Emily's world

I am a huge fan of British stylist Emily Chalmers and was delighted when she kindly sent me some photos of her wonderful home to share with you.  I am offically in love with her wonderfully eclectic home in London. Oh, and her fabric and shoe collections rock!

All photos: Debi Treloar for Emily Chalmers

Pool with a view

Photo: Schoener Wohnen

A pool with a magnificient view over the Lago Maggiore in Locarno, Switzerland, the Italian speaking part of Switzerland. In the distance you can see Ascona.

Guest post: Home & Garden fair

Hello, dear Readers! I am guest blogging over at The Modern Sybarite (if this isn't a cool name for a blog, what is!). I blogged about my recent trip to Hamburg, Germany to the Home & Garden fair. 

Check it out!

 A Swedish fireplace must be pure bliss.

 I want this Louis Vuitton trunk badly!

This cute bench fits on a balcony 

As you know I can never resist a lion. 

All photos: European Chic

British Impressions II

Here is the promised second part of my trip to Britain. Thanks to my friend O. who kindly lended me his camera as mine ran out of battery, I could continue taking photos for you.

I could spend all day taking photos of the cute terrace houses, honestly.

 Yummy cakes at Peggy Porschen

 On King's Road

 Westminster

 Big Ben

 Millenium wheel

 A nod to Egypt.

 Somerset House

 Sculptures by Ai Wei, a Chinese artist, in the courtyard of Somerset House.

All photos: European Chic

Covent Garden

French (penthouse) touch

I know that you expect a French house tour today because July 14th is Bastille day! So I found this former pasta factory penthouse in Marseille to commorate this festive day. Isn't the view spectacular!? Imagine you wake up to this view every day. I am going to the South of France this summer and will try to find the building.

I've taken a few (low-budget) design lessons from this place:

- a simple school bathroom sink and and a run-of-the-mill armoire decorated with magazine prints make a unique bathroom
- painting your fridge black looks very, very sophisticated

- structural wallpaper (on one wall) rule.

All photos: Marie Claire Maison

Patterns from nature

You have to look no further than to flowers for pattern and colour inspiration. I am keen to design a room based on the purple pattern above.  

Have you ever been inspired by flowers?

All photos: Julia Hoersch Fotografie

P.S. Bastille Day is in two days..... You know what that means here at European Chic, right?