Today I’m loving … this beautiful swimming pool area. This looks like the perfect place to cool down on a hot day!

(image by Lerkenfeldt)

I really can use a holiday right now but unfortunately (with me being pregnant) it won’t be before next year before we will be able to travel again. In the mean time I keep dreaming about luxurious hotels like this one in Greece. Cavo Tagoo is a beautiful boutique hotel on the island of Mykonos. The hotel, which is ingeniously engineered into the cliff-side, consists of several buildings connected to each other through a maze of staircases like the alleys of Mykonos.

The hotel itself is modern and luxurious but it has been build with respect to the island’s traditional elements.

All guest rooms and suites have been designed to embody a contemporary aesthetic while remaining true to the traditional character and architecture of the Cycladic Islands. For more information you can visit the hotel’s website.

(images from Marie Claire Maison)

This beautiful white interior is brightened up with colorful accessories and pieces of art.

(images by Rachel Whiting)

It’s a warm day today. Too warm for someone who is almost 7 months pregnant.. I try to stay as cool as possible but the high temperature did not stop me from thinking about knitted baby hats. Our baby boy is expected to be born at the end of September. One of these cute knitted hats from bieq will sure get him through autumn and winter!

bieq is a Dutch label started by Angelique Roelofsen a few years ago because of her passion for handicrafts. It evokes nostalgia and shows the care and attention with which it has been made. Her brand sells completely handknitted items only, everything made from 100% pure merinowool. Specialized in babyhats, they also sell a wide range of babymittens together with clothing and beautiful blankets. You can shop online for these beautiful items here.

Beautiful ’sea colors’ from the portfolio of photographer Rachel Whiting.

Today I’m loving … the beautiful kids furniture collection from furniture maker and interior designer Katrin Arens. Last year I posted about her beautiful home in Italy, which you can see here.

On Katrin’s website you can find more furniture and interior accessories. Each piece is unique and handmade, using reclaimed materials from derelict country houses, from cellars, and from carpentry studios.

Today I’m loving … this Californian beach bungalow.

(images from House Beautiful / via The Bedlam of Beefy)

Studio Violet are two Swedish women who create the most beautiful drawings and prints. Their design studio was set up in 2008 when Camilla Engman and Elisabeth Dunker decided that a mutual project or two was simply not enough.

Camilla is a qualified illustrator and graphic designer. Elisabeth crosses the borders of design, illustration, styling and photography.

Their unique collection consists of prints, cards, posters, journals, porcelain, rubber stamps, prints and more.

(images from Studio Violet)

This is the summer home of graphic designers Henrik Nygren and Susanna Nygren Barrett. They have built and decorated this beautiful house on Gotland (Sweden), an island in the Baltic sea.

White on the inside and black on the outside, the house is blending beautifully with the rugged surroundings.

(images from Skona Hem)

Another fun DIY project today! Graça Paz of the blog aqui pelo campo made this beautiful rustic coat hanger from tree branches and recycled wood. There are no instructions but I don’t think those are necessary as this project is pretty straight forward and not that difficult.

(images from aqui pelo campo, via Poppytalk)