INTERIOR INSPIRATION

If you live in Italy or if you are a big fan from this country this might be an option for your living room. I love the idea of a big worldmap in my living but so far I haven't found the perfect one. Please let me know if you have any tips!! Thank you so much!

image via: Domus

URBAN LOFT LIFE

Today I'm inspired by thise huge urban loft. I would love to have a place like this. So spacious and just HUGE!

via: Desire to Inpsire

PIET HEIN EEK FOR WEHKAMP

Dutch designer Piet Hein Eek announced that he will team up with online shop Wehkamp to sell its designer items online. Wow! What a great news at the start of the Dutch Design week. Now you can buy your designer chairs for less. 

Q. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS INITIATIVE?

PS. I'm planning to visit the Dutch Design week on Saturday 29 October 2011. We will do a meet up luncheon with (inter)national bloggers. Please let me know if you are there too!

images: Bright.nl

SNEAK PREVIEW: IKEA X-MAS COLLECTION

Good Morning friends! How are you? Do you realize that it's X-Mas in 2 months from now? It's amazing how time flies. While searching for new inspiration for the blog I stumbled upon these cute X-Mas items from IKEA. I guess red is their favourite color this season. I haven't spotted any trends yet but I'm sure there will be loads to talk about in the next few weeks. I just love this simple red X-Mas tree from IKEA as shown above. Can't wait to start collecting some new items this year.

via: Livet Hemma

HAPPY WEEKEND!

image via Visualize us

TODAY I WANT TO BE IN...URUGUAY (VIA URBAN STYLE VIBES*+

Hello darlings! It's almost weekend! Hope you had a wonderful busy and relaxed week like I had. Today I take you on a trip to Uruguay. This is the work from Martin Gomez Architects. The southern American arquitecture in combination with the stunning coastline is just awesome. Take me there!!

Have a lovely weekend for now!!

images: Martin Gomez

THURSDAY GIVE-AWAY: LOVE

Hello friends! It's give-away time. I just bought 2 lovely posters from Made by Girl and to thank you for your endless support, friendships and inspiration I would love to give one of these Love posters in the smashing gold color to one of you.

What do you have to do to win:

1. Follow Urban Style Vibes* on Facebook, Google Friend Connect or Twitter

2. Leave a comment below

3. RT or post this give-away on your own blog.

The winner will be announced by November 5, 2011.

image: MadebyGirl

UNFORGETTABLE PLACES ON EARTH

Today I've stumbled upon an amazing website and I wish I knew about this much earlier because it's just brilliant. That's why I love to share this with you. Welcome Beyond Handpick Paradise is a website with truly amazing boutique hotels and B&B's. My earlier post about the B&B in Belgium is mentioned on this website too and they so deserve it!! Today I take you to a wonderful place up north west in Norway. I love this countries nature although I've never been there before. The Juvet Landscape hotel is a beauty surrounded by nature. The Norwegian owner Knut started this hotel in 1994 with help from the government he realised his dream hotel. The owner wants his guests to remember the hotel like this:

— Knut: “I would love our guests to have a feeling that this is a fantastic place, that they had been visiting friends and that they had a very, very nice time. And that I am sorry that they had to pay for it.”

Do I need to say more?

via: WelcomeBeyond

JUST AROUND THE CORNER

It's Wednesday already, wow this week is rushing out of my hands...Do you know that feeling. I had a very busy week working on different projects for my new business. In addition I started the first talks with sponsors for the next Meet the Blogger event in Amsterdam. So exiting! I also planned a trip to Barcelona in January 2011 but I can't give you the details yet as this will be a surprise for my loved one sssst...;-) But if you have any tips for Barcelona you are more than welcom to share them here.

Back to reality. Today I came across a wonderful place, a B&B in Belgium. As you are a frequent reader of this blog you might have noticed that I'm crushed on Belgium and it is so close from Rotterdam where I live. You can even stay there for  one or two nights and have a wonderful holiday feeling. This old shipyard is definitely a blast! The B&B Tielrode is part of an art galery by jewelry designer Sophie Lachaart and painter Luc d'Hanis. The decoration is minimalistic with great a eye for design. I would love to spent one or more nights in this beautiful place. Who knows one day...

images: The Designer Pad

URBAN APARTMENT STOCKHOLM

Welcome to the new week. Today I'm fascinated by this urban apartment in Stockholm. The Strahattfabriken is an old factory rennovated in different apartments. I love the natural and sophisticated styling of this apartment.

Q. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS PLACE?

via: Designattractor