The reason why I love the country cottage style so much is because it allows you to express your most inner self longings with a touch of romance and a whole lot of creativity. Decorating your home is all about mix & match, while creating a charming, comfortable and informal effect. Remember, anything goes with cottage decor! Continue reading →

Surrounded by a breathtaking landscape of mountains, deserts, canyons and forests, the Habita Monterrey hotel is located in the San Pedro neighborhood in Monterrey, Mexico. In my opinion, the most prominent, dramatic feature of this boutique hotel is its hyper-modern interior design by Parisian Joseph Dirand. Continue reading →

Inspired by the traditional ‘zori’ Japanese slippers, Havaianas sandals are not just rubber flip-flops but a stylish fashion icon and this is their first store in Brazil. With a total space of 300 sq. meters, the store is located at one of the world’s most expensive addresses, Rua Oscar Freire in São Paulo, where it captures the brand’s freshness, casualness, comfort, well-being and Brazilianness. Continue reading →

As much as I adore Japanese architecture, its aesthetics, creativity and vision has influenced modern Japanese interior design as well. Therefore, I’ve decided to provide you with a bit of inspiration by showcasing modern interior spaces from a selection of prefab home models by Muji from across Japan. Continue reading →

Pull a favorite book from your library shelf or twist a candlestick on your fireplace and voila! a secret passageway has been opened to reveal a hidden room. Continue reading →

As I write about Tuscany, I can still hear the bells of San Gimignano tolling in the background while I walked the winding cobbled stone streets of this beautiful Tuscan hill town.

it’s no surprise why the natural settings of the Tuscan region is so appealing for most people; relaxing in the Tuscan sun with a chilled glass of wine in hand, overlooking the sunny hillsides and vineyards; the scent of herbs engulfs a rustic stone farmhouse and wrought-iron gate, light fixtures and garden furniture, all overshadowed by Terracotta roof tiles. Continue reading →

I don’t know about you but this brilliant restaurant interior design seems to come out of a Tim Berton movie in a Sleepy Hollow(ish) sort of way. The ambiance of this place is out of this world. I love the colors, the layout and the amazing lighting design.

Actually, this was an old pub across the road from Konstam, London which was then transformed by Oliver Rowe, chef and cafe-owner, and Heatherwick Studio, an architecture and product design studio, established by Thomas Heatherwick. Continue reading →

Here is a 3,000 sq. ft. office interior design by “Because we can” for Three Rings Design, Inc. based upon The Nautilus from the novel “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea”.

Now you tell me, who wouldn’t want to work at a place like this? Forget about working – I would live there! It’s colorful, whimsical and you feel like you’re in a movie or in another world completely. This office interior design has several work areas, with complex screens separating them and plenty of Victorian submarine trappings. Each work area has between five and seven desks in it, Continue reading →

Denmark visionary designer, Verner Panton, a remarkable innovative talent of 20th century design and architecture. He was a master of the fluid, futuristic 60s style design which introduced the Pop aesthetic to furniture and interior design style.

Yet Verner Panton’s style could not have been more different from the soft, naturalistic forms and materials which were the hallmarks of Danish modernism interior design style, Panton envisioned a colorful future. His passion lay in experiments with plastics and other materials to create vibrant colors in the geometric forms of Pop Art. His creations are known for their bold beautiful colors and shapes. Continue reading →