Brazil, Brazil, Brazil

I love the way the architect Guilherme Torres has combined romantic, ethnic and modern items in this industrial building.

images via at casa

Danish Swan

Gustavian and baroque with modern style, white with black and grey and all kinds of feathers in a 1770's building in Copenhagen: this is the atelier-home of the danish designer Ann Wiberg, decorated as a contemporary palace. For more spectacular images visit Sisters Agency.

images via sisters agency

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STRIKES

MIDNIGHT

THE TOYS COME

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LIFE

Merry Christmas

May your Christmas

be merry,

joyful

and white!

Magical lights

Nordic or oriental, Mark Schooley's photographs capture the light in a mysterious and delightful way.

Little girls

The greek artist Mantalina Psoma names her painting style "trip realism", as she uses the method of realism to create a surrealistic atmosphere.

via kathimerini

via sally in blogland

via poema

"Κοριτσάκι μου, θέλω να σου φέρω

τα φαναράκια των κρίνων

να σου φέγγουν τον ύπνο σου.

Θέλω να σου φέρω ένα περιβολάκι

ζωγραφισμένο με λουλουδόσκονη

πάνω στο φτερό μιας πεταλούδας

για να σεργιανάει το γαλανό όνειρό σου.

Θέλω να σου φέρω

ένα σταυρουλάκι αυγινό φως

δυο αχτίνες σταυρωτές απ' τους στίχους μου

να σου ξορκίζουν το κακό

να σου φωτάνε

νη μου σκοντάψεις, κοριτσάκι,

έτσι γυμνόποδο και τρυφερό

στ' αγκάθι κι ενός ίσκιου.

Κοιμήσου.

Να μεγαλώσεις γρήγορα.

Έχεις να κάνεις πολύ δρόμο κοριτσάκι,

κι έχεις δυο πεδιλάκια μόνο από ουρανό.

Κοιμήσου.

Το πρόσωπο της μητερούλας φέγγει

πάνω απ' τους ρόδινους λοφίσκους του ύπνου σου

εαρινό φεγγάρι

ανάμεσα απ' τα στάχυα της έγνοιας της

και τα τριαντάφυλλα των τραγουδιών μου.

Κοιμήσου κοριτσάκι

Είναι μακρύς ο δρόμος

Πρέπει να μεγαλώσεις."

Γιάννης Ρίτσος

Frosty the Snowman

This is the funny snowman we made this morning with my daughter.

I'll be home for Christmas

The Christmas tree fully decorated with toys, the smell of cookies coming from the kitchen, the piano playing christmas carols, my loved ones around... I don't need more reasons to spend the holidays at home.

A gift wrapped life

Before offering your gifts this year, get inspired by "A gift wrapped life" blog, owned by a very talented girl from Canada who posts about gift wrapping, but also about interior design, fashion and many more beautiful things in life!

images via "a gift wrapped life"

Dressed in white

It seems like the Winter Queen passed by our neighbourhood last night (again) and we are expecting more snow tonight...