Weekend

Happy weekend! have a lovely one. And a lovely space to spend it in—the Bro Resto on Bali.

(photo: postcards from mathilde. via focus damn it)

A Serene Retreat

German couple Dagmar and Dieter Stausberg-Neumann have traveled widely in Asia since the 1970s, but it's Bali that has become their favorite place in the world. After becoming close friends with a Balinese family, they decided to build their own home on the island, where they could spend their holidays and eventually live full time, too. And though their villa is fitted out with modern conveniences, they took care to preserve the look of traditional Balinese architecture, too. The result is a strikingly serene and comfortable home to live in — a true little paradise. More photos and info here on mixr.


(photography by Johanna Hopkins)

Island Vintage

The Seminyak, Bali villa of Annelies and Jean-Jacques Audureau looks like it's been there forever, but in fact it was once three old houses, all located on the neighboring island of Java. Jean-Jacques, who is in construction, bought the houses and transported them to Bali. Once there, the couple recycled everything — and sourced vintage building materials that would work well with the old wood of their home, too. Inside, it's filled with many of the beautiful things that Annelies has discovered in her job as a buyer — she regularly travels around Asia in search of beautiful objects, some of which are shipped to Europe. With the addition of a few imported details (such as the Lloyd Loom chairs on the veranda and the European wallpaper in the living room), it's a comfortable vintage mix that exists happily together — much as they do as a family.

(Via mixr — and thanks to Victoria of sfgirlbybay for the site link!)