“No meaning, no symbols, no sense” was one pre-war American verdict on mining magnate Solomon Guggenheim’s collection of abstract art. Why does abstraction leave many people scratching their heads? As the astonishing selection from the collections of Solomon and Peggy Guggenheim at Palazzo Strozzi demonstrates, art that depends on form, colour and gesture empowers the viewer’s personal...
Easter is coming: it’s time for you to start planning the setting of your table and leave your guests speechless! It will be spring soon. A good idea is getting inspired by flowers and all the soft, light shades, normally characterizing this season. Let’s start with a centrepiece, that will impress your guests: take the sponge normally used for hand-crafted works, fix it on a plastic support and...
Spring is coming and it’s time to start thinking about the setting and decoration of your garden, where you’ll spend moments of cheer and joy with your family and friends. The shabby chic style garden will evoke all the charm of past times, in an environment made of romantic details, slightly retro. The main feature of the shabby chic style is the use of intentionally aged materials like wood or...
Buying a home can be a long and complex process, but typically it involves going through these steps: Define your criteria Decide what you are looking for in a property – what kind of property you’d like to live in, how many bedrooms you need, size of the garden and all the other details, which are imperative for you – and pick an area on which to focus your search. Consider what you want in the...
The thought of moving to another country with children can be an extremely daunting one, but given the right consideration and planning, it can be a very positive experience for both the children as well as their parents. One of the first things to consider is that children of a school age will almost certainly be required to integrate a lot faster than their parents, in order to keep up with both their...
The Advent Calendar is a timeless tradition, to celebrate the countdown of the days to Christmas with your family. This year you can try to build one yourself, instead of buying it. It will be a nice chance to create something using your hands and imagination, adding your own personal touch and giving your loved ones some fun! With this original DIY idea, you can make an unique Christmas decoration...
With it being one of the world's most beautiful cities, Rome tends to be crowded. Exceptional though they are at any time, sights such as the Sistine Chapel can be overwhelming when admired with masses of others - the Vatican Museums receive up to 35,000 visitors per day. For true immersion in the city's most spectacular cultural draws, take advantage of private tours and out-of-hours visits to the Sistine...
Halloween is here again and it’s time to turn our houses into a backdrop for our spook-filled celebrations -- but you don't want to turn your house into one of those super-cliché haunted houses. The key to scare is subtle mystery and terror-inducing details. Here are 6 ways to get your home spooky enough to haunt your guests' dreams. Step 1: Make it dark Rather than filling every corner of your house...
Sometimes people complain that they are not able to sell quickly their home. How fast you can sell a property may depend on many different reasons; one is that your house is empty! Selling an empty house is not easy at all: when people step in, they wish to imagine their house turning into a home, meaning that they want to feel the warmth of the property and how cozy it can be. It doesn’t matter if they...
You may have bought a house hiding a treasure and you don’t know! When buying a house in Italy, it is a good idea to do a proper inspection of the property just to be sure of what you are getting yourself into beforehand. Ok, we already know this. But inspection is not just for purposes of identifying any possible shortcomings but also seeking to establish if there are any valuable hidden architectural...
