Showing posts with label retro. Show all posts
Showing posts with label retro. Show all posts

Saturday, October 12, 2013

Spanish 14th century restored villa


Spain is one of my favorites destinations and I love also the charming decoration and the design of its restored houses. So, today we will make a mind-trip in this wonderful country and especially in the historical region of Emporda, in Girona, where a lot of the old country houses have been rescued from oblivion by their owners, who love this area.
A house like those, we will visit today... A 14th century building which rehabilitated fully respecting the original materials of its construction. Its thick stone walls and stone curved ceilings (photo 9 & 11) consist an important part of its decoration. The plastered walls and ceiling blocks of the living room are painted in a vanilla hue in order to help the natural light be reflected in the interior and make an interesting contrast with the natural color of the stone walls and the cotto tiles.
What I liked also about this house was its built-in counter tops finished in polished cement both in the kitchen (photo 7) and the bathroom (photo 11), and then the built-in bench (photo 2) in the living room, topped with a beam of reclaimed wood, completed with a mat and numerous cushions, creating a comfortable nook for social gatherings or reading...
Other interesting pieces in the decoration are the old recovered trunk coated with fabric and used as a side table in the living room (photo 3), the old retro leather chair (photo 4), the rescued aged suitcases (photo 6) and off course the stone sink in the kitchen (photo 7).

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Retro flair in the House II


For another time, my favorite combination of handmade tiles which look like a patchwork of drawings and pastels, in a contemporary house. The designer didn't hesitate to use both indoors as well as outdoor.

Find out more retro tiles here.

Images via portobello.com.br

Monday, September 17, 2012

Crochet Love

Mmm... I like so much this fluffy granny squares blanket! It reminds me the cushions that my grandmother used to make when I was kid. It is ideal to keep you warm the first days of autumn and an excellent decorative item for your bedroom giving it a retro touch.

The next days some other interesting crochet applications will follow...Stay tuned!

Image via johanna-vintage.blogspot.com

Friday, September 7, 2012

Retro flair in the House


If you belong to the kind of people who are lovers of retro style, don't hesitate to add a retro touch in your space even if it is extremely modern. Find aged, hand made ceramic tiles and repurpose them, using them to dress a wall, a piece of the roof or a single unit as a table, a bench etc. The result will really surprise you!!!



Images via tovima.gr
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