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 | May 1, 2014 | Artists' Homes, Decoration, Homes
As well as being directly commissioned by magazines to shoot homes, I’m constantly on the look-out for places to pitch to editors. But suitable homes aren’t always that easy to find. Naturally, to be magazine worthy, all the key rooms need to be up to...
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...
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 | Jun 15, 2011 | Brighton, Homes
So many rooms, so little time, is the usual complaint when shooting houses, so it was refreshing on a recent occasion to be concentrating on one room only. And what a room! Overlooking the sea, this first floor Brighton sitting room was packed with lovely finishes and...