Colosseum III

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Ciao Italia!

Bring the history and beauty of Roma into your life…

If you’re looking to bring un pezzo di cielo (a piece of sky), into your home or office, you’re about to get lucky. Now available for download to be displayed how you wish, is “Colosseum III,” an original photo taken on an October morning in Rome. “Colosseum III” is a wide angle view from the inside of the Colosseum. Seeing and wandering about the Colosseum was a surreal experience. This picture transports me right back to the very moment as I was breathlessly taking it in disbelief that I was standing before the Colosseum in Italy! It was a life long dream of mine to go to Italy and there I was, standing inside all of my art history, photography, and travel books in real life. I am so grateful that this dream came true. I am honored to share my personal experience of my trip to Italy through my photos. Colosseum is the first of many to be available for download.

With this download, you are at liberty to print this photo on any medium at any size you wish to fit the scale of your home or office. This photo is for personal use only and not for resale. Further rules are stipulated on the purchase page.

Enjoy this Italian journey through my eyes and heart! Grazie Mille.

House Warming

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Welcome the cold winter days and nights with warming items to create Hygge in your home. Hygge is a Danish term meaning to create coziness in life through spending quality time with loved ones while sipping on warm drinks by a fire under a giant blanket. Hygge can also be used to create a moment of self care away from others to recharge the mind and body. It’s more of an essence and a feeling that when created regularly becomes a lifestyle.

HYGGE PRODUCTS

Here are a few essential items to bring into your home that exemplify what hygge represents. These items are special yet they should be used often. Every day of life should be appreciated and celebrated in some way so avoid saving things that make you feel great for a “special occasion.” Get started with these great finds…

Candles: Skeem

Blankets: Magaschoni Home

Handmade Mugs: Nicole-Rhea

Natural Spices

promote healthy blood pressure, cholesterol and are anti-inflammatory.

HYGGE SOUP RECEIPE

Garlic + Onion + Cinnamon + Cardamom + Clove + Turmeric + Cumin + Black Pepper + Himalayan Pink Salt

1/2 cup of Nutritional Yeast

Add spices & Nutritional Yeast to water and bring to a boil

Together these spices create a broth

Next, add Shirataki noodles (follow instructions for rinsing Shirataki noodles)

Allow the broth and noodles to simmer for 5 min

Serve and enjoy with 647 Italian bread (low carb) and Miyokos vegan butter (*warning: nut allergy)

Holiday Tablescape

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Setting the dinner table for holidays can be almost as daunting as planning, prepping and cooking the meal. This year, consider using items you already have around the house in new and innovative ways. Every concept starts with a vision/feel/vibe/theme and start visualizing your table. Make a list of the items you’d like to use such as a table runner, napkins, candlesticks, dishes, placemats, cutlery and a centerpiece. Next, walk around the house and pull items that look like they compliment the concept of your vision. This is a chance to reimagine and experiment with flipping flower pots of varying sizes upside down to create elevation for your centerpiece. Look for things with texture to ground the table and showcase the lighter items. If there are plants or flowers around the house consider if they will tie your tablescape together as a centerpiece or smaller accents. Keep an open mind and go outside for some natural elements to add such as branches, pine cones and evergreens. Lastly, if time permits, create custom place cards or a handwritten menu as a finishing touch. Enjoy creative tablescaping!

Photo by: Visual Stories II Micheile @micheile

Be Grateful!

Weekend Design & Wellness Project

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Photo by: Sarah Dorweiler @sarahdorweiler

Photo by: Sarah Dorweiler @sarahdorweiler

This weekend, choose a favorite home decor piece and create a table setting inspired by that item. Consider the colors that you’d like to bring out or support the main piece. Look for fabric around the house that could coordinate as a table runner with the centerpiece. Now, add some dinnerware and cloth napkins if they are accessible. If paper napkins are more convenient, then have some fun folding and making sculptural shapes that will compliment the centerpiece. This exercise is for your eyes only so listen to your instincts and create like a child, then take some pictures, change it around and take more pictures. The more playing and experimenting you do with centerpiece arrangements, the more comfortable and confident you’ll become.

For guidance, refer to Monday’s post “Choosing Tasteful Holiday Decor.”