For the fifth instalment in our review of 2021, Dezeen rounds up the top 10 home interiors featured this year, including a house with undulating walls and a townhouse that underwent a 1970s-style makeover.

Photo by Joe Fletcher
Softie, USA, by OPA
Nicknamed Softie for its swollen white walls that take cues from clouds, this California home by architecture practice OPA was created to resist conforming to traditional interior design.
Conventional ceilings in the entryway were replaced with drooping forms that are arranged to make a plump reading nook.
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Photo courtesy of Bunch Design
Accessory Dwelling Unit, USA, by Bunch Design
To create a vibrant home, American studio Bunch Design created this accessory dwelling unit (ADU) with colourful sliding doors that enable a single open space framed by oversized triangular rafters. Commonly known as "granny flats", ADUs are self-contained apartments normally located on a plot of land that already houses a separate main residence.
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Photo by Mariell Lind Hansen
Canyon House, UK, by Studio Hagen Hall
British firm Studio Hagen Hall designed the interiors of this London townhouse to evoke the feeling of being in 1970s Los Angeles, with the makeover featuring elements such as a bespoke velvet sofa and retro elm wall panels.
Informed by the work of mid-century architects and designers including Charles and Ray Eames, Canyon House was named house interior of the year at t...