Savills French Riviera Executive Director Alex Balkin confirms “buyers have embraced this feeling of home very strongly. Of course, classic architecture will always be popular and the latest Savills sentiment survey highlighted the top search criteria as space, tranquillity, a green setting and easy access as key, yet interior design is stepping to the fore. Inviting, multifunctional and personalised spaces are in and are viewed as an essential to good health, mentally and physically,” a mood reinforced by the January 2021 Financial Times “How to Spend it” feature.

Indeed, today’s buyers wish for a warmer ‘feel’, with materials, objects and textures that provide emotional, visual and tactile comfort. Assuredly, many think in terms of ‘if I should get holed up somewhere for a while, where should my next home be and what should it look like?’.

So how to embrace this movement when selling a property? Balkin suggests the all-important declutter and focusing on a few treasured items and colours you love to really showcase a room and allow prospective buyers to place themselves mentally.

Presented below are a selection of beautiful homes currently available for sale and rent through Savills which truly reflect this movement of personalised spaces.

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