Journal

Notes on light, streets and the homes we sell, written by the people who visit them.

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Light

Neighbourhoods

Market

Restoration

Bedroom with tall wooden shutters half closed and evening light falling through the slats onto a linen bed.

Light

12 October 2026

Why a west‑facing bedroom is not a mistake

Shutters, a dark floor and a late dinner on the terrace: how Barcelona flats were built to live with the evening sun.

Marta Soler, a woman in her forties, in a studio portrait lit by warm natural light.

Marta Soler

7 minutes

Eixample facade with wrought-iron balconies and plants on every floor.

Neighbourhoods

28 September 2026

Enric Granados, the street that closed to cars

Kitchen with oak cabinets, a stone island and a hydraulic tile floor.

Restoration

14 September 2026

Keeping a Catalan vault when everything else goes

Brick former factory building converted to lofts, with a palm tree in front.

Market

2 September 2026

What sold in Poblenou this summer, street by street

Terrace behind timber louvres with a potted olive tree and the city beyond.

Light

20 August 2026

Louvres, shutters and blinds: a short field guide

Low stone and glass villa above the sea at blue hour, lights on inside and the pool in front.

Neighbourhoods

6 August 2026

Begur in the off season

Bathroom with green glazed tiles, a round mirror and a window behind timber shutters.

Restoration

22 July 2026

Hydraulic tiles: lift, clean or leave alone

Eixample facade with wrought-iron balconies and plants on every floor.

Neighbourhoods

28 September 2026

Enric Granados, the street that closed to cars

Kitchen with oak cabinets, a stone island and a hydraulic tile floor.

Restoration

14 September 2026

Keeping a Catalan vault when everything else goes

Brick former factory building converted to lofts, with a palm tree in front.

Market

2 September 2026

What sold in Poblenou this summer, street by street

Terrace behind timber louvres with a potted olive tree and the city beyond.

Light

20 August 2026

Louvres, shutters and blinds: a short field guide

Low stone and glass villa above the sea at blue hour, lights on inside and the pool in front.

Neighbourhoods

6 August 2026

Begur in the off season

Bathroom with green glazed tiles, a round mirror and a window behind timber shutters.

Restoration

22 July 2026

Hydraulic tiles: lift, clean or leave alone