LAMA Design

Summer is always a good time to plan a good party with your friends and loved ones. We are having a party in June. The theme is: Bubbles 'n Bites. In my search for original decoration I found the website of LAMA Designs. 

Each beautifully designed original pattern is the creative work of designer Pablo Ferraro. Committed to creating environmentally friendly products, Pablo uses 100% cotton that has not been bleached or treated with toxins harmful to the environment. In Pablo's words, "All our designs are handprinted and we work on a small scale to manage a local, environmental and socially responsible company." Fabulous, fun, festive and earth-friendly. It doesn't get much better than that! 

Lazy Sunday

Ooh, I love this! I have a lazy Sunday today. No appointments and nobody home. What a treat! 

This morning the sun was shining here in the city of Rotterdam. I took advantage of it by cleaning my balcony so I'm almost ready for summer!

PS. Love those images with the roofs playing with the styling of these images.

image: Apartment Therapy, DAY

Home Office part II

I'm dreaming of a home office like this. Next week I will start with the restyling of my home office. I think this image shows the essence. Simple, light and organized. 

And this is the creative office of Orly Kiely. Different style, but also great inpspiration. Later this week I will show you my office now and walk you through my restyling ideas.

Last week I posted on some other beautiful home offices. Read more here.

images via: Apartment Therapy

Mirror, mirror on the wall

Oh, what an Easter weekend was that! And how about your weekend? Today I would like to share a new project of my friend Marlena. These mirrors are hand made in Indonesia. And the good news is that these mirrors are for sale (shipping worldwide:-) What do you think? Would you like to have such a mirror in your living, bedroom or office? Please leave me your ideas! 

Easter, easter, easter

Oh my dears, we are lucky here in Holland with another day off. They call it second Easter day. I'm so happy! We have a lovely weekend. My fiance and I went to the Boymans van Beuningen museum yesterday here in the city of Rotterdam and after that we had a wonderful diner at the recently opened Harbour Club in the park. We had a wonderful fish dish with a good bottle of Moet Rose Champagne.  Every day is a day to celebrate life and love:-)

PS. Love the turqoise shutters above. It feels like summer already:-)

Happy Easter Weekend

Happy Easter weekend. I hope you will enjoy this weekend with your loved ones! And what about an Easter brunch on such a lovely table. Love this styling! What do you think?

via: VTWonen

Egg time

Are you ready for the easter weekend yet? I'm not ready yet... It's one of these days od the month and that's why I feel very tired, ugly and fat, you know what I mean...But looking at these chocolate mousse eggs from the French Chef Cook Frederic Gaston I feel just a little better;-) You can find his recipe (in French) here. What do you think?

via: Cote Maison

Travel update: Madrid

My dears! Many of you asked me for an update and images from our trip to Madrid last weekend. My mother and I had a lovely long weekend together and I'm so happy to share the first images and stories with you.

The wonderful gardens of Parque del Buon Retiro are as enjoyable any you'll find in any other European city. Littered with marble monuments, landscaped lawns, ocasional elegant buildings and a romantic lake

Whenever the wheater is fine Madrilenos will from all across the city gather here to stroll. And look the sun is unveiling the first green leaves in the trees.

Palacio Real

The parks in Madrid are already for of beautiful yellow Narcices:-)

Me in Madrid;-)

10 things to do in Madrid:

1. Eat a bocadillo (sandwich) con Jamon Iberico (Spanish ham) in a traditional Spanish bar

2. Walk as much as you can to enjoy the city as much as possible

3. Take a colourful Sunday stroll in the green heart of Madrid: Parque del Buon Retiro

4. Shop till you drop in Salamanca

5. Enjoy the beatiful Plaza Mayor and Plaza Santa Ana

6. Take a Mojito in the Penthouse Bar

7. Visit Zara Home and Habitat in the neighbourhood of Calle de Goya

8. Visit the Museum: Reina Sofia (you can view the Guernica from Picasso) and the Prado are free of charge on Saturday and/or Sunday

9. Try to learn some Spanish words and meet the beautiful Madrilenos

10. Just fall in love with this city and come back as soon as you can:-)

Guest Post: Color in Krakow

Today I'm proud to introduce the first Guest blogger on Urban Style Vibes*.This is a post from one  of my blog friends Carole. She is a stylish interior designer and has an eye for style and travel. A few weeks ago she visited Krakow in Poland and today she is sharing her travel inspiration with us! What do you think? Please leave your comments below and visit her lovely blog here.

Hello everyone.  It’s Carole here from Dear Designers Blog.  Lise has generously allowed me to post today on Urban Style Vibes which is a daily read for me so I am very excited and honoured to be here.

I’m just back from a short break in Krakow in Poland, where the weather was unseasonably warm and sunny…the market square was putting on its Easter clothes…the cafes were spilling out onto pavements and there was vibrant colour everywhere you look……….

10 Things to Do….

1. Ride in a horse drawn carriage
2. Visit Wawel Hill and explore the medieval castle
3. Climb the Town Hall tower for a birds-eye view of the Old Town
4. Buy some amber from the market
5. Wander the streets of the old Jewish quarter
6. Cross the river to Shindlers Factory and the site of the WWII ghetto
7. Take a trip to Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum
8. Eat grilled meats at Pod Aniolami
9. Take in a concert
10. Take another trip to the Wieliczka Salt Mine  

Thanks so much for having me Lise!!

XO

Carole

PS. Would you like to be featured or share your travel inspiration? Please send me an e-mail or leave me a comment and I will be happy to share your travel experience here on Urban Style Vibes*

Back home

My sweeties I'm back from Madrid! Unfortunately I was not able to blogpost every day in the meantime. However I hope you have enjoyed reading so far. Madrid was awesome! I did some good shopping: 2 pairs of zapateros (shoes), a new summer jacket and of course some lovely skirts from the Garden Collection of H&M on which I posted earlier here. Later this week I will drop some images here to give you an impression of our trip. Coming home it's always a good time to think about a new travel destination. Looking at these images from Nicolas Millet I'm pretty sure I would love to go to the Bahamas very soon. What do you think?

Imagine to have such a colourful house with seaview...

Later this week I will surprise you with a lovely guest post from Carole. She has been traveling to Krakow in Poland and I'm sure she will surprise you with some lovely images and travel tips. Please visit her blog here. 

via: Cote Maison