Home as Hotel, Office and Sanctuary
Los Angeles House - Spanish Influences
July has landed and I get a nostalgic tug to be somewhere on the other side of the world. Right about now my mind wanders to a different era in my life. Summer.
Vacations of the past, and the way I am hard wired to plan and wander influence the season. I am home and creating a place from books and images, countries visited and ideas. I usually move very fast to get somewhere slow and more interesting than my own backyard. Although it may be true that diving in Fiji for instance or lingering on a limestone cliff in Turkey or sitting at an Italian café on the beach sounds pretty good, at least in my dreams, there is something simple and comforting about sticking around for a quiet July.
No flying, road tripping, fleeing or reorganizing this week.I pulled out my lawn to save water, will put DG on the ground, continue to line dry, and slowly let summer in.
Some Armchair Travel For Us
In the hopes of importing a little Mediterranean into my abode, I look at style and design books from all over the world. I consider the arid beauty of Mexico or the Mediterranean as I get ideas on how to live at home with style and global reminders. Here's my breakfast room after looking at Greece Style
My Breakfast Room
One way to enjoy a little armchair travel and gear up for later adventures is the illustrious coffee table book. Taschen & Rizzoli have some amazing decor and travel images that help.
Books That Trigger Your Own Hotel Home & Work Life
Living In Morocco- Taschen
Great Mediterranean Escapes- Taschen
Casa San Miguel De Allende, Inspired Design & Decorations
Shop at a Spanish Hotel For your Home
Slow Hotel My Inspiration, Trasierra, Andalusia Spain
Past Trips and Slow Times
To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition
Samuel Johnson
Do you know a home that is like a little hotel? It can be a room in a city apartment, a house, a yard or a window. Maybe yours? Post your pictures and share your inspiration @ home from the world outside.
Show me your corner of the world!
Posted by: W E N | 07/02/2010 at 08:53 PM