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 | Mar 14, 2016 | Bathrooms, Bedrooms, Home Cinemas, Homes, Kitchens, Real Homes
Like many young married couples, Dan and Dennis Keighron-Foster have a hectic life, raising a young family, doing up their huge Victorian home in Manchester, and running a web hosting business, Steamhaus. The house has plenty of space for a growing family, along with... 
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 | 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... 
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 | Jan 18, 2011 | Real Homes
Many of the homes featured on my blog have been designed on budgets that most of us can only fantasise about. The interiors equivalents of Ferraris or Aston Martins. So just occasionally I thought we should take a spin in a Mini or Ford Fiesta. Being restricted...