Happy Easter Friday! It is our second week of self isolation and I have a feeling I’ll need at least one more to have a good rest. If you’ve ever been in strict quarantine, you know there’s no escape, you’re stuck. In our case, for two whole weeks, which I was expecting to be long and tedious. However, there are still things that can go wrong and become a handful . After jet-lag knocked me out for almost a week, our son got a high fever and sore throat (just the good old hand-foot and mouth disease). At the same time, we were quickly mastering time management for all online school activities. My little tribe has proved to come up with layers of everlasting fun and mischief. Don’t be fooled, there’s no such a thing as perfect recipe to survive 14 confined days. Netflix and AppleTv also hold a share in our success. On my part, I’ve been escaping to the interior world through podcasts, magazines and documentaries.
Here you can find my favourite distractions of the week.
1. Speaking of inspiration, you’ll find me exploring the Banda Property instagram quite often. They create carefully designed homes mostly in London and the States. If you want to know what’s trending in the world of interiors or love the idea of ‘design for living’ spaces, go check them out. Even if this doesn’t fit your personal style or your budget, there is always a thing or two to take as inspiration. The founder, Edo Mapellli Mozzi, has made his own name in the world of property development and architectural design, but for those interested in British Royal family, you might know him as the husband of Princess Beatrice of York.
2. Self isolation means no trips to the gym. It would be smart to move more than just from one sofa to another but I haven’t shown any particular intention to workout. Still, I found some insanely good looking fitness gear I’d love to include in my home gym. Like these marble dumbbells by Addition Studio. If you don’t have designated place for your gym accessories, make them part of the space. When not using them, let them be a decoration piece, not just a dust collector or a clothing hanger.
3. I’ve been listening The Great Indoors podcast for quite some time now. Two great ladies, Sophie Robinson and Kate Watson-Smyth, both well known in the world of interior design, are talking ‘all things interiors and everything you need to know about making your house a home’. Moreover, their insight into real life interiors and top trends are usually followed with hot tips and often hilarious comments. Lots of fun guaranteed, find it on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.
4. I noticed, the only clothes I have worn for the last week or so have been light, cashmere sets or tracksuits. In my regular life, you won’t see me wearing tracksuits often so choosing the right one has always been a shopping challenge. I’ve loved Sir the label even before they included their sweats collection. I’ll give them a try, in ivory or camel.
5. IBride set of six stackable bowls. Say no more. I’m always in quest of new decorating pieces or interesting details for our home (or for someone else’s for that matter). Much before these Ming bowls I was looking for their famous animal inspired trays. I got mine from Amara but I guess it is much easier to get them in Europe, directly from the IBride web page.
Our Easter celebrations will be more about food this year, the kids are so excited to taste some new recipes we discovered during quarantine days. And we got so much chocolate from our super caring friends.
Have a wonderful long Easter weekend!
