for the love of vintage, handmade & twee

As a girl I used to spend hours with my mother on the weekends searching through antique auctions and bric a brac stores. As an adult nothing much has changed, only how much I'm allowed to spend! This is my way of sharing my love with people who love good design and pretty little things.



Showing posts with label travel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label travel. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Miami Fever...

More and more people I have spoken to have raved about Miami. The chic hotels, the amazing weather and the fantastic night life! And this hotel I stumbled upon just makes me want to go more- in fact the decor is so inspiring I could quite happily live there!

The Tides South Beach is the tallest and most elegant Art Deco hotel to grace the Ocean Drive. It originally opened in 1936 and was remodel and re-opened in 1997. Keeping the original facard and features it is been reborn in to a sophisticated, sedate and sumptuous hotel that has a contemporary atmosphere.

The entrance...



The foyer... I love the lights and those wooden chairs! The use of raw wood is throughout the hotel and is amazing. The mix between the old art deco furniture which has been beautifully refurbished in muted leather, the raw woods and brass tables is gorgeous...



One of the suites... all I can say is bliss! Imagine walking into this on your first day of holiday's!



How gorgeous is the leaf chair?



Here is a dining room on one of the larger suites...





Bedroom bliss! I am seriously thinking this could be my bedroom... love the wall feature and the matching mirrors beside the bed.



Another small suite love the small details like the two metal chairs and the repetition of the zebra rugs... so elegant!



Time for dinner?



Art Deco cocktail lounge... this makes me think of decadent days of dry martini's and elegant women dressed in proper stockings and French chignons.



Relaxing poolside for a cocktail- Love those two big chairs and the brass tables!



Private area poolside- that wall is amazing in bamboo and the feature mirror.



I love the muted peaches that are carried through out... even in the towels!



So anyone for a dry martini and a dip? xox

Friday, July 30, 2010

Take a cool long sip of Hotel Azucar...

How could you not want to visit a place where the national drink is Tequila, the sun is always shining, the people are always singing and food is fresh and spicy? And to top it off you're not only allowed but expected to Nap during the day!



Hotel Azucar off the coast of Mexico is a fantastic mix of local vibrancy and chic luxury... and I so want to be there! With only 20 bungalows and miles of beach you feel like you're in a private sanctuary and with a restaurant that specialises in fresh seafood and wild freshwater prawns you feel like you're in heaven!

A padro ready to greet you on arrival... :)



Restaurant... fantastic mix of local colour and design.



The beautiful pool that over looks the pristine beach...




I love these change rooms for the pool!




Your own private bungalow... Fantastic mix of stark white rendered walls, stone walls and straw roofs...



Cool calming interiors... a great way to escape the heat for your siesta.





Your private balcony and hammock- the perfect place to sit a sip those beers...



Love this outdoor shower! That bucket is fantastic!



If you feel over worked from your long walks and lazing by the pool- they have a spa where you can meditate, do yoga or have one of their amazing treatments...



Their outdoor library for you to enjoy during your stay or have a few beers at!





Or enjoy the games that they supply... and who can go past a parrot when you're in Mexico?! :)



Enjoy your weekends my lovelies... this is where I will be- if only in my mind! xox
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