I love the idea of a ‘best rooms’ award – not house, or interior, but room. Aussie interiors publication Australian House and Garden does one annually. The contenders vary wildly in style and presumably budget (it’s not clear what the criteria is). This year features a bathroom designed by the architecture studio of friends from my Melbourne University days, in typically quirky style, rich in materiality and texture (no 23!). These are my favourites:
04. Geometric cut-outs in an all-white volume by Decus
14. Black-stained wood, exposed brick and a contrasting diaphonous curtain by Beatrix Rowe Interior Design
15. Pale wood and simple, geometric shapes by O’Connor and Houle Architecture
23. Rich-red slatted wood and bold white pattern by AlsoCan architects
26. Linear indoor/outdoor space by Drew Heath Architects
31. Heightened sense of scale and a wall of art by Sarah Davison Interior Design
46. Black framing against white-on-white elements by Whiting Architects
Which is your favourite? 50 Best Rooms of 2013, here
More good design, here
owl's house london. 
The linear indoor/outdoor space really stood out for me. I also like the black kitchen with the exposed brick. Your friends work is also lovely – that feature wall works well in the scheme. xD
hi doris, glad you like! i think it’s a lot of fun peeking at all of these differently styled rooms. x
The second one is my fav – big rustic table and minimal color scheme, lovely!
it’s probably the most scandinavian of them, which is why i like it too 🙂
I loved #14, the kitchen/dining room should always be the biggest room of a house 🙂
couldn’t agree more! simple, bold with lots of texture…
True! It looks as the perfect place to work and get inspired too!
I love number 14 and 26.Mx