in the mood for summer

i absoloutley love the style of this very bohemiam looking and the colours work well

alfresco dining cool and fresh

relaxing and zesty colours are great

time for some light lunch inside or out mix and match

cool blues with a stunning display of flower pots

frsh light and very airy crisp clean chilling here

cushions

UNIQUE HOME inside a hill

Unique House Inside a Hill of Vals Switzerland

February 3rd, 2011 

unique house inside a hill front view

This Unusual house design, here the Unique House Inside a Hill of Vals Switzerland. this house with complete facilities for autumn, summer, winter and spring, the house feature like fireplace, fantastic living room, large bedroom, kitchen and family room. this house like the Frodo Baggin’s home in The Lord of the Rings movie. the house design with the cylindrical shape of the courtyard gives the facade optimal surface area to invite natural light in with wall to wall windows on the main floor. A long corridor takes you into the rest of the home and its beautiful simplicity. this house design by by Christian Müller Architects.

unique house inside a hill side view in winter night

unique house inside a hill terrace view

unique house inside a hill terrace view in winter

under living room design in unique house inside a hill

relaxing room design in unique house inside a hill in wall glass

unique house inside a hill bedroom with small double bed and large bed

unique house inside a hill kithen design view

unique house inside a hill storage room view

unique house inside a hill workspace view

unique house inside a hill with city view in winter

unique house inside a hill far view

unique house inside a hill below view photo

staircase long corridor to room in unique house inside a hill

unique house inside a hill bedroom with fantastic ceiling design

unique house inside a hill with staircase

Unique cave house

STONE CAVE HOUSE

Check out these natural home design idea courtesy of this stone house by Alexandre de Betak. Hidden away in a small village in Majorca, “Cave House” is the epitome of home – earthy, welcoming and comfortable all at once. A stone facade serves as an apt introduction to this lasting material, which makes many unexpected appearances at every turn inside as well. In the living room, the small-scale pebble-inlaid floor makes a subtle yet striking focal point. And the natural step-stone paving the way into the bedroom is so striking, so memorable. The home’s character comes through also in the natural exposed wood beams across the ceilings, irregular edges and the rough look of plaster walls, and features like alcoves and niches that look like they were shipped away right into the “cave”. The kids’ beds are located in a structure all its own, each a separate mini-cave in the main enclosure. Alexandre de Betak
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my favourite home accesories

I love my bathroom cabinet which i picked up from a second hand shop on the way home from england as soon as i saw it i had to have it ..........i then wanted to add a shelf underneath so i found this piece of drift wood on the beach and thought it would look great in my bathroom as a shelf so i lighly sanded it down and gave it a quick coat of varnish and result i was happy

Old drawers which i gave a new lease of life ......

My new shabby drawers with complimentary new handles.........result.... .looks great in my daughters room

Pretty in pink ...a few of my kitchen favourites

My birdcage with no birds lol.....was very bare looking so i added a few tea lights and fairy lights

Texture and fabrics polka dots v flower power love the contrast

So true lol



One of my favourite buys for my daughters room very french looking and looks stunning with the white flocked wall paper and pale peach bedding and black and silver cushions .........love this look



luxurious bathrooms

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this is one of my most favourite styles elegant classy and grande

period style

1920s This glamorous decade was the heyday of interior designers, a new profession who were employed to create fantasy rooms for lavish cocktail parties and royal patrons. In this article Style Influences The names At the time Get the look What to invest in Where to see it Further reading In the home, modernism was taking off in Europe with the setting up of the Bauhaus, and shocking the world with its pared-down austere look. Architects began designing objects for the home, such as coffee sets and radios, as well as buildings. In the middle of the decade, art deco was showcased in Paris and became the major new style. The decade known for its decadence ended with the Wall Street Crash, which plunged America and consequently much of Europe into economic depression. Style glamorous and sophisticated geometric and angular shapes chrome, glass, shiny fabrics, mirrors and mirror tiles stylised images of aeroplanes, cars, cruise liners and skyscrapers nature motifs exotic touches from the Orient, Africa and Egypt Influences art deco and modernism. early Hollywood - the glamorous world of the silver screen filtered through to design. Cocktail cabinets and smoking paraphernalia became highly fashionable. travel - African safaris were all the rage, especially animal skins, ivory, mother-of-pearl and tortoiseshell. The names Eileen Gray - Irish-born furniture maker who lived and worked in Paris Raymond Templier - jewellery designer Le Corbusier - architect and furniture designer Syrie Maugham - most famous for her all-white interior in 1929; also designed for Noel Coward and Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson Sybil Colefax and John Fowler - later Colefax & Fowler At the time 1921 The Kid by Charlie Chaplin 1926 Television first demonstrated 1926 Rudolph Valentino dies 1927 Al Jolson in The Jazz Singer, the first talking picture 1929 Wall Street Crash Get the look Furniture - choose strong streamlined shapes for furniture and in single pieces rather than suites. Look for modern classics by Le Corbusier and Eileen Gray. Reproductions and re-issues can be found. Floor - plain polished parquet is perfect for floors. Linoleum in abstract designs or black and white chequerboard vinyl tiles are also typical. Rug - floors would have been overlaid with a large rug in geometric patterns. Go for a huge circular one as the centrepiece to the room. Fireplaces - fireplaces should be rectangular and bold with a stepped profile. Colour schemes - halls suit bold colours such as silver, black, chrome, and black and white. For real dramatic impact, why not silver-leaf your entire ceiling or black-gloss your floor. Lighting - lights featuring female figures holding the ball of the lamp are typical and good reproductions abound. Also look for chrome, a brand new material at the time, and glass. Glass would have been etched, sandblasted or enamelled rather than coloured. Walls - keep walls plain and free from decorative plasterwork. Use a coat of varnish on top for a really glossy sheen. Fabrics - choose shiny light-reflective fabrics or plain fabrics with metallic threads. Accessories - add a striking painting or one statue rather than a clutter of objects. For real authenticity, look for light switches etc in Bakelite, a plastic resin. Add touches of opulence with items such as tortoiseshell and enamel cigarette boxes and mother-of-pearl letter openers. Display - ostrich feathers make a suitably decadent display. What to invest in modern classics by Eileen Gary and Le Corbusier art deco artefacts and posters Where to see it Interior of Brixton Academy, London Claridges, London Further reading 20s and 30s Style by Michael Horsham (Grange Books) Interior Design of the 20th Century by Anne Massey (Thames & Hudson)