Home Decor Envy: Marble Kitchen Island

If you are looking to make an elegant statement to your kitchen, consider adding a marble island that can brighten and at the same time bring a unique and cool aesthetic to your space! And if you are not yet ready for such a big change, then you can take a few small steps by adding marble accessories like the ones below to your kitchen! For more images from the spaces we love, check our Pinterest board "Great Interiors"! 

Home Decor Envy: The Dining Room

(sigh...)

Marble in the Kitchen

I'm currently going through a serious "I-love-marble" phase...

Office Decor Envy: The Conference Room

Furniture by Skandiform.  

Home Decor Envy: The Sitting Room

... from the Hamptons house of a wall-streeter and his family. Check out the rest of the rooms here!

I Have to Have this Brass Desk

Then again, I have to have everything that the amazing, swedish company "No Early Birds" launches...

You can purchase the desk here. 

Carlos Mota's Colorful New York Apartment

"I like color. I like to combine looks and periods. I don't like just any one style". These phrases summarize the style of AD's international style editor, Carlos Mota, in interior design: eclectic, colorful and glamourous. More photos here.  

Favorite Pieces from Aerin Lauder's Aerin Collection

1. Necklace, 2. Chambered Nautilus Shell, 3. Jewelry Box, 4. Earrings, 5. Sandal, 6. Starfish, 7.Set of Coasters

Eclectic Home Decor Accessories from Target

1. Mirror, 2. Decorative Tray, 3. Wall Clock, 4. Pillow, 5. Accent Table, 6. Storage Ottoman 

My living room desperately needs all of them!

Let's Have Coffee...

Source: Freshhome

.... at Lolita Coffeehouse in Ljubljana, Slovenia! A beautiful cafe with exposed brick walls, huge windows, muted pink and black modern elements and great desserts creates a unique atmosphere for your daily coffee breaks!

Selections from the Curiosity Shoppe for Target

1. Salad Servers, 2. Salad Plates (set of four), 3. Chalkboard, 4. Novelty Mugs (set of four), 
5. Oven Mitt and Pot Holder

Following my previous post on the Curiosity Shoppe's line for Target, here are my (five) selections. Yes, I know there's a place for all of the line's products in my home, but my wallet strongly disagrees. That's why I'm limiting myself to five fab items which cost less than $100. Not bad, don't you think?

Pens and Pencils

Clockwise, from top left:
Feather Pen (long), Feather Pen (Short), Bubble Pen Set, Pencil Case, Pencil Box, Drawer Organizer, Coloured Pencils, Pencil Cup

Either for school or for work, pens and pencils have an important place on our desks and consequently play an essential part in our office decor. That's why they have to be unique, stylish and beautiful! 

Living within Rainbow Colours

Apart from the furniture and the home decor accessories, this Manhattan apartment impresses with its colour palette. Beautiful hues of blue and purple put together with green, turquoise and pink details make the editors of Architectural Digest magazine wonder "What’s the secret behind pairing lavender and orange so artfully? How can a prissy pink look so masculine?". The secret is Jamie Drake, the interior designer who is also known as "the colorist", and who worked with the owners of the apartment to create a gorgeous eclectic Art Moderne apartment in rainbow colours! See the rest of the house here!

In Love with a Victorian Home in London

Source: House to Home

I'm totally in love with this amazing four-storey Victorian terraced house in West London. It is spacious, it is full of art and has a great mix of classical and retro elements in every room. AND it has an innovative Bulthaup storage system, which creates a multifunctional space that when opened up it becomes a working kitchen and when it is closed the room can go back to being an entertaining space. Genius!

Going Retro in the Living Room

Source: Dwell Magazine

The modern sofas are surrounded by unique retro furniture and accessories that give this room a memorable mod character!

Touches of Yellow and Gray

1. Bookcase, 2. Bread Basket, 3. French Press Coffee Maker, 4. Yellow Pillow Cover, 5. Tape, 6. Gray Pillow Cover, 7. Jewel Knob

Inspired by the gray kitchen with the neon yellow details I posted on my blog yesterday, here are a few very chic and beautiful items in these two colours, all in budget-friendly prices!

A Young Collector's Home

Source: Atlanta Homes

The creative manager for Jamestown Properties, George Krauth, needed a part-time home in Atlanta and as soon as he found his idea of a gorgeous building in MidCity Lofts, he looked no further. Kruth knew that he could transform the cold, white spaces of a loft into a warm place for his mix of new and old furniture as well as his collection items. But there were a few challenges; finding the right white - for example - “took forever,” he admits. “I’d paint one wall what I thought was the perfect shade, but it was a cloudy day. Once the sun came out, I realized I needed something different—and so on.” The trial-and-error method paid off, though, resulting in a light space that beautifully showcases his possessions. More photos here.

Shades of Blue

Source: Cottages & Gardens

A devoted fan of mid-century design, the well known decorator Darren Brown helps a couple turn their Upper West Side apartment into a serene retreat where hues of blue prevail.  

The Green Dining Room

Photo: California Home Design

A striking piece of modern art behing the dining table steals the show and allows the home owners to get away with a simple table and set of chairs for their dining room. A very smart way to keep the budget low (you can easily find affordable pieces of art - etsy can be a good starting point) without sacrificing your interior decor style!

At H&M Athens

Not brand new, but definitely relatively new, the H & M flagship store in Athens, Greece is impressive not only because of the hip and trendy clothes, but also because of its gorgeous interior design which is evident in all of its 2600 square meters space! Don't you agree?