Take me away... to France

 

Let's face it some days your inbox can be more foe than friend...   That has been my last couple of days, one icky email after another (with a few exceptions).  Well this morning when this little beauty landed in my in box I felt someone had thought of me and sent me this special getaway even if just for a few moments..  The really cool part is that you can actually go to this beautiful place and stay as long as you might like to.  This is a beautiful Villa from Haven in Paris and although it is out of my budget for travel this year it would be the perfect setting to make some beautiful memories with family and friends.

One gorgeous space after another to would invite you to relax and dream of a wonderful life in the French countryside.  Take a few minutes to go there... if even only in your dreams.. see isn't that better?  I feel better already!  (okay now back to work)

 

All images via haven in paris

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Design Traveler: Travel inspiration

 

While searching for a little inspiration I came across some older travel photos.  I have shared some of this trip previously but I don't think these particular photos have made it on the blog.  When I travel I have a tendency to spend A LOT of my time taking photos.  This trip was great because I was with a friend who was just as interested in photographing EVERYTHING and I was driving so I could stop anytime I pleased for a photo opp!

I love these old buildings and structures as I am sure that many others do to considering we are consistently taking clues from them when we plan our own homes and gardens.

My favorite part is that even the weeds look good just because they are here! We are working on selecting stone for our patio and I keep consulting photos of these beautiful spaces to inspire me, I just have to figure out how to make it look beautifully aged.

 

 

images by Christina for greige of Portugal

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taking notes..

 

We all know I am a list maker, and I have a deep affection for paper products!  I have stacks of books and journals some full, some not so full but I fell in love with these little notebooks and had to have them.  I have started making notes for our trip to Paris in one that I keep with me at all times.  Things I want to buy when I am there and places I want to stop.  I am trying so hard to create a new list of must sees while I am visiting and shopping this time.  Do you have any suggestions?   

I plan on taking this little book with me to sketch little things, gather cards in and to tuck mementos in between the pages so that on my next next visit I know what I want to do again or what to avoid (which is rarely the case).

 

 

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Something new

I took this photo in Namibia's Naukluft National Park in May a couple of years ago.  There had been lots of very rare rainfall and as such the desert was coated in green grass and little yellow daisies.  

Design Traveler: Washington School House Hotel

 

One little peek at this Hotel and I was hooked.  The design has a clean European feeling, with great texture and a sense of history, just stunning.  The Washington School House Hotel is located in Utah but it feels like a complete world away.  

It could be all of the soft greige and white details that are really getting me.  Each room is unique and the beds are fabulous looking!  Can you imagine staying for a ski weekend or the fabulous Sundance Film Festival?  Yes please!

 

 The lighting is amazing too.  Just as it should be the perfect compliment to the space and it's surroundings.

all images from Washington school house hotel

 

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intricate detail...

 

The detail is so amazing in this space.  I cannot even imagine in person how beautiful it must be!  I hope you are having a wonderful Tuesday!  Today I am so excited to visit a little vintage fabric pop up shop.  I cannot wait to share my finds with you.  I will admit that fabrics are one of my weaknesses, that along with books and purses and shoes, and clothes, and side tables... okay so I have a few weaknesses but fabric is at the top of the list- I suppose it could be worse right!?

see more of this beautiful place here...

 

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New Year big plans...

First of all thank you for all of your sweet comments on the photos from instagram, it is a great way to capture a moment in time for me.  I was flipping trough pictures from trips to Paris and found these from a trip a long time ago in Portugal.  I posted some photos once before but these got me thinking... I love to travel and this year will be no different but I have not nailed down my path as of yet and I cannot wait to share where I am going!  In looking back I see how things change for me over the years, what I focus on when I travel and how I try to capture it.  This is a small walled town that was so amazing in contrast.  I tried to capture the colors that they were so bold with on the buildings.  Amazing! 

What does 2013 hold for you?  Any plans yet?  I always love to hear good ideas so bring them on!

 

2012 a little review... my love affair with instagram

 

It has been a wonderful year!  I was looking through my photos and realized that I really have an obsession with not only my phone but with Instagram..  It allows me to capture any moment of my life and I love to be able to see what inspires me after in a little refresher long after the moment has passed.   These are just a few of my favorites....

This last one is one of my all time favorites.. love these guys!  Wishing you a wonderful day of memories from 2012!  xoxo

 

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