Interior design is a large industry that is taken very seriously around the globe. Wouldn’t it be amazing to step inside some of our international neighbors well-manicured homes for a weekend! With Airbnb your interior design inspirational dreams can come true!
Today we have rounded up some of the most inspiring homes on Airbnb to open up your mind to some unique styles from around the world!
Go to Wonkaland at the Fontainebleau
The Fontainebleau makes all its pastries in-house, in a crazy underground bakery just like Willy Wonka’s. Learn to make pastries on a tour of the bakery with one of Fontainebleau’s award-winning pastry chefs. This event takes place Wednesdays and Saturdays from 11-11:45am.
Explore Jungle Island this weekend!
Let your inner super hero our and fly on an Aqua-jet over 30 feet of water! All you need is a jetpack and Fly-board, at 25mph to make your dreams come true. For the kids there are plenty of beautiful animal attractions to explore!
Sample foods at Taste of the Nation
At this event, 50 of South Florida’s top chefs join 50 restaurants from around South Florida for a night of sampling the area’s best food. This is a benefit event for No Kid Hungry.
Flagships Galore!
The iconic Italian luxury brand Gucci has announced it will build a flagship store in the Miami Design District. “Gucci has always represented great design and contemporary lifestyle,” Gucci President and CEO Marco Bizzarri says of the flagship. “We want to be where collectors, style influencers and cultural creatives come together, and in Miami that’s the Design District,” he adds. Along with Gucci “the man with the red sole”, Christian Louboutin will be upgrading his current location in the Design District and turning it into a fabulous flagship location.
Ahana Yoga
This new studio is lead by locally loved yoga instructor Dawn Feinberg. This is a high-class location to get your downward dog to unwind after a long day of shopping in the District.
Even more shops!
Even more store openings include American designer Alexander Wang, eyewear designer Warby Parker and the contemporary fashion retailer Cos are soon open in the Miami Design District.
Have no fear, we know it can be tricky to decorate a big space but today’s tips should help you jumpstart your interior design journey!
All of the classic design principles can also be applied to large spaces. When designing a large space it is particularly important to find a way that welcomes a guest when the step into the room. Under furnished or sparsely decorated rooms can make your guests feel lost and diminish the equity of the space.
Making sure you scale up your home accessories to this large space is also pertinent when designing. It is essential to get the scale right for the art, carpets, furniture and window treatments. This will allow you to create your own aesthetic.
One great way to tie the room together and add a focal point is by adding a one central light fixture such as a grandiose chandelier. Tie that together with gallery white walls and you can frame your room.
Always remember that with a large you have to keep an open concept. Everything has to ebb and flow. When you step back and look into a room, you want to be drawn in with stunning foundational details.
Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel’s iconic creative director, is in the works of starting his first ever interior design project for the Estates at Acqualina. The estates of Acqualina is an ultra-luxury residential complex in Miami’s Sunny Isles Beach. Lagerfeld will be the sole creative force behind the development’s two lobbies, rendering his superb style and detailed spirit into the interiors.
See expert from article: “[I] take great pride in knowing that the spaces I create will be such important spaces in the building,” said Lagerfeld. “Not only are they significant because they offer the first impression of the building, they are also the spaces where people come to socialize daily; they are like a common living room.”
The complex will complement the nearby Mansions at Acqualina, which debuted last fall. Slated for completion in 2020, the Estates at Acqualina will encompass two 50-story boutique towers with over 45,000 square feet of amenities, including a spa and fitness center, a restaurant overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, and an ice skating rink.
We are excited to see this project bloom in the next few years bringing even more luxury and elegance to South Florida.
Read the whole article here.
Free Art Fridays All Over Miami
Friday nights in Miami include many fun activities but also your chance to score some free original art. Free Art Fridays is a worldwide art movement that’s made its way to Miami, and the city’s local chapter, founded by local artist and promoter Registered Artist, is striving to unite artists, art collectors, and anyone who loves a good scavenger hunt. Every Friday, artists hide their work around the city, and whoever finds it gets to take it home for free. To participate, the rules are simple: Make a work of art you’re willing to give away. Then leave it somewhere in the city, along with your name (artistic nickname or otherwise) and the local chapter’s information (the site has a printable QR code, or artists can include the Facebook page URL). Next, post clues on the Facebook page to help Free Art Fridays (FAF) members find your work. Members also post pictures of their finds on the page and “share” them so artists can see who took their creations home. Painters, photographers, poets — all types of artists are encouraged to participate and drop pieces off around the city.
Second Saturday Wynwood Art Walk
This months Second Saturday Art Walk, beginning at 7 p.m., seven of the gallery’s top names, including Peruvian artist Cecilia Paredes, whose photo-based images depict her melting into the wildly inventive environmental or dreamy celestial landscapes she creates. Also check out Rome’s Fabiano Parisi, whose poetic images of abandoned urban locations bristle with a mysterious air evoking the surreal. Brooklyn-based artist Sterz weighs in with atmospheric opuses waxing on the existential human condition and themes as disparate as time, sex, joy, despair, love, and disease. See more information on the artists here.
Lincoln Road Farmers’ Market on Sunday
Summer has finally hit Miami; why not rejoice by heading to the Lincoln Road Farmers Market. You’ll find a outstanding display of fruits, veggies, fresh flowers and plants, bread, honey, jams, and other items that people around the country have to buy indoors. From 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. each Sunday, you can stroll past rows of locals selling their organic produce and stock your kitchen with plenty of goodies.
Stones are a popular interior design trend that is always evolving. This element brings sophistication and a natural feel to the interiors of a space. There are so many different shapes, prices, colors, and sizes it can be hard to choose!
When incorporating value stones in your home you can put them in glass or attractive container and just add water and flowers. It depends on the space your decorating but this can be a wonderfully uplifting element to a room. This simple design will leave fantastic impressions in smaller home spaces.
Make your stones unique by choosing the style and sense for both exterior and the interior of your home. Your stone choice reflects your design persona. Beauty and nature are some of the many qualities that stone decorations can bring to a space.
It was recently announced that a whole new slew of tenants would be moving into the Miami Design District, meaning more and more offerings popping up! Including these two new restaurant offerings: Estefan Kitchen and The Smile.
This Cuban-inspired concept, Estefan Kitchen, “will feature traditional, family recipes presented in a new, healthy way that will appeal to both locals and our international guests,” Emilio Estefan told The Miami Herald.
NYC’s The Smile will also be entering the Miami Design District soon! The South Florida edition of The Smile plans to have a menu of coffee, baked goods, snacks and sandwiches making it a cool, laidback work environment.
Stay tuned to check out when these restaurants will be officially opening!
Have a great Independence Day and most importantly ave fun and stay safe!
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