Summer House in Malaga

<span id="result_box" class="medium_text"><span style="background-color: rgb(235, 239, 249);" title="">Hope you all had a great weekend my friends! Mine was fine, full of sunshine and figuring out some math exercises with my son which we finally solved. It's always such a nice feeling to be able to solve math problems.<br /><br /></span></span><span id="result_box" class="medium_text"><span style="background-color: rgb(235, 239, 249);" title="">Surrounded by olive groves and radiant interiors, this spacious 18 century restored farmhouse is located near Archidona in Malaga.</span></span>,<span id="result_box" class="medium_text"><span style="background-color: rgb(235, 239, 249);" title="">I would call this home a happy house. All the splashes of bright colours make me want to run around an play all day. Anyway, that's what bright colours do to me. </span></span>Most of the furniture has modern, simple lines. Lots of baskets, lanterns and colourful rugs and pillows. Let's run through.<br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.micasarevista.com/casas/campo/campo28/campo28_1g.jpg" /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.micasarevista.com/casas/campo/campo28/campo28_2g.jpg" /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.micasarevista.com/casas/campo/campo28/campo28_3g.jpg" /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.micasarevista.com/casas/campo/campo28/campo28_4g.jpg" /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.micasarevista.com/casas/campo/campo28/campo28_5g.jpg" /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.micasarevista.com/casas/campo/campo28/campo28_6g.jpg" /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.micasarevista.com/casas/campo/campo28/campo28_7g.jpg" /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.micasarevista.com/casas/campo/campo28/campo28_8g.jpg" /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.micasarevista.com/casas/campo/campo28/campo28_9g.jpg" /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.micasarevista.com/casas/campo/campo28/campo28_10g.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 484px;" /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.micasarevista.com/casas/campo/campo28/campo28_11g.jpg" /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.micasarevista.com/casas/campo/campo28/campo28_12g.jpg" /><br /><br />Enjoyed today's tour? Come back for more tomorrow! Have a great day!<br /><br />All images from <a href="http://www.micasarevista.com/index.shtml">here</a>.

Summer House in Malaga

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Photographer Victoria Pearson's Home

Today we are touring photographer and designer Victoria Pearson's home. She specializes in decorating, food, fashion and beauty. Located in the city of Ojai, California, she wanted her house to be a visual break from her work so she used only pastels, soft greens and whites and decorated it sparsely.<br /><br /><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.housebeautiful.com/cm/housebeautiful/images/1-purity-entry-0808-xlg.jpg" style="top: -55px; left: 44px; width: 450px; height: 575px;" /><br />In the entry, a Pearson photograph hangs above a still life of whites and naturals. A a pair of Chinese stone garden stools under the rustic wood table.<br /><br /><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.housebeautiful.com/cm/housebeautiful/images/3-purity-livingroom-0808-xlg-83394929.jpg" style="top: -5px; left: -6px;" /><br />In the living room Ojai artist Katie Van Horne's painting of an eagle hangs beside the fireplace. The floor lamp is made of a manzanita branch. Green accents throughout the house. The terrazzo fireplace surround, original to the 1946 house, has a cave-painting motif.<br /><br /><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.housebeautiful.com/cm/housebeautiful/images/19-purity-art-0808-xlg-46910239.jpg" style="top: -55px; left: 44px;" /><br />A closeup of the cave-painting motif on the living room fireplace.<br /><br /><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.housebeautiful.com/cm/housebeautiful/images/4-purity-kitchen-0808-xlg-78401395.jpg" style="top: -55px; left: 44px; width: 451px; height: 576px;" /><br />Small fireplace in the kitchen. Slipcovered chairs with plump seats around a big oak table.<br /><br /><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.housebeautiful.com/cm/housebeautiful/images/5-purity-kitchen-0808-xlg-1624241.jpg" style="top: -55px; left: 44px; width: 451px; height: 576px;" /><br />To create even more warmth in the room, Pearson and her husband, chiropractor Brett Laymance, picked out reclaimed French terra-cotta tiles one by one for the floor, which brilliantly reflects the Ojai light.<br /><br /><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.housebeautiful.com/cm/housebeautiful/images/6-purity-kitchen-0808-xlg-79786340.jpg" style="top: -55px; left: 44px; width: 450px; height: 575px;" /><br />The kitchen's open shelves display Pearson's mostly white tableware.<br /><br /><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.housebeautiful.com/cm/housebeautiful/images/7-purity-livingroom-0808-xlg-79713580.jpg" style="top: -55px; left: 44px; width: 450px; height: 575px;" /><br />Dark antiques—wood table and the metal daybed—add depth and contrast to the living room's neutrals.<br /><br /><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.housebeautiful.com/cm/housebeautiful/images/11-purity-exterior-0808-xlg-28734982.jpg" style="top: -55px; left: 44px; width: 450px; height: 575px;" /><br />Sycamores, oaks, and cacti abound on the one-acre property. Pearson used pea gravel to cover the ground, Provence-style<br /><br /><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.housebeautiful.com/cm/housebeautiful/images/13-purity-path-0808-xlg-85661764.jpg" style="top: -55px; left: 44px; width: 450px; height: 575px;" /><br />Osa, a neighbor's dog, takes a break outside the old stone walls that border the house.<br /><br /><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.housebeautiful.com/cm/housebeautiful/images/14-purity-bath-0808-xlg-83409275.jpg" style="top: -55px; left: 44px; width: 449px; height: 573px;" /><br />I have featured this bathroom before. Gauzy curtains filter light through French doors. Pearson bought the chair and ottoman (what luxury for a bathroom!) at a 20th Century Fox prop sale.<br /><br /><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.housebeautiful.com/cm/housebeautiful/images/15-purity-sink-0808-xlg-58512277.jpg" style="top: -55px; left: 44px; width: 449px; height: 573px;" /><br />Pearson's passion for all things woven is nowhere more evident than in the headboard, rug, baskets, raffia shades—even the slippers!—in the master bath and the master bedroom.<br /><br /><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.housebeautiful.com/cm/housebeautiful/images/16-purity-bedroom-0808-xlg-90845852.jpg" style="top: -55px; left: 44px; width: 450px; height: 575px;" /><br />Rawganique hemp linens and a wedding-gift pillow dress the bed.<br /><br /><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.housebeautiful.com/cm/housebeautiful/images/17-purity-table-0808-xlg-46108698.jpg" style="top: -55px; left: 44px; width: 450px; height: 574px;" /><br />In the outdoor dining room, the table is set with a vintage cloth, plates Pearson bought in Spain, bamboo-handled flatware she collects from flea markets to upscale department stores, and antique faux-bois vases holding succulents from the garden.<br /><br /><img id="fb_image" src="http://www.housebeautiful.com/cm/housebeautiful/images/18-purity-patio-0808-xlg-13073917.jpg" style="top: -55px; left: 44px; width: 450px; height: 575px;" /><br />Furniture designer Jamey Garza made the candle chandelier custom for Pearson.<br /><br />All images from <a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a>.

Photographer Victoria Pearson's Home

Today we are touring photographer and designer Victoria Pearson's home. She specializes in decorating, food, fashion and beauty. Located...

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Summer House on Formentera

Good Saturday morning dear readers. How about visiting a lovely summer house today? It is located on a small sunny island called Formentera. It is the smallest and southernmost island of the Illes Pitiüses group and belongs to the Balearic Islands. It is approximately 6 km south of Ibiza in the Mediterranean Sea.<br /><br />It used to be a worn down stable and Architects Nacho Alonso y Bill Wright were in charge of the restoration taking care to preserve most of the original building.<br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.micasarevista.com/casas/campo/campo29/campo29_1g.jpg" style="width: 651px; height: 813px;" /><br />Items purchased by the owners on their trips to Bali, Marruecos and Sumatra adorn the terrace.<br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.micasarevista.com/casas/campo/campo29/campo29_2g.jpg" /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.micasarevista.com/casas/campo/campo29/campo29_3g.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 520px;" /><br />The sand coloured shades here are a replica of the ones used by the military during missions in the Sahara desert.<br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.micasarevista.com/casas/campo/campo29/campo29_4g.jpg" /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.micasarevista.com/casas/campo/campo29/campo29_5g.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 520px;" /><br />Natural elements such as a teak settee, a wall sculpture made with branches and stone floor make up this sitting area. The large window brings the outside in.<br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.micasarevista.com/casas/campo/campo29/campo29_6g.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 520px;" /><br />Concrete counter in this rustic kitchen. The small window, original to the house was kept. The original beams here and in other rooms have been restored.<br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.micasarevista.com/casas/campo/campo29/campo29_7g.jpg" style="width: 651px; height: 521px;" /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.micasarevista.com/casas/campo/campo29/campo29_9g.jpg" style="width: 651px; height: 521px;" /><br />Touches of colour on a white background in the light filled master bedroom. The same small window was preserved here as well.<br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.micasarevista.com/casas/campo/campo29/campo29_10g.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 812px;" /><br />Interesting idea to have provencal chandeliers as night lights by the bed.<br /><br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.micasarevista.com/casas/campo/campo29/campo29_11g.jpg" style="width: 651px; height: 521px;" /><br />Clothes are kept on shelves behind the curtains. More storage room at the top in wicker baskets. The door opens to the bathroom.<br /><br /><img name="foto" src="http://www.micasarevista.com/casas/campo/campo29/campo29_12g.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 812px;" /><br />Rustic bathroom.<br /><br />Hope you enjoyed this tour!<br /><br />All images from <a href="http://www.micasarevista.com/index.shtml">Mi Casa Revista</a>.

Summer House on Formentera

Good Saturday morning dear readers. How about visiting a lovely summer house today? It is located on a small sunny island called Formentera....

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Interior Designer Tracey Butler

Second post today introducing interior designer Tracey Butler, owner of b.home interior design studio. She attended The New York School of Interior Design and was selected to apprentice for coveted interior designer Jeffrey Bilhuber. It is here in Jeffrey’s studio where she worked alongside Thom Filicia (Queer Eye For The Straight Guy) that Tracey fine tuned her skills and developed a unique style all her own. “Serene, calm and sophisticated without being fussy” are words used to describe her design projects.<br /><br />Hope you enjoy these rooms I selected for you.<br /><br />1.<br /><img alt="" src="http://bhomeinteriors.net/portfolio/images/big/1-4.jpg" style="width: 570px; height: 455px;" /><br /><br />2 & 3<br /><img alt="" src="http://bhomeinteriors.net/portfolio/images/big/18-06.jpg" /><img alt="" src="http://bhomeinteriors.net/portfolio/images/big/18-04.jpg" style="width: 263px; height: 395px;" /><br /><br />4.<br /><img alt="" src="http://bhomeinteriors.net/portfolio/images/big/18-01.jpg" style="width: 571px; height: 380px;" /><br /><br />5.<br /><img alt="" src="http://bhomeinteriors.net/portfolio/images/big/9-3.jpg" /><br /><br />6.<br /><img alt="" src="http://bhomeinteriors.net/portfolio/images/big/1-5.jpg" /><br /><br />7.<br /><img alt="" src="http://bhomeinteriors.net/portfolio/images/big/25-21.jpg" /><br /><br />8.<br /><img alt="" src="http://bhomeinteriors.net/portfolio/images/big/25-20.jpg" style="width: 570px; height: 381px;" /><br /><br />9.<br /><img alt="" src="http://bhomeinteriors.net/portfolio/images/big/25-19.jpg" /><br /><br />10.<br /><img alt="" src="http://bhomeinteriors.net/portfolio/images/big/25-18.jpg" /><br /><br />11.<br /><img alt="" src="http://bhomeinteriors.net/portfolio/images/big/18-08.jpg" style="width: 572px; height: 381px;" /><br /><br />12.<br /><img alt="" src="http://bhomeinteriors.net/portfolio/images/big/1-12.jpg" style="width: 570px; height: 380px;" /><br />Interesting and unusual colours used in this bedroom.<br /><br />13 & 14<br /><img alt="" src="http://bhomeinteriors.net/portfolio/images/big/18-05.jpg" /><img alt="" src="http://bhomeinteriors.net/portfolio/images/big/3-7.jpg" /><br /><br />15.<br /><img alt="" src="http://bhomeinteriors.net/portfolio/images/big/18-07.jpg" style="width: 570px; height: 380px;" /><br /><br />16.<br /><img alt="" src="http://bhomeinteriors.net/portfolio/images/big/26-01.jpg" /><br /><br />More images right <a href="http://bhomeinteriors.net/">here</a>.

Interior Designer Tracey Butler

Second post today introducing interior designer Tracey Butler, owner of b.home interior design studio. She attended The New York School of I...

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New House in France

Friday takes us to a new house on Ile de Re, an island off the west coast of France, near La Rochelle. Every room opens onto a central courtyard ensuring plenty of natural light. Rustic and simple. Come and see.<br /><br /><a href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&langpair=fr%7Cen&u=http://www.cotemaison.fr/maison-reve/maison-famille/diaporama/maison-neuve-a-l-ancienne-sur-l-ile-de-re_1254.html%3Fp%3D2&prev=/translate_s%3Fhl%3Den%26q%3DA%2Bc%25C3%25B4t%25C3%25A9%2Bde%2BSaint-Paul-de-Vence,%2Bla%2Bd%25C3%25A9coratrice%2BAnne%2Bd%2527Hauterives%2Ba%2Bremodel%25C3%25A9%2Bla%2Bd%25C3%25A9co%2Bde%2Bcette%2Bmaison%2Bdans%2Bl%2527envol%25C3%25A9e%2Bromantique%2Bd%2527une%2Bauberge%2Bespagnole.%26sl%3Den%26tl%3Dfr&rurl=translate.google.com&twu=1&usg=ALkJrhiBJQjzFQRhAPJkYY9P2hemmV-ABw"><img alt="Under the canopy, the dining room was" id="diaporama_pict" src="http://www.cotemaison.fr/imgs/2/182.jpg" /></a><br />Combination of wooden deck and a separate area made of stone slabs.<br /><br /><a href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&langpair=fr%7Cen&u=http://www.cotemaison.fr/maison-reve/maison-famille/diaporama/maison-neuve-a-l-ancienne-sur-l-ile-de-re_1254.html%3Fp%3D3&prev=/translate_s%3Fhl%3Den%26q%3DA%2Bc%25C3%25B4t%25C3%25A9%2Bde%2BSaint-Paul-de-Vence,%2Bla%2Bd%25C3%25A9coratrice%2BAnne%2Bd%2527Hauterives%2Ba%2Bremodel%25C3%25A9%2Bla%2Bd%25C3%25A9co%2Bde%2Bcette%2Bmaison%2Bdans%2Bl%2527envol%25C3%25A9e%2Bromantique%2Bd%2527une%2Bauberge%2Bespagnole.%26sl%3Den%26tl%3Dfr&rurl=translate.google.com&twu=1&usg=ALkJrhhXTsz9FDrx27myorl4yKYUAMXAfQ"><img alt="Metro Tile to a spacious kitchen" id="diaporama_pict" src="http://www.cotemaison.fr/imgs/2/187.jpg" /></a><br /><span onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()">Love the terracota flooring on the ground level. Subway style white tiles, stainless steel, hanging baskets and an </span><span onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()">oak butcher fridge for the kitchen.</span><p><a href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&langpair=fr%7Cen&u=http://www.cotemaison.fr/maison-reve/maison-famille/diaporama/maison-neuve-a-l-ancienne-sur-l-ile-de-re_1254.html%3Fp%3D4&prev=/translate_s%3Fhl%3Den%26q%3DA%2Bc%25C3%25B4t%25C3%25A9%2Bde%2BSaint-Paul-de-Vence,%2Bla%2Bd%25C3%25A9coratrice%2BAnne%2Bd%2527Hauterives%2Ba%2Bremodel%25C3%25A9%2Bla%2Bd%25C3%25A9co%2Bde%2Bcette%2Bmaison%2Bdans%2Bl%2527envol%25C3%25A9e%2Bromantique%2Bd%2527une%2Bauberge%2Bespagnole.%26sl%3Den%26tl%3Dfr&rurl=translate.google.com&twu=1&usg=ALkJrhgzLtbWmjByIkaSgM52bVR438tAOQ"><img alt="A large bay window for the kitchen" id="diaporama_pict" src="http://www.cotemaison.fr/imgs/2/189.jpg" /></a></p><p><span onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()">The kitchen also opens onto the terrace.</span> <span onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()"><span class="google-src-text" style="direction: ltr; text-align: left;"></span></span><span onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()">A marble window sill is ideal for keeping herbs.</span></p><p><a href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&langpair=fr%7Cen&u=http://www.cotemaison.fr/maison-reve/maison-famille/diaporama/maison-neuve-a-l-ancienne-sur-l-ile-de-re_1254.html%3Fp%3D5&prev=/translate_s%3Fhl%3Den%26q%3DA%2Bc%25C3%25B4t%25C3%25A9%2Bde%2BSaint-Paul-de-Vence,%2Bla%2Bd%25C3%25A9coratrice%2BAnne%2Bd%2527Hauterives%2Ba%2Bremodel%25C3%25A9%2Bla%2Bd%25C3%25A9co%2Bde%2Bcette%2Bmaison%2Bdans%2Bl%2527envol%25C3%25A9e%2Bromantique%2Bd%2527une%2Bauberge%2Bespagnole.%26sl%3Den%26tl%3Dfr&rurl=translate.google.com&twu=1&usg=ALkJrhhZNOVyWYm66MluLuZLQEEMgtXt5w"><img alt="The glass partition separates the kitchen from the living room" id="diaporama_pict" src="http://www.cotemaison.fr/imgs/2/183.jpg" /></a><a href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&langpair=fr%7Cen&u=http://www.cotemaison.fr/maison-reve/maison-famille/diaporama/maison-neuve-a-l-ancienne-sur-l-ile-de-re_1254.html%3Fp%3D6&prev=/translate_s%3Fhl%3Den%26q%3DA%2Bc%25C3%25B4t%25C3%25A9%2Bde%2BSaint-Paul-de-Vence,%2Bla%2Bd%25C3%25A9coratrice%2BAnne%2Bd%2527Hauterives%2Ba%2Bremodel%25C3%25A9%2Bla%2Bd%25C3%25A9co%2Bde%2Bcette%2Bmaison%2Bdans%2Bl%2527envol%25C3%25A9e%2Bromantique%2Bd%2527une%2Bauberge%2Bespagnole.%26sl%3Den%26tl%3Dfr&rurl=translate.google.com&twu=1&usg=ALkJrhgnnIdrFJsU4W8YMLfVThppyA__5A"><img alt="A high ceiling" id="diaporama_pict" src="http://www.cotemaison.fr/imgs/2/185.jpg" /><br /></a></p><p>A pity these pics are so small. Instead of a wall, the kitchen is separated from the living room with a glass partition.<br /></p><a href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?hl=en&langpair=fr%7Cen&u=http://www.cotemaison.fr/maison-reve/maison-famille/diaporama/maison-neuve-a-l-ancienne-sur-l-ile-de-re_1254.html%3Fp%3D7&prev=/translate_s%3Fhl%3Den%26q%3DA%2Bc%25C3%25B4t%25C3%25A9%2Bde%2BSaint-Paul-de-Vence,%2Bla%2Bd%25C3%25A9coratrice%2BAnne%2Bd%2527Hauterives%2Ba%2Bremodel%25C3%25A9%2Bla%2Bd%25C3%25A9co%2Bde%2Bcette%2Bmaison%2Bdans%2Bl%2527envol%25C3%25A9e%2Bromantique%2Bd%2527une%2Bauberge%2Bespagnole.%26sl%3Den%26tl%3Dfr&rurl=translate.google.com&twu=1&usg=ALkJrhi7WV4ZlErx7mrJLpQvHzV6lxFPGg"><img alt="Room with mezzanine" id="diaporama_pict" src="http://www.cotemaison.fr/imgs/2/195.jpg" /></a><br />The stairs in this nautical style bedroom leads up to a small balcony.<br /><br /><img alt="Walls clad with planks of fir shuttering" id="diaporama_pict" src="http://www.cotemaison.fr/imgs/2/193.jpg" style="width: 360px; height: 507px;" /><br /><br /><img alt="Visit the bathroom" id="diaporama_pict" src="http://www.cotemaison.fr/imgs/2/199.jpg" style="width: 360px; height: 528px;" /><br />I like this bathroom with its soft colours and wood which make it warm. I wouldn't have the soap holder affixed to the wall, you'd get soapy water on the wooden surface which you will have to constantly be wiping off.<br /><br />A happy weekend to all of you. I'll be back tomorrow!<br />Photography by Francis Peyrat<br /><br />All images from <a href="http://www.cotemaison.fr/">here</a>.<br /><br /><p></p>

New House in France

Friday takes us to a new house on Ile de Re, an island off the west coast of France, near La Rochelle. Every room opens onto a central court...

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