I acquired so many photos of amazing styles I wanted to share with you from the Alps that I couldn’t cover it in just one blog or you would be scrolling down forever!
Here’s the last of the looks I want to share with you, a mix of interiors AND architecture from Val D’Isère.
These cushions are just perfect for the après ski look. I particularly enjoy the local maps of surrounding ski resorts. Cozy, cute and ski lodge chic, they would be perfect to comfy up a bay window or would be great as fire place cushions to help you warm up after a cold day.
This next piece might not be very different from furniture you would find in the Rockies, but I still love it. The cow hide top and whittled down timber frame is just the perfect finishing touch next to a fire or used as an impromptu side table next to a comfy chair.
With these next few I would like to show you the different style of architecture that you find in the French Alps versus the North American Rockies. While similar in some ways, I know you will definitely be able to see the added element of history and European flare.
I think my favorite look there had to be the slate and stone roves! They are STUNNING! Chiseled away to create beautiful, almost spear like tiles they create a unique look that is used everywhere in the town.
Another charming characteristic of European Alp lodges are the beautiful wood carving influences of the Alsace and Swiss regions with hearts, and curves it always reminds me of a beautiful gingerbread house.
If you haven’t seen it yet, I know with the next few you will. The old, European history really stands out at me. It adds this beautiful, ungraspable quality that you just can’t replicate in the new building styles of the Rockies. The swaying foundations, centuries old stone exteriors and there tradition of carving the year they were built takes you back.
Whenever I go traveling I find that most of the pictures I take are of the extraordinary architecture and styles I pass (much to the dismay of my fiancé who would rather have pictures of us). These different styles that are so different to what I grew up around influence me in ways that surely I’m not even aware of. An interesting material, an intricate carving or even a new colour will most definitely get stuck in my head and come out in my designs in a way I probably won’t expect. Be aware of your surroundings. Take a second to look up and around – even if you’re just walking to work. You’d be surprised by the beautiful things you’re missing out on.
