Calm and order

Calmness is the guideline of this Milanese apartment, where the new floor plan with more open space creates easier family interaction. In the dining area some chairs are wrought iron, painted in white and some are covered with white linen in a butter hue, chandelier is vintage Murano white glass. Even the floor is in a neutral tone: cement...

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Casa Italia

During the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver "Casa Italia" will be open to entrepreneurs and to the public to promote Italian business and culture. Yesterday I visited with my friends Interior designers and bloggers Michelle and Patricia and I was a bit embarrassed since there was no food on sight...while other pavilions...

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The Kiss

With this image of romance and passion I wish you all a "Happy Valentine's day""The kiss" (Il Bacio) is an oil on canvas painted by Francesco Hayez in Milan in 1859 and kept in the Milanese Art Gallery of Brera (Pinacoteca di Brera). The whole scene takes place in a medieval setting, but the embrace of the two lovers and the passionate kiss...

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Cheer up!

On a cold and rainy winter day nothing can cheer up our homes more than a bit of color. We have until mid-February for planting bulbs, so why not try to create a beautiful floral arrangement, it will give us pleasure with colors and scents.The bulbs do not fear the cold but the transformation of windows, balconies and terraces requires strict...

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2010 Olympics

From Torino, Italy, where the Winter games were held in 2006, the Olympic torch is arriving in Vancouver, Canada. Approximately 12,000 people had the opportunity to carry the Torch from ancient Olympia, Greece, towards Vancouver, site of the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Mountains, ocean, lakes, parks, rivers and beaches –...

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2010: the secret of turquoise

The first to say that turquoise would be the color of 2010, back in November, was Pantone and precisely  the shade "Turquoise 15-5519". Motivation? "It carries us in an exciting tropical paradise, while offering a sense of protection and shelter from stress," says Leatrice Eisaman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute. "Combining...

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