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Which would you choose?

Posted by Mr Wong at 4:10 AM 0

Hi there, unfortunately have been sick since Saturday...but the good news is its turned a corner and today's the first day I am actually feeling slightly better, still tired and achey but much better, so the end is near, hate being sick in the summer!
Thankfully planned out my posts for this week already. One of these is overdue! Don't you think? Time for my weekly Which would you choose. So....lets just say you need to grab your magic wand and transplant the perfect breakfast room into your home. You know......one that is perfect to hang out in on cold rainy mornings, one to get your family together in for lively meals and one that is inviting enough for "girls night" or Scrabble battles on a cold snowy morning. What makes up the perfect breakfast room to you? 16 beautiful choices here and the decision is in your hands. I see two that really appeal to me and look forward to hearing which you choose! So here we go..........

CHOICE 1

House Beautiful

CHOICE 2

Coastal Living

CHOICE 3

Southern Accents

CHOICE 4

Coastal Living

CHOICE 5

CHOICE 6

Southern Accents

CHOICE 7

CHOICE 8

Traditional Home

CHOICE 9

CHOICE 10

Ashely Whittaker

CHOICE 11

Victoria

CHOICE 12

CHOICE 13

My Home Ideas

CHOICE 14

Ralph Lauren

CHOICE 15

Coastal Living

CHOICE 16

Coastal Living

Sigh...breakfast would feel like a royal event in any one of these gorgeous breakfast rooms. Thought I have it narrowed down to two, but now not so sure!! Could I have one for each of my 16 virtual reality homes? :) So tell me, which is your choice? Is there a clear cut favorite? Tell me about it!! What makes up the perfect breakfast room anyway?

Wishing you a wonderful day!

A coastal retreat form this harsh winter

Posted by Mr Wong at 3:01 PM 0

I'm definitely experiencing cabin fever being cooped up in the house for 7 days now. Luckily I have a big stack of design mags to get through. I found this tropical gem in the February issue of Coastal Living, and thought maybe you guys could use some eye candy as well. This property is on a small Grenadines island called Bequia.

The neighborhood is called "moonhole" because of this arch, from which one can see the moon set twice a year.
Images above via Coastal Living Feb. 2010 issue

The two homes on the property
image via Burke House

I'd love to be able to sleep with the windows open

Coastal Living Feb. 2010 issue

images via Burke House

I could spend all day out here
Coastal Living Feb. 2010 issue

You can actually stay at one of these houses on your next vaca! Go to Burke House or Tranquility Villa to see/read more!

Another tropical trip...

Posted by Mr Wong at 10:45 PM 0

Coming at you from the other end of the country - Linda from Lime in the Coconut making me miss the motherland...

The ever-so talented Ashley asked that I blogsit for her while she travels to the wild edges of Alaska.

Sure, I say. What an honor...What a privilege...What fun!

So...

While she dips her icy toes into the dark Alaskan waters...

Join me. Grab a long cool drink...We are heading to

a whole other edge of the world...

Separated from civilization by a sweep of meandering lagoon and white sands

With no neighbours and a maximum of just 28 guests, this Bahia Coast Beach hotel is like a private slice of paradise.

It is all about hammock snoozes, rainforest wanders and just

being.

Its 14 spacious cabãnas are surrounded by lush jungle, and are adorned with a smart mix of bright white and bold colours...

each has it's own outdoor shower

Hotel Fazenda de Lagoa is practically the definition of beach-shack chic.

A fine line exists between indoor and outdoor living...

don't we all need that...

once in awhile? well, maybe not so much in Alaska.

In the alcove library, carefully curated floor-to-ceiling titles are interrupted only by wooden sculpture of a white bird surrounded by flowers.

and of course, the requisite billowy spa area

Fazenda da Lagoa....what a colorful, sunny respite

and, uh, Ashley...can you bring some Ice when you come back?

for our long cool drinks?

hmmmmm?

Charming coastal cottages

Posted by Mr Wong at 10:34 AM 0

I have loved the beach since I was a little girl - and a week spent lying on the beach with a new book is my idea of the perfect vacation. Time moves completely differently, and I've never caught myself thinking about work when I'm on a beach. It is also a lifelong dream to one day live close to a beach - or at least have a nice little beach home to escape to from time to time!

Amazing kitchen - small is beautiful!

If I ever got my own studio in Brooklyn, I would love to see if I could pull off a similar look - even in December it would be like coming back to a beach cottage.