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Project:  Silver House Architects: Olivier Dwek Architectures Location: Zakynthos, Greece Photographs by:  Serge Anton Silver House by Olivier Dwek Architectures The Silver House is a marvelous contemporary residence placed on the Greek Island of Zakynthos. Its design is the result of Brussels-based Olivier Dwek Architectures ‘ work in 2015. The building is set upon a hillside, among a thick forest and with a view of the neighboring island of Kefalonia such that can not be described with words. You will simply have to take it all in from the photographs. Kefallinia. Cephalonia. The island was even described by Homer in ancient times. Its backbone culminates in a peak 1,628m high, in the midst of the Ionian Sea. Seen from the mainland, it surges out of the blue depths in an intense light, often coiffed with a veil of clouds. So when the opportunity arose to build a house facing this spectacle, the choice was obvious. The subject would of course be the island, frame...

Taking care of the way your home’s outdoor areas look and feel like is a good sign that you’re a person who appreciates the outdoors and uses every opportunity to spend time in the garden or the backyard. That probably means that you know the value of good landscaping, but if you’ve never really given it much thought, we are here to change your mind by showing you the eclectic landscape design that is simply impossible to resist. Welcome to a new collection in which we have compiled a list of 17 Spectacular Eclectic Landscape Designs You’re Going To Admire . It is worth having a quick browse-through of the designs that have made the pick whether or not you’re looking to do something about the outdoor areas of your home. In either case, you’ll have plenty of amazing ideas that you can draw inspiration from, just like in the previous collections of outdoor eclectic designs such as 16 Awesome Eclectic Porch Designs Perfect For Your Morning Coffee and 16 Lovely Eclectic Deck Designs You W...

Countdown to Halloween! I didn’t really care all that much about Halloween before having a kid (although I do fondly remember some pretty good dress-up parties from back in the day after college). But now that Lola’s here and old enough to get the idea of “Halloween = candy,” well, I think this year will be extra fun! Here’s what else I’m loving this week: 1. My halloween costume with Lola—favorite thing of my year so far!! 2. So excited to read this biography. 3. Planning on getting a pair of these easy-on toddler boots for Lola. 4. How pretty would this be in a holiday hairstyle?! 5. Oh man, definitely making this soon for late night snacking! 6. Todd and I got to spend last weekend at a friend’s empty house while my in-laws came to spend time with Lola and I absolutely love doing these occasional “staycations” with Todd. It is an amazing job but it is hard parenting a toddler while both trying to work and switch off spending time with Lola so the other person can get the...

Well folks, Halloween week is upon us!!! Now that we’ve confirmed that Arlo will not, in fact, wear the castle costume he asked for (haha!), we  finally decided what we’re actually going to be on Halloween and we’re going with a…. Monster’s Inc theme!!! I’m pretty pumped. We’ll be in New Jersey for actual Halloween with my parents and our best friends, so there will be seven of us dressing up!! Hope you have some fun plans this week, included a few last minute Halloween ideas below in case you need ’em! Here’s the link again to this jack-o-lantern snack board tutorial we tried out since it’s so perfect for this week, I had so much fun making a dessert version!! If you need some last minute costume ideas, here are twenty of them!! And a ton of DIY costume ideas for teachers, too! Bought some of these gold baskets for our new entry closet! And bought a whole rainbow of these for the playroom!!!! A really complex and thought-provoking interview about transracial ado...

As soon as we got home from China with Marigold, I knew it was time to adjust some of our daily routines and simplify as much as possible. For the past year or so, I had been making pour over coffee each morning and the occasional espresso beverage. When we got home, I realized right away that my morning routine no longer included the time to *enjoy* a nice lengthy pour over routine. Pre-Marigold, it had been a routine I treasured each day and I slowly poured the hot water on while slowly waking up each morning. But suddenly it was something I didn’t want to fuss with. In our new routine, I need to wake up an hour earlier (as Nova’s school schedule has changed) and make our coffee, Marigold’s bottle AND her rice before getting her up to feed her. A lot of the time all these things take place within just 10 minutes. There’s quite a bit more multitasking and I knew an automatic coffee maker was the way to go. I didn’t want anything instant (I don’t mind a Keurig while traveling, but i...

Project:  House BRAS Architects:  DDM Architectuur Location:  Antwerp, Belgium Photographs by:  Lenzer House BRAS by DDM Architectuur DDM Architectuur from Belgium have completed an ambitious project called the House BRAS – a contemporary residence that incorporates the movement of the sun and a panoramic garden within its design. It is located in the Belgian town of Antwerp, on a lush site close to a lake. The main goal of this design was to maximize the amount of daylight that the residents can enjoy and of course, open the house up to the beautiful natural environment that surrounds it. Living in a landscape House BRAS is located on a lush green site abutting a pond in the middle of an old allotment in the suburbs of Antwerp. The house is designed to blend into its surrounding natural landscape. The meandering plan allows daylight to penetrate during all seasons and at any time of the day while achieving unobstructed views of the garden. The ground floo...