by James Balston | Mar 23, 2017 | Bathrooms, Bedrooms, Colour, Decoration, Editorial, Homes
It’s always a buzz, seeing your work in print, and nothing beats being featured on the cover. I’ve been shooting regularly for The English Home magazine for 3 or 4 years now, and the latest issue sees my second cover story for them. This wonderful dining... 
by James Balston | Aug 14, 2012 | Homes
“40 Fabulous Rooms 2012” in the current issue of Livingetc, is the magazine’s annual look at the most influential and inspiring trends in Interiors. Among their “New Blues”, no.17 is a moody but elegant London living room that I shot... 
by James Balston | May 1, 2012 | Homes
Reception Rooms Some houses were made for hosting great events and parties, and the principal rooms on the ground floor here could happily accommodate receptions of an ambassadorial scale. The drawing room could easily double as a ballroom; the grand piano is... 
by James Balston | Jul 26, 2010 | Homes
Studying German to A-Level at school, required me to read “Irisches Tagebuch” (Irish Journal) by Heinrich Böll. It recounted a period in the 50s and 60s, when the German author moved his family to County Mayo in the west of Ireland, in search of a...