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Decor: Some Things to Think About

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There are million and one suggestions to consider about decor – mostly outside of hiring a professional. Like if you are a do-it-yourself kind of person, you could spend months contemplating everything from color to a throw blanket or not. To ease your research hopefully, here are some suggestions I found pretty useful: And finally here is my obsession right about now – about an old dresser I use as a TV console and how I want to paint it just like this:

Decor: Ideas From Luxury Hotel

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Let’s face it – you walk into a hotel room and your jaw drops – seeing the perfect decor just as the one you saw online, naturally setting the tone for your travels (hopefully in a good way) 🙂 When I was in my twenties, I often times chose a basic hotel, reasonably priced near the train stations since I was not only on a tight budget, but chose to stay only a day or two  in each city to maximize my month long vacation. Meaning, being near the train station help facilitate my crazy itinerary.  The interesting thing is, the more I travel throughout Europe,  the more I notice the hotels nearing the train stations have done an amazing job renovating their properties – not only their location most ideal still for me to this day, but the ambiance worth every penny. Okay, so with that little bit of intro, I love this article about stealing decorating ideas from hotels – which I do all the time.  

Decor: Romantic Outdoor Seating

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Since I live in San Francisco, porch sitting or patio and backyards are seldom a thing. I mean in some neighborhoods maybe – but overall not really. The locals tend to bolt out the door when the sun is shining – to the beach, or to the park, and even a walk across the Golden Gate. That’s how we city folk roll 🙂 But if I were to own a property say just 40 miles south, or east, I would, hands down, go for something like these  and those  

Architecture: The World’s 20 Best Loved styles

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It’s sort of difficult to say really what cities architectures truly admire, or appreciate because, based on my travels, I consider every city or town I’ve been to most appreciated – in terms of architecture. But I get it, there is a certain standard or identity to styles which over the years have become most admired and made it to this list. Here are some of my favorites:  

A Bit of Urban Chic Decor

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The beauty of moving to a new city or a home, is that one can actually start over – in terms of decorating or…even a new beginning.  And what sets the space to be one that is aesthetically pleasing, is a touch of urban chic I gathered the ideas from here: <img class=”aligncenter size-large wp-image-15850″ src=”https://rawsilkandsaffron.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/05-11-gtl-cowhollow-02x.jpg?w=750&#8243; alt=”” width=”750″ height=”433″ />

What’s Got Me Interested This Morning

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This week feels like it’s dragging on – or – maybe I’m taking a break from being productive. Who knows – except that I am spending way too much time online letting my brain to simply escape. I mean we all need that once in a while right? So here’s what got me interested this morning over a bowl of cereal and a cup of jo.     1. This article about one of Venice’s finest hotels – which are three buildings that were constructed over several centuries? Now that’s what I call architectural character. 2. One of my favorite actress, Jessica Chastain got married over the weekend to a handsome and debonair Italian count, she’s been dating for five years. I love a romantic nuptial and this is probably the best since George and Amal.  But what got me most interested was the location they chose in Italy. 3. Then I got sidetracked about introducing color into your home. Something I am helping a friend to consider in her rental property with bland white …