Eco-friendly house in Majorca

This is French architect Alexandre de Betak's creation, an eco-friendly house located in a small village called Cave House on the island of Majorca.

come ride with me

It's coming down to the wire - only two more days of school before a much needed summer break. I am hoping that my summer is productive yet relaxing - giving me extra time to scrap and use my trigger finger to take snapshots of summer memories. My hubby and I are planning to travel a little here and there - I hope the time doesn't fly by too quickly!


Here is a little mini I managed to pull together and list on eBay. You can find the listing here with many more pictures. For this design I used Pink Paislee's "Butterfly Garden" papers. This line is to die for! So soft and shabby! It was so hard to cut it up and cover it, but I think I managed showcasing some of my favorites. I used lots of vintage goodies including vintage doilies, lace, music paper, jewelry, beads....the list goes on! The cover image was taken from an image from Crafty Secrets Love Scraps. I just love this image and quote - so darn cute!









I hope you are inspired and are having a happy weekend! Thanks for stopping by!

tarty & tangy

I can't believe this week went by so slow yet so fast! I am approaching my last full week of school and welcome summer break with open arms. So much stress in our little field of education and I am sure we are not the only school feeling the effects of lower budgets and potential program cuts. I pray that we will survive this new "drama" and plan on relaxing my mind with numerous margaritas - lol!

But before I jump ahead to summer....let's enjoy the fabulous tastes of spring! A very special lil' lady generously gave me a large supply of rhubarb from her garden - thank you Sharon!! We don't grow it in ours, but I LOVE the tart taste of this yummy veggie. A true sour freak, I just love how rhubarb empowers just the right amount of WOWZA to awaken the senses. I decided to try a new recipe with this mother-load of goodness: Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp! And I must say.....HOLY YUM! The strawberries added just enough sweetness - especially when paired with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream. I took pictures to show you some of the steps along the way (but forgot to take one when we were eating it...sigh). It is best served warm...Enjoy!

Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 4 cups sliced fresh strawberries
• 4 cups diced rhubarb
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup rolled oats

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. In a large zip loc bag, toss white sugar, 5 tablespoons flour, strawberries, and rhubarb. Place the mixture in a 9x13 inch baking dish.
3. Mix 1 1/2 cups flour, brown sugar, butter, and oats until crumbly. You may want to use a pastry blender for this. Crumble on top of the rhubarb and strawberry mixture.
4. Bake 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until crisp and lightly browned.

Enjoy!

Ultra Modern Architecture Office

This office interior design not only accommodate working activities, but also succeed to express product image which have environment approach & also make a bonafide company look. This office located in Rasuna Office Park, Kuningan, Jakarta, is base of Vidatech Company which have software products. A171 m2 space basic of two parts which become united & have triangle shape so the layout space more complex form usually office. Other unique part is there are low plafond & structural wall of building which across & can not be removed so make difficult to divide the rooms. As first step, designer divided office layout become two zone based on room program & use two accesses from old office. First zone consist of main access for staff & guest, main door, staff area, services area, two director room, & informal meeting room.

Second zone consist of special client access, formal meeting room, & management room. As a link of these two zones, there is lounge with café atmosphere. The floor is higher than the others. Those room order match with office needed which give attention to be representatives & marketing office, not the production.

In concept, owner & designer agree to express software product image in to interior design, & the concept get shape at capsule concept. This concept formulated as space with modular capsule shape with certain wall in round shape. Technically, all of structural wall let it flat, but other partition walls made curved with wooden skeleton & covered with panels laminated Formica Aluminum otherwise wooden profile in horizontal lines & deco finishing. This seems clear started from stairs area & main door, until formal meeting room until open ver&a which goes to lounge area.

Designer also applied rounded or curved shape at dropped down ceiling, explicated with indirect lightning lamp applied inside like seem in lounge area. Designers also cope to formed transparent, light, & sophisticated impression with applied fabrication material & up to date finishing. For example, almost of room partitioned with clear glasses from floor until plafond & frameless. Walls, plafond, floor dominated with gray & white color. As a room focus, there are digital printings with photos of sea living & attractive colors at certain walls. At staff room, filing cabinet from supercon material & acrylic finishing created, glossy with orange color to give spirit & joy of work. Lounge floor covered with 12 mm glass so indirect lightning more live.

Ultramodern office impression explicited with thematic lightning. For example, formal meeting room has blue lightning, so make dramatic impression, as if we inside sea. Last, furniture in this office is ergonomic, it means shape, measurement, & chair construction can prop up user body appropriate with user’s gesture & posture. Material & chair finishing do not use wood & usually seats, but have special material which flexible, strong, & sophiscated. These chairs have hollow shape, dynamic, sporty, light, & brief because stackable also easy to moved follow office activities (multipurpose).

Christmas Decorating Ideas

1. Tie your throw pillows with holiday ribbon to resemble a gift for Christmas decor.

2. Hang up a string & clothespin your greeting cards along the line all month long.

3. Pile artificial snow on a silver platter, or mirrored tray with vintage glass christmas ornaments & votives in to create a dramatic effect.

4. Place a bunch of c&y canes in a clear vase for a cute & easy christmas decoration.

5. Have any neat branches outside? Pick them & spray paint them silver & gold for elegant & vintage reminiscent decor.

6. Don't have Christmas stockings? Buy some large sized holiday socks to hang from the mantel!

7. Fill a vase with cranberries & water for an elegant centerpiece.

8. Use wrapping paper as holiday art in simple frames Christmas Decorating
9. Take a bunch of old wine bottle & spray paint them in holiday colors & fill them with twigs for a stunning mantel display.

10. Fill clear vases with water you tint with food coloring in holiday colors & float a votive! Great centerpiece!

11. Decorate your front door to look like a Christmas present!

12. For your Christmas dining table centerpiece, try a runner with round glass ornaments spread down the length. Quick & Easy!

13. Instead of name tags for guests at the table, create cookies & write their names in icing to place at their setting!

14. Add garl& to your staircase & Christmas tree with Christmas lights & ornaments!

15. Use c&elabras & place decorative round ball ornaments on top in a cluster for a great centerpiece. [Via]
Christmas is the time of year to create a unique a cheerful decor in your home. Use these 15 tips to bring the holiday cheer into your home decor & to your outdoor Christmas decorations.

Modern Japanese Interior Design

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Modern Japanese interior design by Muji from Japan. He provided a bit of inspiration by showcasing modern interior spaces from a selection of prefab home models. The modern living or dining room by Muji which located at Japan is an open space with bright walls and natural flooring, creating well-defined lines and spaces with no partitions. A very calm color pallet in Modern Japanese Interior design gives a certain unity to all the elements in the room, while large windows provide light and fresh air. And how the use of smart storage solutions inside prefab home design for Japanese style , convenient partitions and integrated lighting fixtures create a sophisticated residential architecture in vacant space and a contemporary interior design.

Effective Place Furniture Modern Bathroom

If you do not have the physical space to place furniture modern bathroom that you want, there are more cost effective way to create the space you need. First special bathroom fitted furniture or modern construction is as useful to the release area. Instead of standing closet or cabinet for smaller, deeper, cabinets that can hang over your head.

Choosing a paint color or wallpaper is very important because the color is the biggest factor to create the desired atmosphere of the environment your modern bathroom. Painting space itself is the most economically advantageous way a direct impact on mood and your modern bathroom design.

90 m2 duplex in Madrid

Architect : Charlie Diaz