New Year is Knocking on our Frontdoor!

So... with the New Year at our doorstep... I'd like to wish you all...

The Best Have Yet To Come!

We all need something to keep us going...a get away... even if this is a small blog like this one...
With that said, I would like to thank you so very much for your thoughtful comments on
Saturday's post and for every other comment...this is what really keeps me going!

So the following message is for all of you out there my blogging friends and for myself:

This is Not a Christmas Post

I'm so stressed these days with the bad situation here in Greece during the past few years,
it's the first time in years that I cant feel the festive spirit at all. My hubby has not been
paid from his work for over a year now (!!!) and there is a serious hint that he loses all
this money he has worked for. On the other hand, finding a new job is out of the questions since the unemployment has reached new higher levels. Expenses keep running in a house of four

Recipe Time: 3-Ingredients Chocolate Muffins!

A quick and easy recipe for chocolate muffins on the go:

House Tour: Nancy's home

Christmas is all around this beautiful home. From the exteriors to the welcoming porch, the
front door, the amazing staircase and the cozy fireplace. As for the Christmas tree, I think it's

Hope you had a joyful and warm Christmas day

...with lots of hugs with your loved ones...

Merry Christmas To You All!

"Flickering candlelight,
sparkling baubles and an
array of glittering decorations
will set the scene for
the perfect celebration"
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!
 

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The Christmas Table!

Here are some ideas on how to style your Christmas table.
Pick your favorite and copy the look.
Hope you have a great time with your loved ones tomorrow!
Eat a lot, drink a lot, have fun a lot!

Saturday's Inspiration

Festive dining table with tree branches hanging over it...steal the idea!

Oh Christmas Trees

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Traditional, modern or alternative Christmas Trees but having one thing in common...
they're all standing there tall, proud and gorgeous! Pick your favorite! (I tend more over
to the traditional ones)

Our Christmas Decorations and a reveal!

Christmas Decorations for your Front Door

Here are some of the best Christmas Front Doors I came across through the net.
One is better than the other, don't you think? Different in style and decor but
all so amazing! So, I'm waiting to hear... which one is your favorite?

An IKEA Rustic Home

This is an 120-year old house in Norway, where a family of five renovated and after
one year and a half of hard work, they created a warm and inviting home
with lots of IKEA and rustic furnishings. Enjoy!

Saturday's Inspiration

A stylish cityscape cozy corner of a house... oh how I would like to sink into
(read more after the jump)

Beautiful Danish Home decorated for Christmas

I'm in love with this house from the first time I saw it. Love the rugs, the artwork, the
chairs and especially the modern arm chairs behind the Christmas tree, the wooden planks in
the kitchen, but most of all love the simplicity of it. Oh, and of course I lurve the snow that
gives the ideal white Christmas vibe feeling!

DIY: Holiday Centerpiece

Easy and beautiful centerpiece for the holiday season created by Citrus and Orange.

Decorate with Candles for Christmas

Ideas on how to include candles in your Christmas decor, as per the request of a fellow
blogger who needs inspiration as she has to organize a wedding.

A Californian House Remodel

Come on in, the door is open. Let me be your guide and show you around
this beautiful house. And there is a bonus, you can see both how it was before and how
it is now that's renovated. The house is now fully fireproof as the clients had lost their beloved
home in the wildfires of 2008. The highlight of the renovation? The expanded big windows in
the living room that completely transformed the space and opened up to the stunning scenery.
Enjoy!

Dear Santa, send me some Snow please!

I'm such a sucker for snow!  One of my fellow bloggers once told me " it's obvious you
never had to shovel snow" when I commented on one of her pics of a snowy town.
Well, it's probably because it rarely snows in my city, and by saying that

Saturday's Inspiration

This photo is dedicated to all of you who feel like a kid during Christmas time!
Happy decorations everyone!

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House Tour: A Peaceful Villa in Sweden

This is a villa in Sweden consisting of 7 rooms totaling 294sq.m. Amazing nature landscape
surrounds all the sides of the house, of which one is all covered with glass. Modern
decoration with grey, black, high ceilings and wooden floors and frames, on a white
background form this amazingly peaceful place which is for sale by the way.
Enjoy!

Winter Softness

Modern Luxury Kitchen

Black + White + Glass + Gold = Modern Luxury

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DIY: Handmade Christmas Trees

Four cute little Christmas trees that are surprisingly easy to create!
Check here to see how.
 

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Christmas Decor Inspiration

How classy is the decoration of that first image! I love it!
Some more Christmas decor inspiration for you to love after the jump.

Today I'd like to...

...wake up, dress comfy and stay in for a quiet and relaxing day off...

...open the windows, smell the fresh air and feel the sun...
...in a room like this...

Sunday's Wish...

Quebec, Canada

Saturday's Inspiration

We're in December... 24 days left for Christmas.

DIY: Simple Vertical Garden

Would you ever imagine that with ordinary cutlery stands and a curtain rail from
IKEA you could create your own vertical garden? Hmmm... probably not.

via Ikea hackers
 

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House Tour: Winter Cabin

Santa, I've been a very good kid this year, will you please take me at this
gorgeous winter cabin? Pleaaaaaaaaase...

10 Best Candle Centerpiece Ideas

I was browsing through pinterest for a candle centerpiece idea for my living room,
and I found so much inspiration that I'm now confused and cannot decide! :-)
I'm presenting you the ten best candle centerpiece ideas I've stumbled upon.
Pick your favorite and copy some of the inspiration. As for me... I'm still wondering!

DIY: Table to an Ottoman

Do you happen to have an old coffee table and you don't know what to do with it?
Renew Redo has the perfect solution on how to transform it to an ottoman. With only a

The Viking Table

The Viking Table! Not much to say, I'll let the picture do the talking!

via Remodelista
 

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Bathe in Luxury

Imagine these two bathrooms without the chandeliers... most probable they wouldn't
even be presented in this blog right now, or even more they wouldn't

Organized Countertop

Love the details on this countertop and especially the way they have organized

DIY: Candleholders Made Out of Jars

Easy and quick DIY for Christmas.
You only need some empty jars, painters tape, glue and thick salt.

House Tour: House in Madrid

Hello, hello my friends! How was your weekend?
Let's start our new week with this beautiful house in Madrid, which I fell in love
the first time I saw it. I don't know if you like it as much as I do, and even
if this is not exactly my kind of style, I cant stop admiring the big windows with the

Saturday's Inspiration

Guest Blogging at....

I'm very happy to be guest blogging over at Blissful & Domestic today! 

So head over to her lovely blog to see what I had to say and while you're there check out on 

some of her many tutorials. I'm sure you'll find some of your interest, since her blog is full 

of  tips and advise for domestic stuff, fashion and beauty.

A big thanks to Danielle for having me!

 

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Unexpected Love

Vertical wood storage + bicycle on the wall = Unexpected Love

via Design Attractor
 

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