Thursday, September 16, 2010

Rue Magazine Premiere Issue

Have you guys checked out the Premiere Issue of Rue Magazine? It's fabulous! I'm loving its modern, casual, and very accessible approach to design. Its founders, Crystal and Anne, are bloggers, as many of its contributors... I feel so happy for them! You can read it here.



There's a trend section, with plenty of ideas and interesting items.


The photography is amazing. Leaves me speechless.


And the interiors are...


...sooooo inspiring.




Congrats to team Rue!

Monday, September 13, 2010

Amazingly Simple Ideas with Candles












Old cans, flowers, leaves, jars, pasta, stones, you name it! Sky is the limit.

{all images via wunderweib}

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See ya' there!

Thursday, September 9, 2010

Our Anniversary Getaway

A few days before our wedding anniversary, we checked our options for a weekend getaway. Of course, there were lots of beautiful places to go, but as usual, we had our "money-and-time" limit. San Miguel Allende was a big favorite, as you may recall from my  Casa de Sierra Nevada post (gorgeous hotel!). Very tempting indeed, but we made up our minds and chose Tapalpa, since it's closer to  Guadalajara (we didn't want to spend our weekend driving around).

Friday afternoon: we head to Tapalpa. Our hotel, El Remanso, was Joaquin's discovery.


What can I say? This getaway was more like my second honey moon. I got crazy with the views and my camera (there are over 250 pics as evidence). Since there are soooo many pretty pictures, I'll keep my words to a minimum, and let the images do what they do best: inspire us! ;)

Drumroll please.



We're welcomed by a beautiful brick wall. The yellow in the window is the hotel's very signature. Lots of details are painted this yellow.

I love the green and brick contrast.

Our amazing view from our very own room.

This is the lobby, and it pretty much shows the architecture and style around El Remanso. Rustic and modern at the same time.

I fell in love with our room the moment I saw it. The floor is concrete, which is a very modern trend these days. You can see the hammock and balcony (with the beautiful view).

I love the little onix window over the beds. As soon as the sun rose, it lit up, just like a lamp.


This is the bathroom wall, one of my favorite details around the room. Once again, the wall covering is concrete, with wooden circles that look great but also help to clear the area.

The dock was one of our favorite places to spend time. Surrounding beauty was amazing. There's that yellow again.

How could I not like to spend our time right there?



By the way, El Remanso is 4 miles from Tapalpa, right by El Nogal lake. A mere 2 hour drive from Guadalajara.
Have a great day!



Saturday, September 4, 2010

It was two years ago...





We've been celebrating this past week, for it was our second year anniversary. It's been two fun, happy, and loving years. (Hey, what can I say? I'm madly in love). Amazingly enough, I must confess it was just this week we printed our wedding pictures. So, of course, as any good blogger would do, I thought I'd share them with you. 

All pictures were taken by our friend and photographer Michel.

{By the way, I've been meaning to share with you somethings relative to our celebration. I'm working on that, but I kindly ask for your patience. Sometimes my job doesn't allow me to work on my true passion: blogging. ;) }

Happy long weekend!




Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Agua Table

Agua table is this amazing and super original table by Brazilian designer Domingos Tótora.


I find it soooo inspiring and even sexy. I absolutely love the organic shapes in it.

And yet, the even more surprising thing about them is they're recycled cardboard. Yes, siree. Check out the very clever and simple process. 

Start with cardboard.

Add glue.

Shape it.

Leave to dry.

Finishing touches.

Ready to go.

It seems so easy I want to make one for myself. And one for each of my friends and family members. Agua tables for everybody!

By the way, Happy Blog Day!

 
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