RING EXTRAVAGANZA { TO FLORECITA ON HER BIRTHDAY}

sources: Monica Catiglioni, 1st Dibs, own. 

SWEET NUMBER SIXTEEN :)

When it comes to experiencing true English hospitality you have to somehow morph your preconceptions of a big city style hotel. In England, for example, some hotels want to make you feel like you never left home, or at least cut the miles of distance from it. While checking in at one of Firmdales's Group Hotels you will notice that the serious and cold aspect of  a common hotel instantly vanishes; splashes of color, textures and unique knick-knacks from foreign lands set the hotel apart while taking on the wonderful task of giving life and warmth to the space.

Be prepared to sit in a garden room and enjoy a sunny afternoon after taking a stroll through the conservatory, or borrow one of the interesting books from the library while enjoying a cup of English tea in the lush gardens; just relax and enjoy... Imagine the possibilities!

 After dissecting the hotel's pictures for hours I am assuming that the hardest part of cheking-in at one of this extraordinary hotels is wanting to check-out.

source: Number Sixteen Hotel

HAPPY B-DAY MY LITTLE SAILOR!

Little sailor

(un poema para ti... Sebastian)

Rise and shine my little sailor,

to the adventures and surprises that await for thee.

Rise and shine my little one,

with the tides and the winds of the East.

Let them take you through the world my little sailor,

the world you are so desperately waiting to see.

Play, learn, love and forgive my little one

and open your heart without doubt or risk.

Live your life with freedom my little sailor,

with the heart of a monk and the courage of a fighter.

Live your life to the fullest my loved one

and let no one block the road of your desire...

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I fell in love with you since the moment I felt you,

-since the moment your little soul parted ways from my soul.

-since you decided it was time to discover the world

by letting the universe know before,

that wouldn't let a single question pass by you

-Unanswered.

I love you so much...

Mami.

Sex and the City 2 {A Delightful Set}

After seeing the much anticipated sequel of TV’s sensation "Sex and the City" I felt the movie paid for my ticket, not so much for the plot or acting (which has never impressed me), but for the rich, chic and smart rooms that made this movie enticing and simply superb. Just at the very beginning Carrie (played by Sarah Jessica Parker), quips "I've been cheating on fashion with furniture" ...Just then I knew I was up for a treat. I found myself paying more attention to drapes, furniture and accessories that to the actual dialogues; I was carefully dissecting every aspect of the beautiful sets, wanting to know who made that "out of this world" blown-glass lamp or were to get that headboard fabric. So I did. And now I'm passing them to you, so you too can recreate the heavenly looks in your own home of a movie that did not deliver in content but did in design.

LAID-BACK LUXURY..{Acapulco Here I come!}

What would be your dream vacation? Is it traveling to a foreign country and getting immersed in its culture? Sunbathing for hours or days in white-sanded turquoise-filled heavenly beaches?, Finding yourself lost and by doing so, discovering the charm and treasures of a new city? Or maybe, if you are like my husband and I, dreaming of an undiscovered paradise where food, architecture and art are the hosts of our blissful trip.

So here's how I start my "Design Hotel" series, hotels around the world so delicious and inviting that make you want to teleport yourself to a vacation of laid-back luxury.

{falling in love over and over again}

ryan Korban

4th OF JULY THOUGHTS!!

Happy Fourth of July!!!!!

CHEERS!

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