Susana Simonpietri, the creative director of Chango & Co., was charged with redesigning a beautiful lakefront property in Connecticut (USA) for the family of five to spend their summer weekends. The home itself measures 6900-square-foot and has six bedrooms and six and a half bathroom home but my favorite part of the property is the detached boathouse which is featured
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Spring & Summer Fashion Favorites
It is windy and it has been raining for most of the week but the weather doesn’t stop me from looking for lovely Spring fashion items. Here are some of my new favorites from Scandinavian brand &Other Stories. In the image above you see the belted pleated maxi dress. I love that beautiful spice brown color!
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New IKEA Collection from Sustainable Materials
IKEA will be launching a new line of products this April. With this new collection (think chairs, lamps, baskets, bedlinen, towels and even kimonos) IKEA hopes that it will evoke the tranquility and refreshing feel of the sunnier months to come through the use of distinctive rattan furniture and calming indigo cottons. I am happy to learn that IKEA has
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An Iceland Cottage in Blue Hues
Have you ever been to Iceland? We will be making a 3-day stopover in Iceland on our way to Canada this summer. I am really looking forward to this trip, although it will not be for another couple of months before we leave. But today we make a virtual trip to Iceland together to admire this lovely cottage that has
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Joanna Gaines Collection for Anthropologie
I loved watching Fixer Upper with Joanna and Chip Gaines. Not every interior was exactly my cup of tea but I was amazed how this talented couple can transform an ugly rundown house into a beautiful home. Now Joanna has designed a beautiful line of rugs and pillows for Anthropologie. Here are some of my favorite items from Joanna’s collection
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Garance Dore’s Stylish Californian Home
The Californian home of Garance DorĂ© (French photographer, style icon, writer, influencer and owner of Atelier DorĂ©) is featured in Domino’s spring issue. Modern and stylish are the words that describe this beautiful home best. You can see the entire article on Domino. woven Malawi chairs | rug | Ixtapa bench
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A Stylish Event Space in Los Angeles (USA)
Festoon LA is a 1900 square foot event space and natural light photo studio located between Venice andCulver City in Los Angeles (USA). The space is ideally suited for corporate and media events, cocktail and dinner parties, rehearsal dinners and is a great canvas for photo shoots of all kinds. I love the pink tiles that have used. These are
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Follow The Style Files on Instagram
You can now follow The Style Files on Instagram! On my old Instagram account I only posted personal stuff as I always had the intention to create a separate account for The Style Files. But because of a busy schedule (and tons of other stuff to do) and never gave this priority. But now there is a brand new account
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How a Rug Can Change a Room
The dining area in this Swedish apartment is a perfect example of how a rug can change the look & feel of an entire room. This is why a love a vintage kilim rug! You can see images of the area without the rug here and here. I also love the artwork. When you want to (re)decorate a room in
