More breathtakingly beautiful

Posted on Wed, 11 Apr 2012 by midcenturyjo

You may remember a post from January this year that featured photos of an albergo diffuso. A stunningly beautiful series of hotel rooms in caves scattered down a slope in Italy. Today I fell in love all over again when I revisited the now fully up and running website for Sextantio Albergo Diffuso at Le Grotte della Civita. Can such a special place become even more special, more beautiful, more stunning the more I see of it? I am smitten. This is definitely a must see (and stay) spot on my wish list. The hardest thing would be choosing which grotta to stay in. Then again there is another albergo diffuso in Abruzzo… but that will have to wait till the next post.

Take me away …

Posted on Tue, 10 Apr 2012 by midcenturyjo

… to paradise. Because the man is a genius with a lens he can take me anywhere. Lucas Allen.

Stalking behind blue doors

Posted on Tue, 10 Apr 2012 by midcenturyjo

I think I may have found perfection or rather my real estate stalking buddy Andrea has. A Victorian era home in Albert Park, Melbourne. All this interior design goodness hiding behind a blue door and a couple of cloud trees. Yes please! It’s for sale and I won’t be able to afford it but at least I can drool over the pictures. The first few shots are from the real estate listing (it is for sale here) and the last few are more shots from the architects’ site (O’Connor and Houle Architecture). All I can say is that the perfection would be even better if the photos were magazine worthy. Oh… wait… they will be soon. The listing says it will be in an upcoming Vogue Living. Cannot wait!

  

  

  

  

easter reading guide – part three

Posted on Mon, 9 Apr 2012 by midcenturyjo

So sad! It’s the last day of the holidays and the last day of reading guides. So happy! I have more wonderful blogs to share. Was the Easter Bunny good to you? Have you overdosed on chocolate eggs? Time to burn off those calories by racing around the world from blog to blog. Enjoy!

  

  

  

  

   

  

  

  

  

easter reading guide – part two

Posted on Sun, 8 Apr 2012 by midcenturyjo

Aaarrrrggghhh! I have eaten too many chocolate bunnies! But I can never have too many new blogs! You know the drill. Maybe new to you, maybe new to me but all a treasure trove of design inspiration. Time for our next installment of easter blog loving.