'Collected. Happy. Magical.' When I asked designer Danielle Balanis to summerise this home, that was the simple answer she gave me. This is a question I ask every designer when covering a project, and in a time not that long ago, the answers I got were often convoluted, perhaps trying to give a home more of a wider context, something that sounded elevated and linked it to whatever was happening in the world of interior design at the time.
But as the design world shifts away from following fleeting design trends, towards a more comfortable place that doesn't try to make interiors any more complex than they need to be, I am getting more and more answers that all translate to a very simple summary – this project feels like home.
