Monthly Archives: October 2009

italian summerhouse

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It is dark and rainy here today so I thought to bring you some sunshine in the shape of this beautiful Italian summerhouse.

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The house is located on Salina, one of the Aeolian Islands (Italy). Some nice facts: Salina is composed of six volcanoes and almost every house on the island has sea view! The decor is simple but very tasteful and really fits well with the house.

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(images are from the gorgeous portfolio of A. Bachello)

french outdoor furniture

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I know that winter hasn’t even started but I am already thinking about spring. Next spring we will be renovating our garden. As this will be a hell of a job we have to think and plan ahead. So that explains why I have garden furniture on my mind! When I was in the Provence, France, this summer I saw this beatiful garden set which would look great on our patio. I can already see us having breakfast there! The furniture set I am talking about is the 1900 series from French label Fermob. You can see it in the image above.

beautiful victorian home in melbourne

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When I visited the beautiful city of Melbourne (Australia) a few years ago I stayed in the St. Kilda area. This is a lovely neighbourhood with beautiful Victorian houses. Every day I walked by these gorgeous houses and wondered how they looked from the inside.

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My heart skipped a beat when Desire to Inspire featured this house located in St. Kilda! Finally I was able to take a peak inside one of those St. Kilda houses. And I wasn’t disapointed, this house is just gorgeous!

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This Victorian terrace house has been renovated by architect owner Steven Whiting.

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The real estate agent’s website: ‘Washed in light and flecked with original stained glass and timber, the space has been sculpted to honour heritage and a contemporary lifestyle’.

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The modern furniture works wonderful with the traditional architectural features of the house.

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The location of the house is an additional bonus. The beach is around the corner and there are wonderful cafes and restaurant nearby. Now I sound like a real estate agent!

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(images from Realestate.com, via Desire to Inspire)

pillows by zusss

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Zusss is a small Dutch label that makes beautiful linen pillows with prints from old Dutch stamps. They also have a collection of pillows made from peanut bags from countries such as Morocco, Argentina and Israel.

the crocheted pouffe is back in stock!

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The beautiful (and affordable!) crocheted pouffe is back in stock! The grey pouffe is handmade on The Philippines (price is €119.95).

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A new item in the Le Souk collection is this rustic stool with crocheted raffia top. The stool is handmade from heavy quality wood. The price is €89.95.

more teatowels

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More teatowels! These beauties are from Danish label Ferm Living. Some are available from Le Souk (you can find them here and here). I love how the teatowels are styled for this photo.

teapots & jugs teatowel from skinny laminx

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Heather Moore (aka Skinny laMinx) did it again! She has designed another gorgeous teatowel. The teapots and jugs above where the source of inspiration for her new design (step 1).

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One day she drew all her teapots and jugs (step 2).

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And then she made her drawings into a tea towel design called Teapots & Jugs (step 3). The teatowel are available in Heather’s Etsy shop for $12.50.