Showing posts with label travel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label travel. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Eye On Vancouver: Beautiful Homes

As I said in my post on Monday, we just returned from a long weekend in Vancouver.  What a gorgeous city with tons of waterways and beautiful outdoor spaces, but also neighborhoods with beautiful homes! 

We stumbled upon the most idyllic neighborhood near Kitsilano Beach while we were up there.  I absolutely loved this neighborhood and here are some reasons why:  The houses were large, but not ridiculously so.  They were also all slightly different, but all in good taste (at least in my opinion!).  I was impressed that they were all beautifully maintained - unlike in Seattle, where even in the nicest neighborhoods you get the occasional neglected home or eyesore.  Lastly, they all had gorgeous gardens and charming tree lined streets.  Let's take a look together, shall we?  :)

A lovely traditional home... 

Beautiful detailing around that stately front door! 



 All of the streets had this lush greenery arching over the streets - how charming!


I always melt over a round window, and how about those hydrangeas and boxwoods?  



A lovely little terrace above the front door...









This one really drew me in with its masculine appeal.  Don't miss that great little seating area upstairs...I presume off of the master bedroom.

The same house around the corner...it's a stunner!


This one reminded me of some of the Munich mansions I had shared with you all quite a while ago...so grand.

I hope you enjoyed the tour.  Any favorites?

Monday, May 20, 2013

Stunning Chihuly Glass!

Hi Everyone...hope you had a wonderful weekend.  Today's post isn't related to interior design, but it is certainly related to beautiful design.  

I had such a great experience on Saturday afternoon.  We had a friend in town and we ended up going to the Chihuly Museum of Garden and Glass.  I have long been a fan of Washington-born Dale Chihuly, but this museum blew.me.away.  It was such a beautiful experience I just had to share it with all of you! 

Take a look at a few of the pieces that we saw:


His time spent growing up around Puget Sound influences his sea-inspired and native american work.



Many of the installations were set in natural settings, reflective of his inspirations.






I hope you enjoyed the tour.  If you ever get to Seattle, don't miss this museum!



Friday, April 12, 2013

Hacienda Style...

Do you wish you could have multiple homes to design around all of your different styles that you love?  Me too.  I have been dreaming of a beautiful Hacienda down in Mexico lately.   I'll explain why next week!

If you're ready for a little diversion, let's take at some of my inspiration photos!







I love the contrast of the modern artwork...


I can envision many a warm summer evening out here!


What a fun way to greet your guests and get them prepped for their daily siestas!  :)






Um, go ahead and ask me how much I adore this!  How about you?

Are you craving a margarita yet?  :)

I hope you enjoyed this post!








Wednesday, January 16, 2013

A Gorgeous Home in San Miguel Allende

Hi Everyone!

In case you are needing to dream for a bit today, I invite you to tour this charming home in San Miguel Allende, designed and owned by one of my wonderful readers!  She shared her home with me recently and I wanted to pass along all of his beauty to all of you.  It's a stunner, so hang on tight...
















 Good news:  it's for sale!  (Although I have no idea why she'd want to leave :))  
You can find out more here:  www.mexicanhideaways.com


Enjoy your day and thank you so much 
Becky for sharing your beautiful home with HausDesign!!!

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