Coastal living

Coastal living

The coast is an infinite world, the sea and the salt air, sunshine if we are lucky enough. It engages all our senses and somehow heightens a sense of well being, a sense of calm watching and listening to the waves lapping on the shore, walking on the beach feeling the sand between your toes and the cooling water washing away all the negativity whilst the sun warms your back. I can sit for hours looking out to sea, watching my dog playing in the water, running up and down the beach, so happy.  

And on the days when it is cold and windy, and you are all wrapped up the salty sea wind blows the cobwebs a way, and somehow makes you feel invigorated and focused.

To be able to be near the sea is truly wonderful, to lie in bed and listen to the sea and smell the salt air, one day I shall go back to live by the sea, until then I have my memories which I hold fondly, especially the wonderful memories of walking on the beach with my late mother.

©lulu klein on the beach 

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Henry ©lulu klein

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Photography by Adriaan Louw

Wallpaper by Cole & Son Fornasetti II 'Aquario'

The perfect bath tub, how wonderful!

love the Turquoise and orange accents they work perfectly together

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©lulu klein Sunset over the ocean Coral Bay Western Australia

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It's the weekend

It’s the weekend and it is still raining! so I am dreaming of sunny days.

Here are some images to brighten up your day, have a good weekend

would be nice to just step out onto your own deck take a dip in the pool and lay in the sun all day, still dreaming..

 or sit in a eat cake, very naughty but nice...

 or go shopping in Paris ooh la la

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 or sit and look out of a window with this amazing view and day dream...

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if it were a nice day you could pop a bottle of bubbly in your bag, find a nice spot and enjoy...

 or read a book overlooking the sea, dream on...

or stroll along this gorgeous looking beach, more dreaming...

However seeing this is winter time and coming back down to earth I am able to do these this weekend.

 soak in a long hot bath, bottle of wine and candles...

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or get dressed up and  meet a friend for lunch...

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or just spending time with the one you love...

or get dressed up and go out on the town...

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and what do you know it's Martini time...

however seeing it is still raining I could certainly do this!

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Oh well you have to have dreams, happy dreaming.

Opulent apartment in Rome

RESIDENZA NAPOLEONE III Rome, Italy

This opulent boutique apartment in Rome that is the Napoleone Suite is stupendously grand, with two fine reception rooms and a master bedroom with silk-draped canopy bed. Of the six huge oil paintings you see at this signature apartment at Residenza Napoleone III, one is the bedhead, and another is the entrance to the exquisite marble bathroom.

What better way to spend your time in Rome, maybe a spot of entertaining, totally extravagant, lovely.

 This bedroom is so gorgeous, do not think I would want to leave it

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Exotic bedrooms

Exotic dreaming, bedrooms that is alluring, beautiful and full or calm. 

In a villa in San José del Cabo, Mexico, the master bedroom's four-poster bed is set against tin doors that open onto the adjacent bath. The trunk is a Spanish antique, and the rug is abaca.

ARCHITECT: Stephen Morgan Architect

DESIGNER: Marshall Watson Interiors

PHOTOGRAPHER: Pieter Estersohn

HOMEOWNER: Michelle Pitcher

LOCATION: San José del Cabo, Mexico

The Peacock bedroom in George Cooper's Sri Lankan compound features an ebony canopy bed that's draped in mosquito netting. The bedside table, the colonial desk chair, and the bench are also ebony. To the fore of the window seat are a Chinese chest and two teak tub chairs.

ARCHITECT: Bruce Fell-Smith

DESIGNER: George Cooper

PHOTOGRAPHER: Erhard Pfeiffer

HOME OWNER: George Cooper

LOCATION: Sri Lanka

The master suite at Will and Jada Pinkett Smith's California home includes a custom-made bed with a draped canopy of brass ball chains, as well as lounge chairs upholstered in an Old World Weavers cotton with matching chain fringe. The repoussé drum stool is by Robert Kuo; the hand-knotted-silk area rug, designed by the home's decorator, Judith Lance, was made by Tai Ping.

ARCHITECT: Stephen Samuelson

DESIGNER: Judith Lance

PHOTOGRAPHER: Roger Davies

HOME OWNER: Will and Jada Pinkett Smith

LOCATION: Calabasas, California

The guest room of a residence on the Kenyan island of Lamu.

DESIGNER: E. Claudio Modola

PHOTOGRAPHER: Tim Beddow

HOMEOWNER: Robert and Domitilla Peugeot

ARTICLE: Swahili Time, August 2010

LOCATION: Lamu, Kenya

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My quote for the day

Shades of green for interiors

Shades of Green for interiors

Green is the colour of nature by surrounding yourself with green you create a feeling of comfort and relaxation, which gives you a feeling of calm and space. It provides energy and balance for all other colours and brings a sense of healing on many levels and can also be elegant and sophisticated.

Greens range from blue greens, mint greens, dark greens, olive, muted greens, and be used to uplift and also to evoke restfulness and harmony depending on the shade of green and how it is used because a darker muddy shade can encourage negative thoughts.

green with grey cool and sophisticated

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Olive green, grown up and almost moody

 green glass always a winner

soft muted greens, calming

Mint green, fresh and vibrant

lovely bright rich green used as a pop of colour 

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Grey greens with silver grey

elegant

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 I love this colour combination blue and green of the same tonal value they work so well

Caroline Trentini, Gemma Ward, Karen Elson, Sasha Pivovarova by Steven Meisel “Garden of Delights” 2006