Friday’s Breathing Space

 


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Now this is really taking the concept of ‘outside in’ literally!  This tranquil spot was the brainchild of Avanto Architects and designer Linda Bergroth, create an idyllic summer cottage in Finland.  They customized Kekkilä Garden’s Home & Garden Shed with wooden flooring, solar panels on the roof to enable lighting and paving made of local bricks. Can you imagine staying here? How peaceful! I would have to pack a crate of mosquito repellent though as being that close to the water would surely have me eaten up in two seconds flat.

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Would you like to be a guest at this unusual cottage?

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Posted on March 9th, 2012

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Happy Friday, everyone! Nature really shows us the best colour palettes….

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Posted on February 17th, 2012

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The last week of snow has inspired Friday’s Breathing Space.  Although we like to complain how cold it is, doesn’t this image fill you with calm? This could actually be a good colour palette for a restrained drawing room, with the dusky pinks and muted greys. Gorgeous!

Happy weekend everyone!

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Posted on February 10th, 2012

Friday’s Breathing Space ~ Bali

I’ve recently heard a lot about some really amazing places to stay in Bali.  So if you are planning your year’s vacations and feel the need for some relaxation, calm and revitalization and a space to really breathe, then perhaps think about putting the kids into boarding school for 2 weeks, packing a suitcase and sneaking off to give your body and mind a vacation.

ALILA VILLAS SOORI 

These wonderful folks will completely customize your stay, even down to what kind of foods you’d like to eat (or not eat!), what sort of music you would like to listen to in your room and what sort of activities you’d like to do whilst staying with them.

Spa treatments, understated but incredibly cool architecturally designed villas and uninterrupted views of the Indian Ocean sounds like heaven to me!

ALILA VILLAS ULUWATU

This eco destination is the sister to Alila Villas Soori.  If you stay here, you will also be treated with stunning views, cliff top balconies, and beautifully designed villas.

I gather the service is just incredible too, that the staff make you feel that you are somewhere quite special and you can feel doubly smug that they use sustainable materials and really care about what they do.

Can we go now, please?!

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Posted on February 3rd, 2012

Friday’s Breathing Space ~ Just Breathe

Sometimes it’s important to just remember to b…r…e…a…t…h…e…

Firstly, start playing me.

Next, scroll down and gaze on the image below.

We rush around every day, never stopping to remember that our biggest comforter, stress reliever, life giver and connector is with us all the time. So take a moment to stop. Take a deep breath in. Imagine you are walking down this tree lined avenue. Breath out. Breath In. Smell the fresh air. Feel your shoulders drop, a gentle smile playing on your face as you reconnect to yourself.

Much better, yes? See, January isn’t so bad after all.

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Posted on January 6th, 2012

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A bit of a tenuous link for Friday’s Breathing Space…one of my South African friends, who has been involved in interior design, has recently moved to Japan and in celebration of her work visa being granted (which she was very much wishing for) it seemed serendipitous that the September issue of the South African Elle Decoration magazine had a featurette on the colours of Japan.


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I can practically smell the blossoms from here….

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Posted on December 2nd, 2011

Friday’s Breathing Space ~ African skies

I’m off to South Africa today to visit my family (my cousin had her first baby a few months ago, so exciting!) and on a buying trip. Watch out for some great suppliers coming soon…


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Posted on November 25th, 2011

Friday’s Breathing Space ~ Not Your Usual Type of Kitchen


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The soaring chimney, the cool stone floors, the white ceramic tiles and the altar-like central table would sooner fool one into thinking this was in fact a place of worship. Well, in it’s very essence it is however in this room the worship is at the altar of food and sustenance. This kitchen belongs to the Santa Maria de Alcobaca monastery, Portugal, which was built in 1752. I can’t ever imagine a sister being stressed out in this kitchen with all the space and height to breathe and to cook.

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Posted on November 11th, 2011

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{via Elle Decor}Pour yourself a glass of wine and let’s take in this gorgeous view from Courtney Cox’s bespoke deck. How peaceful? Happy weekend friends.Signature

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Posted on October 28th, 2011