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The French call it "coiffeuse" or "bonheur du jour"; also known as the "vanity", the dressing table (a piece of furniture which originated in the 18th century) is now coming back into fashion, and this is a trend spreading not only inside the home, but also in the hospitality sector.
Some people consider it therapeutic and some are shocked by it. White is a neutral color only apparently, it has a rebellious soul and at instances can be very provocative. The result of the union of the seven primary colors, it is the most brilliant of all and reigns beautifully over all. That's why white survives every fashion and every combination. Let's appreciate its invisible shades and our choice will be spotless.
Hospitality has silently become a source of income for many. The business usually starts by renting a single room or a small apartment and little by little other environments flourish. The demand is very high, but how can our B&B stand out in the mare magnum of the offers proposed for example on Airbnb?
Traveling can make you grow, learn and explore both new locations and the inner part of yourself. When we leave our comfort zone, we get new ideas and inspirations. Keeping a dedicated diary of all the steps of our travel is the best way to bring these suggestions with us. Let's be clear we are not talking of becoming travelers, in the romantic sense of the word, but we just want to give you some advice on how to pin down design ideas encountered on the way, in order to have them handy when you have to decorate or update your home.
Don't think we are only following the recent fashion trends, or that we want to go hand in hand with the summer season, today we want to talk about seashells especially because we think that they are the symbol of how the house, even that of a small creature, can and should be beautiful and refined. Here are a few tips on how to bring a little sea decor to your home.
We can almost say that it is as old as man, the rustic style is possibly the most antique of all styles. Yet it holds its charm even in a global world like ours. The arrival of summer makes us think of villas immersed in unspoilt nature, where from a loggia or a window, you can breathe the countryside's aromas, the scents of plants, flowers and fruits. But what rustic suits you better?
If you think that unicorns, mermaids, taxidermy and rare collections of shells and butterflies are just a fashion of our time, you are wrong. Far from being a modern invention, they have been the core of Wunderkammers in royal palaces, churches and aristocratic residences since the Renaissance. Today, between an exotic-themed party, an animalier runaway and a dip into a pool full of rainbow-colored unicorns, intOndo wishes to emphasize the most intrinsic value of these wonders.
The corner bar is a must to make your house our own and at intOndo we think that you can't do without even in the smallest apartments.
Among Leopardi's moral operettas, there has always been one that we at intOndo have preferred: it is the dialogue between fashion and death, where the two protagonists are sisters because they are both born of transience. Although this negative aspect is true, it must be said in their favor that both lead to change and transformation. One can think of the words of the physical scholar Antoine-Laurent de Lavoisier: "nothing is created, nothing is destroyed, everything is transformed".
Researching vintage furniture sellers all over Italy is part of our daily lives and is also an opportunity to travel and discover cities, towns and villages full of surprises. We typically use well known online travel agencies and often try to find accommodation on Airbnb but disappointment nine times out of ten is guaranteed: houses in historic buildings in Italy are often furnished by Ikea and lose all their charm.
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