Palazzo Details

Lately it seems France has been on everyone's radar as far as chic-ness, cool places to visit and a generally interesting country. However, I am going to head south today and visit Palazzo Mergherita in Bernalda, Italy- to the country that holds my heart. Of course, these gorgeous rooms are in one of Francis Ford Coppola's luxury hotels, but a gal can dream, no?

Particular attention has been given to the ceilings throughout.

 Suite Four

Notice the plaid floor paired with the trellis...

A wow bath... with quite the ceiling.

  Suite Four Bath

If you want a natural feel, the stone walls are just as lovely as the painted walls in the other rooms.

Garden Suite One

Love the tiles  and an interesting color combination in this bath.

Garden Suite One Bath

Look up...

Suite Five

 Suite Six

 Suite Seven

With a killer Murano glass chandelier!

Suite Eight

And now, my favorite room:

Suite Nine

...the patterns, the floor, interesting colors...

 Even a complimentary headboard

Which is your favorite room?

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Peruvian Connection!

I am excited when each issue of the Peruvian Connection catalog arrives. Not necessarily because of the clothes, although I agree they are beautiful, but because I love to check out the photo shoot locations.

Most of the photos here are from their shoot in Prague, which is definitely on my list of places to visit. A few are from Sicily.

  They have great examples of textures, stone, 
sculptures and peeling paint.

Loving that soft blue and natural plaster...

Rust patina...

Anthroplogie is another fun catalog to check out the latest. What other catalogs inspire you?

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A lovely combination

Am I not partial to the combination 
of stone and iron?

In Italy, you can't help it!

 

Room with a view

On our trip to Italy, we checked into a hotel on the spur of the moment in Stresa, a charming town on Lake Maggiore. We went up to our room to deposit our luggage, looked out the window and this is what we saw.

I would like to live there!

An Umbria peek

A taste of what's to come... a peek in Umbria

means beauty at every turn.

This picture says it all:

PlumSiena

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