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MY FAVOURITE DECOR SHOPS IN OTTAWA
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kitchen remodel in my last house
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my twin sister's mostly kid's rooms decor blog
Time for a midweek getaway from the crazy, ever spinning, "stop I want to get off" world? Time for a yoga retreat in Barcelona. Simple. stylish, restrained and relaxing. Yoga Weeks by Piedra Papel Tijera Interiorismo
Part concrete brutalism, part metallic industrial, part Scandinavian modern and topped up with a healthy dose of breeze block love. I'm crushing on the contemporary hotel style of the Boro New York on Long Island. It's a celebration of the simple "guts" of the building, elevating the cinder block from humble to hot.
It's Wednesday. Hump day. Time for a virtual getaway to the Ardennes region of Belgium, to La Micheline, an old railway station now a holiday home set amongst meadows. If the impressive renovation and rebuild using bluestone, rough hewn wood and concrete isn't enough to get your design juices running there's even an old railway line with trolleys. The gîte is the creation of architectural photographers Anne and Jean-Luc Laloux and is a sister property to La Classe which we featured here.
I'm still in virtual holiday mode. Still got my virtual bags packed, my virtual passport in hand and I'm ready for my next daydream stopover. After indulging in the jet-set luxury of Greece I'm settling into an intimate guesthouse in the historic district of Alberdi, in the city Córdoba in central Argentina. Simple, minimalist but humming with the stories of the travellers who pass through. Unplug. Relax. Casa Helsinki.
It's almost like a drinking game. Colour blocking, dirty pastels, plywood, bedside pendant lights and coloured flex, retro furniture, cane mirrors and rooms with great French bones. Moroccan rugs, kilim chairs, sheepskins, leather gym pads as bedhead and indigo. Linen sheets, palm wallpaper, painted floors, tumbling block tiles and cane saucer chairs. Have we got all the trends covered? Who cares! I love it all! I want it all! Anyone else for a Parisian getaway to Hotel Henriette Rive Gauche?
Wed, 17 Feb 2016