Old Mill Guesthouse

My messege yesterday might have been a bit confusing so I'll explain my comings and goings again: I'll be posting every day until this Friday, then there will be a couple of posts next week before Christmas. After Christmas and until January 24th I don't think I'll be able to post. C'est tout!<br /><br />And today we are visiting a restored mill in France. It has been turned into a guesthouse by Annie and Francois who also have a restaurant just steps away.Although some of the rooms have a modern edge which I really don't fancy, the rest of the house, the exterior and gardens are beautiful.<br />It is located in Alsace, close to Strasbourg, on the edge of the Vosges Natural Park.<br /><br /><br /><img id="lightbox-image" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/mon_jardin_ma_maison/reportages/maison/en-alsace-un-moulin-a-vivre/le-moulin-du-xixe-siecle/310247-1-fre-FR/Le-moulin-du-XIXe-siecle.jpg" style="display: inline; width: 666px; height: 497px;" /><br /><br /><img id="lightbox-image" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/mon_jardin_ma_maison/reportages/maison/en-alsace-un-moulin-a-vivre/le-canal-alimentant-le-moulin/310227-1-fre-FR/Le-canal-alimentant-le-moulin.jpg" style="display: inline;" /><br /><br /><img id="lightbox-image" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/mon_jardin_ma_maison/reportages/maison/en-alsace-un-moulin-a-vivre/felix-le-chat/310223-1-fre-FR/Felix-Le-chat.jpg" style="display: inline; opacity: 0.998459;" /><br /><br /><img id="lightbox-image" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/mon_jardin_ma_maison/reportages/maison/en-alsace-un-moulin-a-vivre/le-jardin/310191-1-fre-FR/Le-jardin.jpg" style="display: inline;" /><br /><br /><img id="lightbox-image" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/mon_jardin_ma_maison/reportages/maison/en-alsace-un-moulin-a-vivre/le-petit-salon/310235-1-fre-FR/Le-petit-salon.jpg" style="display: inline;" /><br /><br /><img id="lightbox-image" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/mon_jardin_ma_maison/reportages/maison/en-alsace-un-moulin-a-vivre/les-plafonds-peints/310195-1-fre-FR/Les-plafonds-peints.jpg" style="display: inline;" /><br /><br /><img id="lightbox-image" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/mon_jardin_ma_maison/reportages/maison/en-alsace-un-moulin-a-vivre/la-salle-a-manger/310219-1-fre-FR/La-salle-a-manger.jpg" style="display: inline; opacity: 0.897472;" /><br /><br /><img id="lightbox-image" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/mon_jardin_ma_maison/reportages/maison/en-alsace-un-moulin-a-vivre/la-grande-salle-a-manger/310203-1-fre-FR/La-grande-salle-a-manger.jpg" style="display: inline; opacity: 0.991864;" /><br /><br /><img id="lightbox-image" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/mon_jardin_ma_maison/reportages/maison/en-alsace-un-moulin-a-vivre/table-de-repas-dressee/310215-1-fre-FR/Table-de-repas-dressee.jpg" style="display: inline; opacity: 0.9888;" /><br /><br /><img id="lightbox-image" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/mon_jardin_ma_maison/reportages/maison/en-alsace-un-moulin-a-vivre/la-chambre/310231-1-fre-FR/La-chambre.jpg" style="display: inline;" /><br /><br /><img id="lightbox-image" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/mon_jardin_ma_maison/reportages/maison/en-alsace-un-moulin-a-vivre/la-salle-de-bains/310199-1-fre-FR/La-salle-de-bains.jpg" style="display: inline;" /><br /><br /><img id="lightbox-image" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/mon_jardin_ma_maison/reportages/maison/en-alsace-un-moulin-a-vivre/fenetre/310243-1-fre-FR/Fenetre.jpg" style="display: inline;" /><br /><br /><img id="lightbox-image" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/mon_jardin_ma_maison/reportages/maison/en-alsace-un-moulin-a-vivre/les-soubassements/310207-1-fre-FR/Les-soubassements.jpg" style="display: inline;" /><br /><br /><img id="lightbox-image" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/mon_jardin_ma_maison/reportages/maison/en-alsace-un-moulin-a-vivre/le-canal/310211-1-fre-FR/Le-canal.jpg" style="display: inline;" /><br /><span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span class="hps">Francis and</span> <span class="hps">Annie</span> <span class="hps">pose on the bridge while</span> <span class="hps">Napoleon and Cythare</span></span> couldn't care less.<br /><br /><img id="lightbox-image" src="http://cdn-dekio.ladmedia.fr/var/deco/storage/images/mon_jardin_ma_maison/reportages/maison/en-alsace-un-moulin-a-vivre/le-preau/310239-1-fre-FR/Le-preau.jpg" style="display: inline;" /><br />Hope you enjoyed! See you tomorrow, my friends!<br /><br />Photography by Dozel Bernard.<br />All images from <a href="http://jardin-maison.dekio.fr/">here</a>.

Old Mill Guesthouse

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White House in Sweden

This is the last week before we go on holidays. We are going home, to Argentina, on Saturday and won't be back until January 23rd. Absolutely no posting for a month! Am joking. I need my daily tours. But after Christmas we'll be going to Chapadmalal, and there is no Internet connection there so, there will be a brief hiatus. Just enough for you to start missing me! :)<br /><br />This large white wooden home blends into the winter landscape in Brastad, Bohuslän. It looks like it has been here for ages, but it is brand new. The outside resembles the late 1800s Swedish country home. Inside, an open floor plan spreads over 300 square meters. The entire ground floor is one large room with a ceiling height of up to 7.5 meters. Upstairs there is only one bedroom and a living room. The interior style is eclectic: a little rustic, a little modern, some antique and some industrial design.<br /><br /><img src="http://www.skonahem.com/Global/Skonahem/inspirerande-hem/hemreportage/vita-villan-i-vinterskrud/vithusetutevvvvv.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 391px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.skonahem.com/Global/Skonahem/inspirerande-hem/hemreportage/vita-villan-i-vinterskrud/vithusuteliten.jpg" style="width: 499px; height: 429px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.skonahem.com/Global/Skonahem/inspirerande-hem/hemreportage/vita-villan-i-vinterskrud/vitveranda2.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 717px;" /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.skonahem.com/Global/Skonahem/inspirerande-hem/hemreportage/vita-villan-i-vinterskrud/vitvrumstort.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 748px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.skonahem.com/Global/Skonahem/inspirerande-hem/hemreportage/vita-villan-i-vinterskrud/vitvrum2.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 320px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.skonahem.com/Global/Skonahem/inspirerande-hem/hemreportage/vita-villan-i-vinterskrud/vitmatrum.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 281px;" /><br /><br /><span class="image-zoom-wrapper" style="width: 440px;"><span class="zoom-holder"><img alt="Köket från Lidhults är platsbyggt. Ovanför bänken hänger en tallrikshylla, nytillverkad ­efter gammal ­modell. Diskhon i porslin, från ­Villeroy & Boch. ­På väggen en kungalampett i hamrat tenn av ­Malin Appel­gren Paulsson." src="http://www.skonahem.com/scaled/440x0/Global/Skonahem/inspirerande-hem/hemreportage/vita-villan-i-vinterskrud/vikok.jpg?h=f5ab2d1c1e04835d98c0e422ce0019d0" style="width: 500px; height: 606px;" title="Köket från Lidhults är platsbyggt. Ovanför bänken hänger en tallrikshylla, nytillverkad ­efter gammal ­modell. Diskhon i porslin, från ­Villeroy & Boch. ­På väggen en kungalampett i hamrat tenn av ­Malin Appel­gren Paulsson." /></span></span><br /><br /><img src="http://www.skonahem.com/Global/Skonahem/inspirerande-hem/hemreportage/vita-villan-i-vinterskrud/vitovanvaning.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 714px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.skonahem.com/Global/Skonahem/inspirerande-hem/hemreportage/vita-villan-i-vinterskrud/vitbadrum.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 809px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.skonahem.com/Global/Skonahem/inspirerande-hem/hemreportage/vita-villan-i-vinterskrud/vitsov.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 624px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.skonahem.com/Global/Skonahem/inspirerande-hem/hemreportage/vita-villan-i-vinterskrud/vitveranda.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 644px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.skonahem.com/Global/Skonahem/inspirerande-hem/hemreportage/vita-villan-i-vinterskrud/vitute.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 640px;" /><br /><br />Photograph by Mari Eriksson<br />All images from <a href="http://www.skonahem.com/">here</a>.

White House in Sweden

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Interior Designer Ana Ros

A brand new week starts and off we go to Spain to visit this restored apartment, decorated by Ana Ros. A lovely combination of traditional and contemporary styles with a soothing palette in every room.<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/medio/2011/10/19/chimenea_salon_500x519.jpg?random=1323700273710" style="width: 550px; height: 570px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/medio/2011/10/19/salon_461x519_3.jpg?random=1323700260769" style="width: 550px; height: 619px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/medio/2011/10/19/sofa_salon_502x519.jpg?random=1323700285506" style="width: 550px; height: 568px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/medio/2011/10/19/detalle_banfeja_salon_508x519.jpg?random=1323700295025" style="width: 550px; height: 561px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/medio/2011/10/19/detalle_sofa_y_cuadro_513x519.jpg?random=1323700303017" style="width: 550px; height: 556px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/medio/2011/10/19/escritorio_465x519.jpg?random=1323700314646" style="width: 550px; height: 613px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/medio/2011/10/19/detalle_escritorio_512x519.jpg?random=1323700323708" style="width: 550px; height: 557px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/medio/2011/10/19/pasillo_509x519.jpg?random=1323700338873" style="width: 553px; height: 563px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/medio/2011/10/19/pasillo_con_mesita_y_sillas_501x519.jpg?random=1323700375222" style="width: 550px; height: 569px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/medio/2011/10/19/comedor_491x519.jpg?random=1323700386440" style="width: 550px; height: 581px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/medio/2011/10/19/detalle_mesa_comedor_513x519.jpg?random=1323700397232" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/medio/2011/10/19/puerta_y_dormitorio_482x519.jpg?random=1323700410412" style="width: 550px; height: 592px;" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.elmueble.com/medio/2011/10/19/dormitorio_503x519.jpg?random=1323700419188" style="width: 550px; height: 567px;" /><br /><br />All images from <a href="http://www.elmueble.com/articulo/casas/1745/una_belleza_recuperada_con_arte.html#">here</a>.

Interior Designer Ana Ros

A brand new week starts and off we go to Spain to visit this restored apartment, decorated by Ana Ros. A lovely combination of traditional a...

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Guesthouse in Girona

And here you have a second post for today. Hope this makes you happy, well, if only just a wee bit.<br /><span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span style="" title="Esta casa, que forma parte de una antigua masía del siglo XIV, está situada dentro del casco antiguo de la localidad de Madremanya, en Girona.">This Guest House called Can Bassa, part of a fourteenth century farmhouse, is located in the old town of Madremanya in Girona, Spain. </span><span style="" title="Sus propietarios la reformaron para convertirla en Can Bassa, un encantador alojamiento rural."></span><span style="" title="En origen, no disponía ni de baños, ni de cocina; sólo tenía unas habitaciones, distribuidas en tres plantas, donde, según creen los dueños, podrían haber dormido los jornaleros que trabajaban en los campos que tenía la masía en época muy lejana.">Originally, it had neither a bath nor kitchen, just some rooms on three floors, where - the owners believe- day laborers </span></span><span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span style="" title="En origen, no disponía ni de baños, ni de cocina; sólo tenía unas habitaciones, distribuidas en tres plantas, donde, según creen los dueños, podrían haber dormido los jornaleros que trabajaban en los campos que tenía la masía en época muy lejana."></span></span><span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span style="" title="En origen, no disponía ni de baños, ni de cocina; sólo tenía unas habitaciones, distribuidas en tres plantas, donde, según creen los dueños, podrían haber dormido los jornaleros que trabajaban en los campos que tenía la masía en época muy lejana.">who worked in the fields </span></span><span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span style="" title="En origen, no disponía ni de baños, ni de cocina; sólo tenía unas habitaciones, distribuidas en tres plantas, donde, según creen los dueños, podrían haber dormido los jornaleros que trabajaban en los campos que tenía la masía en época muy lejana.">could have slept</span></span><span id="result_box" class="" lang="en"><span style="" title="En origen, no disponía ni de baños, ni de cocina; sólo tenía unas habitaciones, distribuidas en tres plantas, donde, según creen los dueños, podrían haber dormido los jornaleros que trabajaban en los campos que tenía la masía en época muy lejana.">. </span><span title="Todo ello compone un escenario sereno y evocador, en armonía con su entorno."></span><span style="" title="Para disfrutar más de ese paisaje y sentir más cercana la presencia de las montañas de Les Gavarres, los propietarios decidieron ubicar el salón en la segunda planta de la casa, de modo que el antiguo secadero, situado también allí, es ahora una terraza con formidables">To enjoy the views and feel the presence of the Les Gavarres mountains, the owners decided to place the living room on the second floor of the house.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /><br /></span><img name="foto" src="http://www.micasarevista.com/casas/campo/campo49/campo49_1g.jpg" style="width: 650px; height: 812px;" /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.micasarevista.com/">MiCasa Revista</a><br /><br /></span><img name="foto" src="http://www.micasarevista.com/casas/campo/campo49/campo49_2g.jpg" style="width: 650px; 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height: 812px;" /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.micasarevista.com/">MiCasa Revista</a><br /><br /></span>Now yes, see you tomorrow.<br />All images from <a href="http://www.micasarevista.com/">here</a>.

Guesthouse in Girona

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