Real Estate Snitch Wednesday's-Michael Jordan

Basketball superstar Michael Jordan has put his Highland
Park long time family home on the market, but don’t expect to get a deal on
this one. His Highland Park home is on the Market for a whopping price of $29
million dollars, making it the highest priced home ever listed in the Chicago Real
Estate Market.

This
is the house Michael lived in when he was with his then wife Juanita Jordan
before

Real Estate Snitch Wednesday's - Oprah's Penthouse

When you’re a celebrity, buying a
house on the low is essential and sometimes necessary because we all know they’ll
have people like me snitching all over the place about their celebrity digs.
Such is the case with the scoop on this NY Penthouse of Oprah’s, I mean Gayle’s
ha I don’t know but here’s how the deal went down In 2008, it was reported that
Oprah Winfrey’s Best Friend Gayle bought a 3

Palm trees inside house?! Why not!?! *** Palmeiras dentro de casa...porque não?

My love for a certain wallpaper (you know what I'm talking about dear blog friends), made me notice how stylish the palm leaf is becoming, when used as an interior design element.

I love tropical rooms and nothing quite says tropical to me than a palm tree with it's elegant long leafs waving by the hot summer winds. Look at how gorgeous they look!

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Por causa da minha paixão por um certo papel de parede (vocês sabem do que estou a falar meus queridos amigos do blog?! eu sei que sim!)... esta paixão fez-me perceber como elegantes as folha das palmeiras se tornam, quando usadas como elemento de design interior.

Eu adoro salas com um toque tropical e, para mim nada é mais tropical do que as folhas longas das palmeiras a balançar nos ventos quentes do Verão.

 

 

 

 

Palm trees inside the house?! Why not?!! Well as I might not be the best person to talk about this I called my sister in law, Teresa Chambel, who is an awesome landscape designer, and has her own landscape segment on the morning show in Portugal (I know what you are thinking... She is in Television too!?! Yup! This tv thing runs in the family!...) she is also about to release her first Gardening Book in April!

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Palmeiras dentro de casa!? Por que não?!... Como eu posso não ser a melhor pessoa para falar sobre isto liguei à minha cunhada, a Teresa Chambel, que é nem mais nem menos que a arquitecta paisagista do programa da manhã da RTP 1 (imagino o que estão a pensar... ... Ela está na TV também!? Yup! Esta coisa da televisão acontece nas melhores famílias!!...) A Teresa para além de fazer o programa da manhã, está prestes a lançar seu primeiro livro de jardinagem em Abril! 

Teresa no 'Praça de Alegria' - Teresa at the morning show

So I asked her about this. She said; "Off course you can have palm trees inside! 'kensias' and 'areca', in a room with about 6 hours of sun per day, careful with the heaters and hair conditioners not too close and sprinkle them with water every once in a while!". Here are some examples you can find even at Ikea!

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E perguntei à Teresa uma opinião de especialista no assunto...Ela disse: "Claro que podemos ter palmeiras dentro de casa! A 'kensia' ou 'areca' ou as 'cycas' por exemplo... convém que tenham cerca de 6 horas de sol por dia, cuidado com os aquecedores e ares condicionados muito perto, e devem ser borrifadas com água de vez em quando ". Aqui ficam alguns exemplos que podem encontrar no Ikea ou na Viplant (em Oeiras)

fejka ou areca

cycas revoluta

chrysalidocarpus lutescens

I'm in need of something tropical so I'm getting one of these tomorrow!

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Estou a precisar de algo tropical. Eu vou comprar uma destas amanhã!

Até Amanhã

Ana Antunes

(Thank you for sharing my passion for beautiful homes)

Photos via:  House beautifull, elle decor, Houzz, House to Home, Ikea

Scandinavian Style in France

Bénédicte traveled the world as a writer for the foreign press. She finally settled down with her hubby Keith in this house a few kilometers from Uzes, in the Val de Tave, in France. With a passion for flea market finds and everything white and grey, she decorated her home in the Scandinavian style she loves.







































Hope you are having a beautiful day. See you tomorrow!
Photography by Laetitia Philippe Rissetto
All images from here.

Sneak peek

A little sneak peek of a house I've been working on.  This is a corner in their family room that has become a little reading nook.

Colorful Living Rooms

Lots of people are afraid of bold and colorful living spaces
but what do you do when a beautiful room is among you and it’s very colorful?
Do you embrace it, shun it, or love it? Well I choose the latter I love it
because when you see rooms that you can’t do anything but respect, you have to
embrace it. Check out these very colorful living rooms below.....





How about this lovely room, isn't

Home Office for women

A lot of women are working from home and sometimes it’s not
as easy as we will like it. That is the reason why home office for women is a
very good topic to discuss. Are you a woman who works from home and needs a
space to call your own? I know how hard it can be trying to find the right
space just for you but at the same time being mindful of the rest of your family?
As women we sometimes put

Bunk It Out for Young Boys Bedrooms

Bunk
It Out for Young Boys Bedrooms are fun and hip for the little men in our lives. Earlier I wrote a post on fun young boys bedrooms ideas. I was thinking what is more fun then bunking it out in a Young boys bedroom? As a kid I always thought that a bunk bed was fun and get this I'm a girl!! :) No really boys will love bunk beds because they can clime and play like little boys like to do.

Country House in Spain

Architect Thomas Wegner was in charge of restoring this country house - or rather two houses that were joined - located on the island of Mallorca, in Spain.

Come step inside, my friends.

























As always, I'd love to read your comments on this house!
All images from here.