We can all easily have hundreds of things to choose from to be grateful for. Just that fact makes this day and every day even more worthy. I for all and for most am grateful for my family, especially my healthy good-hearted son, my supporting and loving husband, my angel mother, and my devoted sister. I’m also very grateful for my friends because without them life would be very boring and discouraging. As a reminder of a few of those things to be grateful for, here are five.
From rustic to colorful, these are the 10 best kitchens of 2019. As it is usually the case every year, there were many beautiful and functional kitchens, however, some of them really stood out from the rest. I read somewhere that pewter and gunmetal finishes were predicted to be trends this year, yet we didn’t get to see many of them. As you’ll see in most of these popular kitchens, brass fixtures are still reigning sovereignty.
This colorful kitchen is small but it’s full of style and substance, plenty of storage, stone floor, and the right-sized island. The brass hardware and fixtures work as a jewel against the blue cabinets- design by Heidi Caillier.
I imagine that if I were to live in the countryside and owned a couple of horses this would be the kitchen I wanted. This country-style kitchen has a great balance between rustic and refinement. The detail of the baskets below the metal island softens up the brick floor. The home of Jacques Erasmus.
Julie Paulino Design
It’s that time of the year again when we have plenty of invitations to different types of events. Family gatherings, office parties, and social events are just but a few. Along with those invitations come the social duty to bring a gift or perhaps even two. In this Holiday gift guide, you’ll find something for the stylish people in your life from the gracious hostess to the tech-savvy friend to the conscious type.
The Hostess
1. Agate Cheese Board. 2. 1950’s Italian Bust Vase by Marcello Fantoni. 3. Jovie Handcrafted Juice Glass. 4. Hand-painted Chinese Lidded Jar. 5. Chanel Book Set. 6. Cocktails and Caviars Chocolate Set.
I know I just came back from Paris and I shouldn’t be thinking about traveling right now, but no one says you can’t dream. I’ve been wanting to rent a villa together with friends somewhere in Europe, in either France or Italy, for a while and when I come across a photo of this gorgeous villa in Sicily yesterday I couldn’t help but dream. Villa Valguarnera is according to Conde Nast traveler, the most romantic hideaway in Sicily. I totally agree and you probably will too once you see the images of this stunning villa.
Villa Valguarnera appears to have stopped in time with dilapidated walls that make the villa feel like a remnant of a very glamorous era. And in fact, it is, albeit part of it dark. In the 17th century, Sicily was the preferred summer retreat of Palermo nobility then after World War II, the area became a Mafia base. Today the villa belongs to Princess Vittoria Alliata di Villafranca, her many-times-over-great grandmother built the villa in the 18th century.
