Christmas in Stockholm

The Bromberg Sehlberg family live in this beautiful apartment on a quiet avenue in Östermalm in Stockholm. In their previous apartment, red had been the predominant colour for their Christmas decoration. It had lots of energy, but this year they felt they needed a really restful place and chose to tone down the colors on the walls and furnishings. The result: a soft Christmas with elements of natural colors.




















Have a great weekend, my friends, and come back tomorrow!
All images from here.

Romantic Christmas in England

Jake and Kate Forman live in this fairy-like cottage cottage in London. And continuing with our Christmas inspiration, this time with pink, romantic and feminine floral patterns in every room.













Hope you had a lovely weekend. See you tomorrow, my friends!

All images from here.

English Cottage Ready for Christmas

A clearly feminine cottage style with all the pink and floral fabric for this home in England, all spruced up and ready for Christmas.













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Chirstmas in the Air #2

This is my second (and I'm sure it will not be the last) Christmas inspired post of the year. Previous posts here and last year's posts can be found here, here, here, and this post which is particularly lovely and has a beautiful, very simple and original decoration craft for my crafty friends. There is also a floating Christmas tree if you'd like to see it.

Located on the outskirts of Madrid, this is a decidedly fun house. The owners, Carlos Arriaga who is a painter and photographer and his wife, an interior designer, created a cheerful home full of fun ideas. Tour time, sweets!


An original Christmas tree stands by one of the living room's big windows.


In nearly every room of the house you will see framed photographs and paintings by owner Carlos Arriaga.


The round side table was purchased in Florence, Italy.




A collection of four mirrors in different styles above the white console table.


A Charles IV chest and a Wassily chair for this reading nook.


Very lovely but highly unpractical white rug by the entrance door.


A more traditional Christmas tree in a corner of the kitchen's dining area.


The all white kitchen comes alive with bursts of shocking pink.


Plenty of storage room at the foot of the master bed.


Painting by Esteban Arriaga.


Contemporary lines in the bathroom.


Happy smiling faces.

All images from here.

Floating Christmas Tree in Rio

As some of you might know I live in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I'd like to share with you these photographs of a stunning Chirstmas tree they put up every year (since 1996) in the middle of a lake called Rodrigo de Freitas or Lagoa as the locals like to call it.

It soars 85 meters high and uses 2,9 million light bulbs! It is built over a floating platform that moves around the lake. It will be lit every night until January 6th and on Saturdays there's a firework show. There's a sidewalk all around the lake so you can enjoy the view from every angle!
Also, the Lagoa will host canoeing & rowing events at the 2016 Olympic Games.

If you happen to be in Rio this time of the year just don't miss it!