward Mountford, was also responsible for great works of Edwardian baroque such as the... 
by James Balston | Mar 10, 2014 | Bathrooms, Bedrooms, Designers & Architects, Homes, Kitchens, Lighting
If you pick up the April issue (out now) of Homes & Gardens, you’ll see the Terraced Home feature I shot, called ‘Time to Reflect’. Elegant and restrained with a few pops of colour, the home was designed by Juliette Byrne. Meanwhile, here is a...