I am finally ready to announce the winner of the travel files website design contest. Reviewing all submissions took a bit longer than expected as I wanted to be sure that all submissions would be judged fairly and thoroughly. Receiving so many great ideas was exciting and I had a great time reviewing them. Initially I wanted to feature the winning designs as well as the two runners up. But as people put so much effort in their submissions and the quality was high I decided to show you the top 5 designs. The winner is announced at the end of this post.
Design by Sarah Lyth, who works for IflooksCouldKill.
Design by Carlos Lorenzo. You can see more of Carlos’ work on his website adesgana.com. His email address is carlos [at] adesgana.com.
Design by Joana Dionisio. You can find Joana’s contact details on her website where you can also see more of her work.
Design by Motoko Smith. Her website is motokosmith.com.
Design by Paula Biggs
And the winner is …. the second design by Carlos Lorenzo from Spain! Congratulations Carlos, I am looking forward to working with you on the final design. I would like to thank all the designers for their contributions. I very much appreciate the fact that you have taken the time to design for the travel files!!
This is the retreat of French interior designer Jacques Grange. The house is located in the south of Portugal, not far from the Atlantic Ocean. The kitchen (above) is simple (nothing hi-tech) with cupboards and wall cabinets. The blue and white tiles are typical Portuguese ceramic tiles.
An outdoor corner protected by a wooden roof calls for long hours of doing nothing.
Wood and straw are the main materials used for the house.
Inside the atmosphere is simple, but sophisticated. Grange: “It was fun to decorate with things from nothing”. There are touches of Africa and on the floors you can find Moroccan rugs. Throughout the house there is also a large collection of pottery and porcelain.
(images from Marie Claire Italy)
Do you have plans to move to Ibiza, Spain? Then this renovated minimalistic finca might be the place for you! The beautiful finca with a Bali flavor is facing a 180º sea view with a hidden pebble beach down the mountain and total privacy on a 2000 m2 plot set within a natural protected bay where peace and nature are overwhelming.
Outside there are many terraces on different levels with spectacular views especially on the roof terrace, but also around the pool (yes there is pool!).
Are you ready to move in? I know I am but unfortunately this house comes with a price tag: 1,450,000 €. Perhaps I should start with that cool lamp in the top picture, which is from IKEA.
(images via Ibiza Management)
The last post in this series about white. But of course I will be posting more white during summer! I love the combination of white and wood in these images (which are from the portfolio of Trine Thorsen).
My computer crashed this weekend but luckily we were able to fix and restore everything. This is a big relief! Today some more (calming!!) white from the portfolio of Trine Thorsen. I hope you all have had a wonderful weekend!
The coming days will all be about white! Starting with these gorgeous pics from the portfolio of London based photographer Martin Morrell.
(images from Martin Morell / via French by Design)
I love linen especially for a summer table setting!
(images from the portfolio of Trine Thorsen)
This is the Mexican home of Laure Joliet’s father. Her dad worked with LA based architect (and fellow frenchman) Hervé Daridan to build this beautiful two bedroom house. When Laure (who is a photographer by the way) took this pictures the house wasn’t finished yet but you can already see how gorgeous it is.
Laure about her dad’s house: “There is lots of indoor/outdoor space, high ceilings, screened in porches, lots of land (that he’s planting an orchard on), a donkey, chickens and puppies and loads of promise”.
(images by Laure Joliet)
I like how this chest of drawers is transformed into a fabulous eye-catching piece for dining room or kitchen – thank to some chalkboard paint. Labelling the drawers with chalk adds a fun detail. To achieve strong, bright letters that don’t smudge easily, wipe the surface with a damp cloth just before you write, then leave to dry naturally for cute labels that make it easy to delegate setting the table. I found this idea on homelife, here you find a ‘how to apply chalkboard paint guide’.
Today I’m loving … this beautiful kitchen. I found the image on the website of Elle Interior Norway but I have seen the kitchen before and I know it is somewhere in The Netherlands.
