Saturday, March 17th, 2018
When you are at home, you can wear whatever you want, it’s all about feeling comfortable. But at the same time you can be stylish if you choose the clothes wisely. Here are some ideas where you get the great combination of style and comfort.
The standard shorts, tees, and frocks, the comfortable trousers or jeans.
Wear beautiful pyjamas and workout clothes, tracksuits or shorts with a tee in the same fabric. Look like a model Kendall Jenner or Kylie Jenner.
Images via dailymail.co.uk, tresbongout.com and tumblr blogs.
Shop the look:
Another great combination to wear at home: a dress that feels like pyjamas, leggins with cardigan for cold days, wrapped up or more sexy dress, and kimonos, so popular & trendy.
Shop the look:
Saturday, March 3rd, 2018
Anyone looking for an apartment in London, hoping to own a first home, came across the “shared ownership” option. This is a quite new scheme, that allows you to buy a property only for about 25% of it’s value. So they are part-own, part-rent, quite affordable apartments, the mortgage is not as high as usually required for a property. But there could be some limitations, other costs, e.g service charges, which are not always fixed.
Anyway, the apartments are brand new, ready to move in, with sleek modern design. Kitchens and bathrooms are finished to the highest standard.
Create the look:
I researched only a few development projects, housing assosioations, that offer shared ownership. e.g L&Q at Greenwich Peninsula , but ther are plenty others on smartnewhomes.com website
Inspirational images are from these two websites.
These apartments, less or more expensive, are very inspirational, often designed by award-winning architects and interior designers. They offer a new social communal way of living, gym, pool, private inside cinema. And besides that, they are situated in great locations, like Docklands, near the River Thames.
Create the modern similar look with these selection of furniture & accessories:
Sunday, January 28th, 2018
At the beginning of new year, after a few weeks of lazy January, it is time to do some changes, maybe starting with redesigning your apartment’ walls and creating retro, stylish welcoming vibe.
There is a new amazing trend coming this spring and summer, very ethnic, Africa inspired, but also modern vintage. Just take a look at new Zara campaign Spring-Summer 2018.
Vintage look was and continue to be popular, but takes a delicate turn with very detailed sophisticated patterns.
A few inspirational pics below, from tv shows like “Girlboss” (very funny tv series about the beginning of vintage shop Nasty Gal) or “Dear white people”. Both on Netflix.
“Dear white people” movie apartments were designed by set decorator Shauna Aronson
Vinage style pics of patterned wallpapers and accessories, still from the movie “Dear white people”
Below is the selection of patterned wallpapers, available from many stores, some of them are the newest self-adhesive and removable:
Check out this selection of accessories vintage inspired, also great as gifts for Walentine’s Day:
Tuesday, January 2nd, 2018
“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home.” – Edith Sitwell
The latest woodburning stoves, fireplaces and heaters are as stylish as they are efficcient. They use clean-burning smokeless fuel technology.
Using sheepskins and fairy lights will create a wintery atmosphere with a Scandinavian feel.
Here are the selection of stoves, heaters and candle holders, mostly on sale now.
Wednesday, December 6th, 2017
As Christmas is around the corner, here are some ideas for home decoration and dining tables.
Selection of beautiful winter wallpapers and art wall.
Images via elledecoration,northerndelights and my domaine
Furniture especially for Christmas (click the image to follow a link to the store).
folding dining table £349.95
Dining chairs, single and pairs from ab £45.
Long white table £299
Table £229.99
Table and 4 Chairs and Bench £369.99
Monday, May 29th, 2017
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Wednesday, October 12th, 2016
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Monday, June 20th, 2016
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Sunday, May 8th, 2016
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Sunday, February 21st, 2016
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Thursday, December 24th, 2015
Just a couple of beautiful images of winter, Christmas decoration, I found online.
Images via elledecoration and northerndelights
Monday, October 5th, 2015
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Sunday, October 4th, 2015
New York apartment with the view.
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Friday, May 15th, 2015
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Friday, May 1st, 2015
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Friday, March 6th, 2015
Inspirational blackboard Art print – The Book Collection Velveteen Rabbit available to buy from BelleandJune.
images via tumblr blogs.
Monday, February 16th, 2015
I recently discovered beautiful, unique, luxury, interior design brand OKA in London (by the way 15 years on the market), thanks to the blogger event I was luckily invited.
For […] Continue Reading…
Thursday, February 12th, 2015
Visual designer Ksenya Samarskaya transformed empty vessel, that looked like industrial container, into a home in the heart of Williamsburg Brooklyn NY. Steel windows lining the entire width of […] Continue Reading…
Monday, February 9th, 2015
Makeup Artists Algria Ferreira-Watling’s semi-detached Victorian home in Cape Town, South Africa is very antithesis of mainstream. Bare walls and floors are washed with white and grey cement , […] Continue Reading…
Saturday, January 3rd, 2015
images via nordicdesign.ca and tumblr blogs.
Saturday, December 6th, 2014
Thursday, November 20th, 2014
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Sunday, November 2nd, 2014
Here are two different trendy winter styles, which I found in one of the Nordic magazines: tartan, and new modern Nomad. Both very warm, colorful, beautiful and cosy.
