Summertime Fantasy to Inspire Everyday Design

Ideas, Ideas, Ideas!!!!  

Most of us cannot afford to live on the ocean... But it's fun to look, to dream.

And get inspired to have our own summer fun!

Where there is a will, there IS a way.

If there is something that you like and want, 

take the ideas and tailor them to your space. 

Your creativity and attention to detail 

can give you surprisingly happy results...

like, don't forget to enjoy a glass of wine at sunset, 

maybe outside with the sprinklers on 

while the kids ( and/or you ) run through it....

This just looks like a wonderful escape...

(Fan or a/c included, of course)

This one just inspires me to find a cozy-feel place to sun and swim

Summer in the City: the big appeal here, aside from the city itself, is the

 huge window/open-airy concept.

 A gorgeous almost foolproof combination for any home.

oh ....sigh...this...well, it inspires jealousy ...sorry, folks...sigh...

But if you're enjoying the fantasy, you gotta see more pictures of this here.

    This modern, clean, simple pool area is a great look on any scale, large or small:

A stainless steel kitchen that opens on to the back yard 

( or ocean, if you have one) creates an easy-entertaining space.
Entertaining leads to friends and...

Friends make any space beautiful.

     I like the addition of an outdoor bar/seating area to any back yard:

Again, making use of the window: if you don't have an ocean, harbor or other majestic piece of nature, put flowers, bamboo, sculpture...just 

landscape the heck out of whatever you have to work with!

And I pinned this a while ago as the BEST tiny back yard/pool look I've ever seen. Good enough to fantasize about. Not completely unrealistic:

The BEST idea for summer fun:

     

PLAN TO GET OUT THERE LIKE THE KIDS 

AND HAVE A WONDERFUL SUMMER.

XO

Valerie

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Now THAT's a Backyard Pool! And Happy Earth Day!

Have a Pool Party to celebrate Earth Day! Surround your pool with chunky candles lit up at night, and remind everyone that your pool is earth-friendly and fun -- 

--and be sure to talk about recycling!

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If you can't have the Pacific Ocean in your backyard --

 or any other gorgeous natural body of water behind your home....

...take a look at these beauties! How great to celebrate anything -- the fact that the sun is out, the day is warm --  here!

This amazing pool is part of the Las Piedras Villas (and  Fasano Hotel) in Uruguay. 

In Germany, a Beauty:

Earth's beauty is certainly in evidence here:

You could actually have both: a pool and an ocean in your back yard --!

Luckily, happiness really does NOT require 

huge amounts of cash;  this image below is

 perhaps the most beautiful  pool scene of all...

Happy Earth Day, Happy Pools, Everyone!

xo

Valerie

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Interior Luxuries

Here are some  interesting Luxurious designs. It's Monday, so I threw in a few smiles, too. 

                                        Like Saudi women winning the right to Vote yesterday! 

                                                                 For them, a Luxury.

                                           (And take a look at that gorgeous gold watch:)

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Luxury Design by Kenneth Bordewick of Beverly Hills. 

Henry the VIII would be honored that his portrait is here:

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Luxury: Interior of a double-decker Airbus A380 

(owned by the "richest" man in the world, a Saudi Prince.)

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Nature's luxury: the simple beauty,

 for the rich at heart, of raindrops on...roses:

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               Love that modern chandelier....and the doggie's head popping out of the leaves: 
                                             

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Ah, Luxury...Which dog is happier?










Wow:

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Red Awning framing that New York City view:

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              Very cool writing desk-- and the mirror -- and what's reflected in the mirror:

                                                               


                                                               Ahh, to  Luxuriate in beauty.


 It's in and around all of us:                        Anywhere:

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At Any Age:

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Pure sugar:

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                                                        It's Monday. Remember your Luxuries.

                                                                                    ~vbk~