Scandinavian interior

Beautiful scandinavian interior seen through the eyes of photographer Anna Kern.

The Dog Pod

Expensive and opulent pet accessories abound for those who wish to spoil their furry friends including where they rest their fluffy heads at night. The Dog Pod by designer Glenn Ross is no exception offering contemporary design with a comfort and utility. Constructed from bent ply wood which curves in a "C" shape holding a removable and washable faux fur pad, the Pod surrounds your pooch and comforts it into sweet slumber. Size wise I'm not sure if they only accommodate lap dogs or big beasts but I appreciate the sleek design which will easily blend into any home's surroundings. Choose from a variety of finishes including maple, cherry, wenge, and bamboo or aluminum for an extra $100 on top of the $730 price tag.

London's Heathrow stylish lounge

London's Heathrow Airport seems to be the spot if you want to wile away a layover in a luxury airport lounge. The latest comes from an alliance between Delta Air Lines and the Air France KLM group. The two-level minimalist styled lounge features a spa, restaurant, wine bar, oxygen bar and entertainment hub. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution also reports that the lounge has an indoor "living wall" made up of over 60 types of plants which is located near various seating areas. Weary travelers can sit in full-body massage chairs, use personal computers, take a shower or grab a nap in a daybed. 
Heathrow Airport also has a lavish British Airways airport lounge and Virgin's Heathrow clubhouse is more like a resort with a Cowshed spa that includes tanning booths, a Bumble and bumble hair salon, a pool, cinema, cocktail bar and a business center. The airport boasts a variety of restaurants including one by Gordon Ramsay and shopping that includes Burberry, Versace, Hermes and Cartier.

Bring the summer on your table

Thick or thin, multicolor or monochromatic, nothing brings a crisp edge to a room like a stylish array of parallel lines.Transat flatware by Sabre;laterrinedirect.com.

Wall Decor

Even covered in fabric and crisscrossed with ribbons, a bulletin board is still a bulletin board. But in graceful golden wire, this message board is more like a decorative accent than anything else. We love how the wire crisscrosses down the rows, twisting whimsically all the way. And the curlicue accent on the top gives this piece presence. It’s a great way to display post cards, photos, or anything else that deserves more than just a magnet on the fridge. 

Gold Leaf Wall Photo & Memo Holder, $35; BurkeDecor.com

Hotel Missoni opening

After many years of planning, Hotel Missoni Edinburgh is set to open in June, and is now accepting online bookings. The 136-room hotel is a collaboration of Rosita Missoni,one of the brand's founders, and The Rezidor Hotel Group. The hotel's palette is officially described as black and white, with splashes of color throughout, but as you'd expect from Missoni, the overall effect is more exuberant rather than restrained -- it's about layers of patterns and textures, in rich colors and in black and white too.(See lobby photo above.) 
If this sounds chaotic, overall, design lines are kept modern and simple, which should balance out the effusive use of pattern and color. 
In any event, black wardrobe works just fine to attend Edinburgh's Fringe Festival, the largest arts festival in the world which goes off August 7th-31st-- always a late summer highlight. With its central location, Hotel Missoni should make a fine base of operations for the festival, and as of now, still has rooms available. 
Next up for the Hotel Missoni brand? A property in Kuwait, slated to open in Fall 2009.

Nautical red..

Colors of the sea and the sky can surely turn a house into a cheerful and dazzling home. Not only that, it is also very easy to find these kinds of home décor and you do not have to spend a lot.
Let us start with the free items, which you can commonly find outdoors. When you go on vacations and have a chance to visit seashore, it is a good idea to gather pieces of decorative items that you can use to incorporate in your nautical home decor.
Sea treasures such as seashells, sand, driftwood, corals and so on, can add priceless beauty to your home. For instance, you can hang on the wall the driftwood you collected from the shore. Voila, an instant nautical wall décor. You can place small shells of different colors in a clear vase or use corals to form a coral sculpture that can be a focal point of interest in your living room.
For buying pieces of nautical home decors, you have a wide array of options of places to choose from. For one, you can choose to buy these pieces in the local department store or furniture shop, which usually sell nautical home décor all year round. You can also find wonderful ornaments in collectible shops or antique stores.
What is great about buying nautical home décor is that they hardly ever get out of style. This means that the ornaments you buy today will still be highly appreciated even in the years to come.

Nautical blue..

No beach house? No problem. Evoke the spirit of the ocean with this season's new nautical accessories 

beautiful details..

Both from Gemma Comas website(photographer). Details is everything, be inspired and you can create lovely handmade objects for your interior!

Ethnic chic

Add a bit of color in your summer holidays, combining ethnic style and simplicity is one way to achieve the holiday home of your dreams.

The july palette

These are pictures from photographer Debi Treloar's portfolio. Debi has worked on publications ranging from Elle Décor UK, Italy, Germany, France and Japan to Red, Olive and IDFX Magazine. The color combination, the furniture , the cutlery.. exquisite. 

Elle Interior Sweden

Ethnic vibe, I love it. Combine opulent turqoise with purple and white, textures and patterns that work well together.Go to markets and look for old wooden tables, chairs paint them in white and scratch them in order to give a faded look! for the markets have a look in Spitafields market, Camden market, brighton station sunday market, and for accessories have a look in car boot sales! 

W-Plate..

 Platter to serve canapés and cold cuts in stainless steel. The particular structure of a succession of inclined planes allows one to select a partly upward-projecting tartine, without touching the next one. Design: Alessandro Loschiavo

domino coffee table

A concept in motion, the Domino table lends new elegance to a classic exercise in physics and play. The table is made from Canadian Birch Hardwood Ply combined with a tempered glass tabletop. Dimensions: 122 x 56 x 48 cm.

Marc Jacobs for Waterford

Internationally acclaimed designer Marc Jacobs shares his signature style and vision with Waterford to create the Marc Jacobs Waterford Collection. This exclusive collection features crystal stemware, giftware and fine china, crafted in the finest and most opulent materials.

He has taken his design inspiration from the french traditions of uncomplicated entertaining without sacrificing the elegance or style.

Simple idea.. gorgeous result..

“White Roses Table Centre”

Ingredients:
20cm round glass bowl > 30cm round mirror > 12 - 15 white roses

1. Lay glass bowl on to the mirror plate in the 
   centre of your table.
2. Fill bowl with 2.5cm of water.
3. Place twisted willow around the internal edge 
   of the vase.
4. Cut all flower heads from the rose stems all 
   at the same length.
5. Pack tightly the rose heads in the glass bowl-
   working from the outside of the bowl inwards.
6. Add simple votive candles around the edge of 
   the bowl to add the extra drama and interest.

recommended books..

Domino: The Book of Decorating: A Room-by-Room Guide to Creating a Home That Makes You Happy 

by Deborah Needleman (Author), Sara Ruffin Costello (Author), Dara Caponigro (Author)

A girl's guide to decorating,Abigail Ahern  

Design Boutiques,Alessandra Antonini 

Spectacular Homes of London,Panache Partners   

cozy chic..

Abigail Ahern..

 I still can’t get over how natural abigail ahern looks in her ahhhh-mazing home. doesn’t she just look like she belongs in the photo above? this british stylist and interior designer (and author) seriously knows what she’s doing and how to bring her own personal style to her projects. i’m loving her ability to mix eclectic elements while having fun, but not going overboard - very modern, but still so livable. 

a flower toilet world from Pressalit..

Why not having a makeover for your toilet seat. Spice up your lavatory with roses to give a unique effect in your bathroom. Visit Pressalit website and you will find even more.. ingenious ideas to remake your old toilet seat..

Don't miss..

From the 14th of July-18th of October 2009 at the V&A.

At a time of heightened interest in works of so-called 'design art', made in small editions for the collector's market, Telling Tales will feature work by a generation of internationally regarded designers. The exhibition will focus on work by designers who explore the narrative potential of objects, connecting the past with the present. The exhibition will be structured in three sections - In The Forest Glade - design that evokes the innocence of fairy-stories will be on display, notably the work of Tord Boontje. The Enchanted Castle is inspired by the rise of the novel and prints in the 18th century, and features design that parodies and questions decorative taste, exemplified by the work of Studio Job and Maarten Baas. Heaven and Hell is informed by psycho-analysis and the work reflects anxieties about our mortality. Designers in this section will include Dunne & Raby and Miriam van der Lubbe and Niels van Eijk.