STYLISH SWEDISIH WINTER HOME

Today I'd love to share a stylish winter home with you. I must admit I fell in love with this 19th century home that I found here on the lovely blog of Charlotta Ward. In 2003 Swedish architect Alf Olsen reconstructed to this stunning building. And if you take a closer look you see the subtle Christmas inspiration.

Q. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS PLACE?

images: Skona Hem

ADVENT CALENDAR #4

Are you ready for some fresh pre-X-Mas inspiration. Here you go! Today I'd love to share the image of  these lovely candles with you that I found on Gosto Design, a lovely new design shop in Blaricum Holland. These candles are from Dutch designers Ontwerpduo. Some products always need eachother. They belong together like a hammer and nail, bed and blanket, cup and saucer. By melting them together in one material, their relationship is clear. All tallow.  

Q. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THESE CANDLES?

HAPPY MONDAY!!!

Happy Monday sweethearts, how are you? Did you enjoy the weekend? We had a wonderful pre-chirstmas diner with our friends on Friday and on Saturday I did some shopping. It's pretty cold here in Holland and we had loads of snow. This was the view from our apartment last weekend. So beautiful! On Sunday I put up our little Christmast tree and decorated the house with some Christmas items.

Q. IS YOUR HOME READY FOR CHRISTMAS?

YOUR WEEKEND...(VIA URBAN STYLE VIBES*)

Hello friends, I'd like to wish you a happy weekend! What are your plans? We are having a pre-christmas diner with our friends. We will all bring some Spanish tapas and I'm sure ith will be great fun!

I’m signing off until Monday but then I’ll join you again for another week of inspiration and the next issues of the Advent Calendar.

ADVENT CALENDAR #3

Hi friends! How are you today. Did you already bought your X-Mas cards? I hope not. It's so easy to create simple, stylish cards that are very personal too. I found these letter stamp cards at Trendenser the lovely blog of Frida Berglund. The idea is pretty easy and you can variate in text and colors according to your own taste. I love this idea. What about you?

Q. Do you know a good website where I can buy these wooden letter stamps?

image: Frida Berglund for Trendenser

ADVENT CALENDER #2

Did you already buy your X-Mas tree? No? This might be a good idea for you. This tree was created by  designer Jane Schouten. She has a lovely webshop here. Create a tree on your wall. It has many advantages, you know: no needles,  no transportation, no worries.

Q. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS IDEA?

image via Woonblog

ADVENT CALENDAR #1

Hi friends, how are you? When I saw the calendar today I noticed that it's already December 1, 2010. Let's count down to Christmas. OMG it's only 23 days, 10 hours and 40 minutes. Did you already buy your presents, planned your X-mas diner and bought your new glitter and glamour outfit? In the next weeks I will try to inspire you with some pre-X-Mas inpspiration with this virtual Advent Calendar.Advent calendars are used to count or celebrate the days of Advent in anticipation of Christmas. Some calendars are strickly relegious but I will show you the Urban Style Vibes* way of celebrating X-Mas.

Todays inspiration comes from the Dutch magazine VT Wonen: 
To decorate your X-Mas table, combine different white cups and plates on your table. As long as you keep it in white with a little touch of color this will be a very special table. Not too chic but stylish anyway.


Q. HOW DO YOU DECORATE YOUR X-MAS TABLE? I'D LOVE TO HEAR YOUR THOUGHTS!

BABY CAFE TOKYO

My dear friends across the globe? How are you???? Did you enjoyed your (long) (thanksgiving) weekend? I just had a wonderful weekend. We had my brother and sister in law here for diner and on Saturday we did some shopping here in Rotterdam. And today I have my day off but I'm feeling guilty. Guilty that I was not able to blog as much as I would love to. I couldn't find the energy and inspiration to do so. Do you know this feeling? Today I went out to a lovely cafe in Rotterdam. I had a good cup of coffee and I took the time to write and read. It was a great moment and I found lots of new inspiration for you. So don't be affraid. I'll be back! Todays inspiration comes from Japan. Tokyo based designer studio Nendo created the Tokyo Baby Cafe. This is a child-friendly cafe in Aoyama. This place was designed especially for parents with small children.  It includes plenty of toys, books and other thinks to keep parents and their children busy. It also offers the practical things such as nursing/diaper stations.


Q. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS IDEA? DO YOU HAVE SIMILAR PLACES IN YOUR COUNTRY?

images via Baby Cafe Tokyo

A VILLA THAT ROCKS

Good morning! How are you this monday? Are you ready to start the new week?
This weekend I found a great spot in the magazine of the Dutch Financial Daily. This villa is located in the village of Vals in the Swiss Alps.

Q.WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS NEW SPOT?

Situated deep in the mountains, the house is very hard to spot, which makes for a perfect gateway. The unusual architecture plan comes from architect Bjarne Mastenbroek from SeARCH and Christian Muller from Christian Muller Architects, and includes all the facilities a common house has, such as a guest room, an entertainment area, but also “specialized” interiors like an underground pathway. The entrance is a wide oval opening that you are driven to by some traditional stairs made in stone. But more important. This extraordinary villa is full of Dutch Design! If you take a closer look you will find the Dutchtub from Floris Schoonderbeek and the famous 'Knotted Chair' from Marcel Wanders.


You can book this lovely design villa via Villa Vals The costs per week are 1500 euro low season, up to 3000 euro in the peak season.





source: Freshome, Dutch Financial Daily

LIVING IN AN OLD SCHOOL...(VIA URBAN STYLE VIBES*

Happy weekend friends. What are your plans for this weekend??  Today I'd love to treat you with an old school building transformed into a gorgeous place. This typical Swedish school is located in a small town in the south of Sweden. The architects Mårten Claesson, Eero Koivisto e Ola Rune created a simple, elegant and peaceful place.


Q. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS PLACE?

This wooden floor is stunning!

images: At Casa