Dear friends, I’m finally ready for my summer holidays. Last year we waited until the middle of september, but this time we decided to have our holidays in June, still in Sicily, for the fourth year in a row. But we love it so much that it’s difficult to find another option! And for Enea is perfect, and if he’s… View Post
Patio update 2016 #4 :: the big reveal
It’s finally time to reveal the work I’ve done in the past weeks in the patio! I’m really happy because it turned out exactly like I had it in my mind.Nothing major to be honest, but look how much difference can be done by adding new colors and accessories! The patio is not very big, but I think now the… View Post
Yellow crochet baby blanket {work in progress}
I’m working on a new baby blanket for the Etsy shop, the pattern will be available as soon as it will be completed. It’s a nice design and this time I decided to use a bright yellow background. Sto lavorando ad una nuova copertina per il negozio Etsy, il pattern sarà disponibile non appena sarà finita. Si tratta di un… View Post
New “ironing station” #IDAstyle
The laundry room on the back kitchen is now a pretty busy space: washing machine, dishwasher, microwave and there is even space for Penny Lane {“bed” and toilet}.So I don’t have a space to ironing anymore {I even never had a proper ironing board, only a very small one from Ikea}. I want to be honest, I’m not a big… View Post
6 inspiring bedrooms for toddlers
Enea is getting bigger, so I can’t help myself to start thinking about how to turn his room into a toddler room. Nothing that has to be done soon, but I’m collecting ideas on my Pinterest board. So here my favorite six, I really like the idea of a colorful nook..what do you think? Enea sta crescendo, quindi non posso… View Post
Patio update 2016 #3 :: products info
The patio restyling is completed! I will share it with you in the next days, but today I want to give more informations about the products I used.I received a lot of comments about it and I thought to make a dedicated post and leave the big reveal for the last day before my summer holidays.Let’s start from the fence…. View Post
Glödande collection #IDAstyle
Few months ago I had the opportunity to attend the #ikeavitality event in Amsterdam, where 5 new limited collections had been presented.One of these, that immediately caught my attention, was the Glödande, designed by Walter Van Beirendonck. Bold patterns and playful colors, here is how I would describe it in few words. So this week I went to Ikea with… View Post
Thursday flowers #3
New week, new flowers! Nothing fancy this time, just a simple and spontaneous bunch..the white ones look so delicate and I love the contrast with the reds. And every time I walk in the flowers shop I feel immediately better..I should ask them to hire me! Nuova settimana, nuovi fiori! Niente di speciale questa volta, ma un bouquet semplice e spontaneo..quelli bianchi hanno… View Post
WEEW smart design :: products and giveaway
WEEW smart design is an italian company based in Turin that provides cool stuff for the house and living. The idea behind the brand is simple: good design at a fair price. I tested some of the products you can find on the on line shop, and I’ve been indeed well impressed by the design and the quality of the… View Post
New floor Q&A
When we renovated the living room floor, I received a lot of questions and although I tried to reply to every single one, I thought to answer here to make things clear: 1. Have you done the job by yourself?No, we hired a qualified company to do it. I admit we couldn’t have managed to do it: first we don’t… View Post
