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Castlecrag house by Polly Harbison Design

Castlecrag house in Sydney by Polly Harbison Design was built to blend within its environment. Consisting of open plan living spaces and ‘plant’ rooms carefully sculpted by Bates Landscape. The former house was nicknamed the bête rouge (red beast), thanks to the brick colour and hodgepodge of rooms and extensions. However, rather than knocking the house down and starting from scratch, Polly Harbison employed a design strategy to reduce, edit and revive its solid bones creatin

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How to make your home office cozy

A good question these days is how to make your home office cozy? While we spent more days working from home, why not create a nice and cozy look. Some examples are given here as well a mood-board I’ve created. To style in black and white will always be my favourite. The combination of modern with natural elements, will create this homy look. You do not need a large space to create a cozy look, on the contrary the smaller the space, the more cozy it looks. Add some shelves for

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The wonderful world of Delvaux luxury bags

Luxury bags from Delvaux Bruxelles. Does the name ring a bell or did you never hear about it? If you didn’t, you really missed out on the most iconic handbags ever. It was even before Hermès was founded in 1837 that these bags were already around in 1829. Their style: classic and very stylish. Created in Brussels by the innovative Charles Delvaux, la Maison has remained at the forefront of luxury leather goods for nearly two centuries because of its savoir-faire, uncompromisi

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Hotel 7132 Vals

Hotel 7132 Vals is a beautiful design hotel nestled in the valley named Vals in Switzerland. A small village with a population of +/− 1050 residents. It is now well known for its Thermal spas belonging to the Hotel 7132. We were lucky to stay in the hotel for a weekend and it was even more than we were expecting. First of all what draw my immediate intention was the eye for detail and great atmosphere throughout the hotel. The atmosphere had also to do with the wonderful, att

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Greenwich Grind restaurant & bar Architecture by Biasol

Greenwich Grind is a chain of restaurants, cafes and bars all located in London. A relaxed and cool design created by Biasol Architects. Soft tones are used as well as greenery with a modern and cozy look in furnishing. Grind was founded in 2011 when David Abrahamovitch took over his father’s Shoreditch mobile phone shop and decided to turn it into a café-bar. In the decade since, Grind has grown to become a cult east London coffee brand, comprising eleven locations, includi

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Casa Atrio by Biasol Architects

Casa Atrio is a design from Biasol Architects. The house is based in Melbourne, Australia it has a French look with an Italian flair. All is designed to get the best light out in all of the rooms. Beautiful flooring in herringbone patterns throughout the whole place in different materials and sizes. The plants in front of the window are a great way to give the space an in-and outdoor look. The kitchen design in black and white with wooden materials, metal door frames and a ma

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Restaurant La Vaquería Montañesa Madrid

Where urban meets design in restaurant La Vaquería Montañesa Madrid. A cool place where is mostly designed in black, white and copper accessories and famous designs. Like the round mirror from Jacques Adnet designed for Hermés. Artek’s Finnish wooden tables designed by Ilmari Tapiovaara. The lamps are from Flos, designed by the brothers Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec. Paintings from Zahara de los Atunes in black white by María Gorbeña . Also work from Pablo Zamora for ICON magazine

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Restaurant August Widder Hotel Zürich

Located in one of the most beautiful quarters of Zürich at the Rennweg you can find restaurant Boucherie August part of the Widder hotel. Here you can mix and match your menu with starters and main courses. A great concept where anyone can find something of his preference. With meat as the centerpiece on the menu, there is also some fish and vegetarian food. The meat is of high quality, know that it is coming from international and local well-known butchers. In summer there i

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Ideas to change your hallway

If you ever thought about changing the look of your hallway, then you are at the right place. You might think your hallway is the last important place to look at, think twice. Actually, it is the first place where people get the first impression of your home, thus very important. The first thing to look at is what size is your hallway. Secondary you like to use the colors fitting to the rest of your house. You can find great ideas on Pinterest, Instagram, and other interior b

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How to decorate with copper

How to decorate with copper is probably a good question to ask. While copper is a very warm colour very suited for Fall. For some who maybe not know how to decorate with, here an example on a mood board to show you how. source: roof of karma A great idea I’ve found on roof of karma who took some old chairs and painted them in copper. The result, looking like a totally cool new designer chair. Copper pairs really good with black, dark grey and white. Try not to use a lot of d

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Get the look street style casual chic

A very casual and chic street style look in black, white and gold found on We The People. You can shop this look or look for similar items on the web to create the same. With classic pieces, you never go wrong. Changing the shoes from day to evening shoes will do the trick to create a different look. You can see the result in a mood-board to get the idea and steel the look. Created on Urstyle by Efashiondiva7/thevirtualstylist Shop the look White cotton poplin blouse Rosetta

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Petar Petrov Ready-to-Wear S/S 2019

Petar Petrov, born in Ukraine and raised in Bulgaria. Studied fashion at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. Than founded his Women’s wear brand in 2009 in Vienna. Here a sneak peek of his Ready-to-Wear S/S 2019 found in Vogue. Petar Petrov Ready-to-Wear S/S 2019 Petar Petrov Ready-to-Wear S/S 2019 Petar Petrov Ready-to-Wear S/S 2019 Petar Petrov Ready-to-Wear S/S 2019 When Petrov was asked to answer 5 questions for Stylebop one of the questions was asked: Proportion is

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Outdoor style minimalist

Outdoor style minimalist. To style your outdoors like a minimalist you need to be careful not to add to many items. But also to make it cozy at the same time, here is how. By styling a mood board you get the picture more easily. Some photos are from one of my favorite blogs: stylizimoblog Black and white show always a great minimalist look. I have found some great items to style the mood board, it is easy and you can always change items the way you would like it to be. Mood b

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Hunters Hill House by Handelsmann + Khaw

The Hunters Hill House designed by Australian duo Handelsmann + Khaw, found on Estliving. Situated only a short drive from downtown Sydney. The names behind the designers, Tania Handelsmann and Gillian Khaw collaborate with their clients to develop elegant, carefully crafted environments that reflect their clients’ individual personalities and requirements. With the use of natural and soft tones, it shows a very elegant look throughout the whole design of the house. A beautif

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It is time for Hygge

It is time for Hygge. Hygge (pronounced hue-guh) is a Danish expression to show, warmth, coziness, hugs and being together with your loved ones. There are plenty examples for Hygge. I will show you one created in a mood-board. Why use the term Hygge. As you probably know it can be very cold and dark in Denmark. In order to forget the cold outside, they created their home as a warm and cozy place to wait for warmer days to come. They succeeded very well in transferring this co

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Design and Art hotel The Silo, Cape Town

Design and Art hotel the Silo, Cape Town. One of the latest projects of Liz and Phil Biden. When I saw this on BBC2 television in the series Amazing Hotels, I was blown away. I needed to show you guys. By chance friends of mine happened to visit this place recently and were very impressed. They even send me photos that I could use, see some below. In the hotel, you can find art everywhere. (Copyright @JS) More about the hotel. The exterior of the building was designed by Hea

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How to use simple forms in interior design

How to use simple forms in interior design. Using simple forms in your interior will create more space and tranquility in your room. This is because of the objects working more clutter free. This beautiful chair is designed by Preben Fabricius and Jørgen Kastholm in Denmark in 1965. The seat is of black leather with chrome plated steel frame. A great example of contemporary design accomplished with high-quality materials. Another example of simple forms is these minimalistic

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Luxury bags from Delvaux Bruxelles

Luxury bags from Delvaux Bruxelles since 1829 is the oldest manufactory in the making of leather bags. Created by the innovative Charles Delvaux, a luxury manufacturer in leather bags. They are exceptional and truly beautiful looking handbags, handmade and customized. Price Tags starting from 2500,– till 28000,– US Dollars and more. These are collector items in the same line as the Hermès Kelly bag, Chanel, and Dior. The new winter collection has some really special editions

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Dupli Casa House by J. Mayer H.

Dupli Casa by architect J. Mayer H. found on architecture and design is a contemporary building build between 2005-2008 near Ludwigsburg, Germany. Even today this building is as modern as it was at the time it was built. The former house was built in 1984 and later rebuilt in 2005 and completed in 2008. The new building is based on the footprint of the former house into a geometry form. With his shape and form, it balances a beautiful connection between in- and outside. Spect

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Clean bathroom design

Some examples of clean bathroom design. If you like minimalistic or clutter-free bathrooms, you are in the right place. Sometimes it is not as easy as it sounds to have a clutter-free space, but once you got the hang of it, you do not want to go back to the old habits of clutter. Determined is the key here. Of course, you need a place to store your bathroom essentials, but there are cupboards for, right? No need to show them all over the place. In fact, less is more. Here som

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JOURNAL

Castlecrag house by Polly Harbison Design

How to make your home office cozy

The wonderful world of Delvaux luxury bags

Hotel 7132 Vals

Greenwich Grind restaurant & bar Architecture by Biasol

Casa Atrio by Biasol Architects

Restaurant La Vaquería Montañesa Madrid

Restaurant August Widder Hotel Zürich

Ideas to change your hallway

How to decorate with copper

Get the look street style casual chic

Petar Petrov Ready-to-Wear S/S 2019

Outdoor style minimalist

Hunters Hill House by Handelsmann + Khaw

It is time for Hygge

Design and Art hotel The Silo, Cape Town

How to use simple forms in interior design

Luxury bags from Delvaux Bruxelles

Dupli Casa House by J. Mayer H.

Clean bathroom design