Whether you're a true city slicker or live out of town — but prefer interior design that leans less country and more minimalist — creating an urban look successfully is a tall order. Apartments with cookie-cutter layouts, open-plan properties, and period townhouses each present different challenges. How do you make a new build feel lived in? Or on the other end of the spectrum, mix and match original features with interior trends that have a distinctly modern feel?
The overall effect should be sleek and sophisticated, without feeling cold or sparse. As Caroline Olah, interior architect and founder of bespoke furniture brand Reddie, explains: "Urban sophistication isn't ornamentation or chasing Instagrammable trends — it's designing spaces that respond to their site and maximize wellbeing and feeling."
