Nelson Garrido - Boa Nova Tea House

I often visit Nelson Garrido's website. His photos have a magnetic effect on me and I can not have enough of them.
Today I bring you four wonderful photos of the Boa Nova Tea House, a project by Siza Vieira built between 1956 and 1963. It was closed, abandoned and forgotten for several years, but recently it was renovated with the architect’s supervision and reopened as a restaurant by chef Rui Paula.

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Photos by Nelson Garrido.

Pantone Color of the Year 2015 - Marsala

A couple of weeks ago Pantone announced the color of the year for 2015: Marsala!
What is Marsala?! Well it’s a rich, full body color. It's the evolution of last year's Pantone's color of the year: Radiant Orchid.
For me it's a very difficult color to decorate with.
 It will certainly lead to a more classical or formal design and it reminds me a lot of red wine and the (awful) 90's velvet sofas.
But here are some interesting examples:

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P.S.  Our sincere apologies for the short break on the blog during Xmas season. Unfortunately, family, friends and a few minor health problems kept us both away. We do promise to get back to a regular posting schedule very soon!