A weekend retreat in South Africa

Since it's the week of all white holiday homes in beautiful locations, I had to feature this beautiful weekend retreat of architect Minky Lidchi which I found via the wonderful blog <a href="http://www.79ideas.org/2012/06/white-villa-in-south-africa.html" target="_blank">79 ideas</a>. I visited South Africa for the first time last autumn and already can't wait to find an opportunity to go back.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiseRPx5iCVu5gsA4eInu-vZiLq5IxBfTTRje_KSSU4gSxnH4uxJwFlkJQR13L6smwGd4R-AEHrHkmHo88uD382u6XnNxdguE_LOAJZQMH0YOHjmv81qwUcQ5eeNGZUBhiS1_CZSJbPkyk/s1600/x4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiseRPx5iCVu5gsA4eInu-vZiLq5IxBfTTRje_KSSU4gSxnH4uxJwFlkJQR13L6smwGd4R-AEHrHkmHo88uD382u6XnNxdguE_LOAJZQMH0YOHjmv81qwUcQ5eeNGZUBhiS1_CZSJbPkyk/s640/x4.png" width="474" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVPuNQ0-MurMQ_Us5ROZjU3346VidHLk0q_05hrdI6p1C993uUvyTEAqXDKAv0mxWeTrC1Jym9vVzpbRuUFcabQdb0oIo4Un2Y-uK_kH_br__YVXPqPVKPLzaW8zHy2A19lDTd3EM2rR0/s1600/x5.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVPuNQ0-MurMQ_Us5ROZjU3346VidHLk0q_05hrdI6p1C993uUvyTEAqXDKAv0mxWeTrC1Jym9vVzpbRuUFcabQdb0oIo4Un2Y-uK_kH_br__YVXPqPVKPLzaW8zHy2A19lDTd3EM2rR0/s640/x5.png" width="474" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbcjp_NfVLff8VhutodAYMAg97-TLcJaW1SGmIleBADGaGiBWg70Q0hH5Vgp1TweIQLit7pjoAcYAmNoQB4aSdJt6KTB0QwNz5wdWiv2c6ykhCzDWX0MNDbJUkC_yGQVlQzc8O3ToV_BA/s1600/x3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbcjp_NfVLff8VhutodAYMAg97-TLcJaW1SGmIleBADGaGiBWg70Q0hH5Vgp1TweIQLit7pjoAcYAmNoQB4aSdJt6KTB0QwNz5wdWiv2c6ykhCzDWX0MNDbJUkC_yGQVlQzc8O3ToV_BA/s640/x3.png" width="474" /></a><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLeOiCwD3sn-qYjiS2MYPt2p4VC8dR9wve4xEfibIAG5oXOa2aIky_kx8Dx_r1LkQsAQenij0ZFqgJpuRePmAdXqL6YZCAA9YjKR-bVfA7XtE715kaD_Ozy4aDYujtN4s39E-9bnwC1x8/s1600/x2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLeOiCwD3sn-qYjiS2MYPt2p4VC8dR9wve4xEfibIAG5oXOa2aIky_kx8Dx_r1LkQsAQenij0ZFqgJpuRePmAdXqL6YZCAA9YjKR-bVfA7XtE715kaD_Ozy4aDYujtN4s39E-9bnwC1x8/s640/x2.png" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #96979d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;">Photographs Martin Hahn: <a href="http://www.houseandleisure.co.za/swartland-weekend-escape/" style="color: #caa6b0; text-decoration: none;">house and leisure</a> via<a href="http://www.79ideas.org/2012/06/white-villa-in-south-africa.html" target="_blank"> 79 ideas</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table>If there's one thing that truly stands out to me it's the beautiful walls. I long to have textured walls like this. I also love the sculptures, very beautiful! What do you reckon?<br /><br /><br />

A weekend retreat in South Africa

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A white home by Remy Meijers

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Dutch interior architect <a href="http://www.remymeijers.nl/portfolio/interieurs/jaren-30-villa/" target="_blank">Remy Meijers</a> compares a good interior as a 'finished jigsaw puzzle'.  This 1930's villa in Bussum is one of Remy's projects and is made up of an original and new construction which are connected by a glass corridoor. The huge windows and sliding doors allow natural light to flood in and bounce of the perfectly formed white walls. Soft furnishings have been added to complete the look. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq8__Lp59AA3-kehHlRozzFp0immP_sw6J5ykD4J9lkgdvMY0MpisuGyV8pO6lkep7iDVnRxjCoAnhEhZqISyDQ40RE_7lqf9DIEOrNERFHnkSr_t8fwPFGs7lIGa5LDeCYV_XV6FNCm0/s1600/remy1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq8__Lp59AA3-kehHlRozzFp0immP_sw6J5ykD4J9lkgdvMY0MpisuGyV8pO6lkep7iDVnRxjCoAnhEhZqISyDQ40RE_7lqf9DIEOrNERFHnkSr_t8fwPFGs7lIGa5LDeCYV_XV6FNCm0/s640/remy1.jpg" width="508" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4iFSEsQddxYn753RF5sIeJ02yP8QQIXTsnt6pwnW1RhPo70fkHcKJ9RMb5c64oTkX29QtOoK9Fpw9dBgFnQ3VCkijwttPN-6h6j_tHRy8lcdGTLMFV4lbxz1AS8ay11CzqEu7U4Lud8k/s1600/remy2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgud1ixK2zP0IuM0dq1yWeTG_nEjWMUPzeJJgChIiCDr44E6b15dNU9q4Wh9pyyW8gnC8OiDWRN-MVavH0EZpMD8TJZnsr0mvzvSROpWKHtosZOewsHMPWVVs8BiJS4PzhuF7GAp5tF2b0/s1600/remy11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgud1ixK2zP0IuM0dq1yWeTG_nEjWMUPzeJJgChIiCDr44E6b15dNU9q4Wh9pyyW8gnC8OiDWRN-MVavH0EZpMD8TJZnsr0mvzvSROpWKHtosZOewsHMPWVVs8BiJS4PzhuF7GAp5tF2b0/s640/remy11.jpg" width="428" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Interior architect: <a href="http://www.remymeijers.nl/portfolio/interieurs/jaren-30-villa/" target="_blank">Remy Meijers</a></td></tr></tbody></table>What do you think? Could you make this your home? I would have to add a few brightly coloured cushions, accessories and chairs and then mess it up a little and then yes, absolutely, no problem at all! The bones are simply perfect.<br /><br />Have a lovely day!<br /><br /><br />

A white home by Remy Meijers

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Beautiful cool white home in St Barths

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Summer has officially arrived in Sweden and everyone's been kicking back and taking it easy. The weather has been fab all weekend too - YAAAY!  To celebrate I thought I'd post a few pics of this stunning beach home in St Barths. How about this for a holiday retreat?!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXy2s1QuOdnjOtWiOniQGA3EASaQjDS2oqtiMwWGioC_THDIF0Og-lX9xxuyiscTPofG9mz69wFXdKzMvnfx5Ri3jKlZusxzLS6pdkNN-uDTxwsGrm4MPVgAcQJhOPYjuNlc6oj281gvA/s1600/0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXy2s1QuOdnjOtWiOniQGA3EASaQjDS2oqtiMwWGioC_THDIF0Og-lX9xxuyiscTPofG9mz69wFXdKzMvnfx5Ri3jKlZusxzLS6pdkNN-uDTxwsGrm4MPVgAcQJhOPYjuNlc6oj281gvA/s640/0001.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb5Dj2gD7MmoyTBFUKJAmvvWLTnWo7me7KcKyeIrNwsa5Q4vVrf9L106oFIFZe7y0rR5cI9yVctpTwqKWxEAJnZDgseBgRfIpFTjOpajTDwe0NSRK_y43vXSUWa9pgrsmAZ3zsehbW5bU/s1600/00011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip9DeIOQlVK1CjvPCYCTFb5RGTlco4oRIonxc2sfjblwL65dD3foH2_rLQow-mhbngFMrJAS3FvgzR1xARqOYxq3LPpat4tL_PicDKfM7gwhzUIvukZazTV0wcPQOfVD4nAcrC6u7hpLo/s1600/00010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip9DeIOQlVK1CjvPCYCTFb5RGTlco4oRIonxc2sfjblwL65dD3foH2_rLQow-mhbngFMrJAS3FvgzR1xARqOYxq3LPpat4tL_PicDKfM7gwhzUIvukZazTV0wcPQOfVD4nAcrC6u7hpLo/s640/00010.jpg" width="478" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.marieclaire.it/Casa/A-Saint-Barth-la-residenza-di-Alisa-Thiry" target="_blank">Marie Claire</a> via <a href="http://purplearea.blogspot.se/" target="_blank">Purple Area</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"> If the backdrop of the tourquoise seas and white sands don't make you feel like you're in paradise, the home itself might just be the rum in the colada?! </div><br />Since it's holiday time here in Sweden I'm going to be posting a little less, but do stop by as I'll definitely be popping in here and there each week. Enjoy the sunshine! N x<br /><br />

Beautiful cool white home in St Barths

Summer has officially arrived in Sweden and everyone's been kicking back and taking it easy. The weather has been fab all weekend too - ...

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