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Italian Style: Wiring as a Design Statement

Here's an example of turning a liability into a design statement. It's also sort of steampunk. These pics are from my travels last month in Italy. This is in a little wine shop in Florence, where ...

Cavour 220: Armani Designed Residences in Rome

Last week we posted the vibrant interiors of Edinburgh's Hotel Missoni — on the other end of the Italian fashion spectrum, designer Giorgio Armani announced his Cavour 220 apartment complex in...

Travel Inspiration: Decor in Siena and Pienza, Italy

Today I want to go back to Italy and share some more pics from our vacation. The focus is two restaurants that were really good and also had awesome decor in and around them. The first one is in Si...

My Great Outdoors: Irene's Seaside Terrace

Name: Irene Location: Genoa, Italy Type of space: Terrace Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: I live with my boyfriend, in Genoa, Italy. We have a tiny apartment with a 15 squa...

My Great Outdoors: Anna's Shady Escape

Name: Anna Location: Mogliano Veneto, Italy (inland from Venice) Type of space: Balcony Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: When we saw this little balcony, it was love at first ...

Inspiration: Our Summer Trip to Italy
Streets & Miscellany

We spotted this family having drinks in their big window overlooking the Arno and had to snap a pic. What a lovely scene we could make out from the distance! We spent a lot of time in the streets o...

Inspiration: Our Summer Trip to Italy
Eco Smallness

This little beauty was plugged in when I found it next to the Arno. You can see the plug station below the jump. What would pass for eco thinking in the US is a regular part of Italian life. In pa...

Inspiration: Our Summer Trip to Italy
Doors, Walls, Stone & Graffiti

I love to take pictures of doors as they are like taking pictures of the face of a building. Weathered, worn, colorful and practical, they are designs that have stories to tell and which reveal the ...

Inspiration: Our Summer Trip to Italy
Hotel Continentale

Our bedroom! I loved the curtain design, which not only gave you gauzy privacy, but it created the illusion of a four poster bed. Our second digs in Florence was at this chic hotel, literally feet...

Inspiration: Our Summer Trip to Italy
Florence 2

We had two rooms! This is the living room where Ursula slept, giving us a little privacy. Today I get a little bit more inside to show off the hotel we stayed at our first night. With the un-Floren...

Inspiration: Our Summer Trip to Italy
Florence 1

Scene down a side street this afternoon - a group of men having lunch in a courtyard. In the last 24 hours we've landed, checked into two hotels, eaten three meals (one, amazing), and walked around ...

Seeking Design Tips on Florence: This Week! Right Now!

We landed this morning and are totally wiped out from not sleeping much, but happy to be here. Thanks so much for all these tips. I'm going through them tonight and we're hiking out tomorrow... ...

My Great Outdoors: Micol's Roman Balcony

Name: Micol Location: Rome, Italy Type of space: Balcony Tell us about your outdoor project and how you enjoy it: I have a very small apartment in Rome. It is only 45 square meters and I bought it la...

Esker Haus: Storage Stairs & Stairs on the Roof!

click thumbnails for larger pics This home in San Candido, Italy is made up of an existing house from the 1960s with a new, residential unit on top. The rooftop home — by architects at Plasma S...

Reader Escapes: Laura's Sorrento View
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Name: Laura R. Location: Sorrento, Italy Link: albergovillafiorita.com Description: The view could not be beat. The balcony was the perfect place to sit out and enjoy a glass of wine. This hotel sit...