Keeping it Realtor

Friday Feature: Windermere, Florida.

Windermere, Florida was on my "to visit" list when I was on holiday but unfortunately lots of other good stuff got in the way and we never actually managed to have a real good look around.  Often we were pretty close as the town is quite near Orlando but we never quite managed to have a look and a walk around.  Maybe just as well really because walking around may not have been comfortable as Florida had a heatwave when we were there.   

Anyway as I've already said my head is still in holiday mode so I've search out a fabulous property situated in Windermere to show you.  Enjoy.

I should tell you this stunning property which was built in 2003 has 4 bedrooms, 3 full baths and 1 half bath and a wine refrigerator!  

Oh and it costs $1,649,000. 

The lottery ticket has been bought and fingers are crossed.

Enjoy looking at this fab property.

  

Kitchen and breakfast area.  Can you see the wine refrigerator?

 

Very stylish study/office.

 

Huge comfortable bedroom with gorgeous window.  Don't you think a chaise would look nice there?

 

Exterior of the property.  I love how it's at different levels.  It makes it interesting to look at.

Saved the best until last.  Here's where I'd spend most of my time. 

Leaf Place Mats for an exotic outdoor table.

With all the good weather we've been having lately more and more people are eating outdoors.  Who can blame them,  we've waited a long time for a summer like this.  You know the kind of summer where you can barbecue outside instead of in the garage! 

If you've got some outdoor meals planned then how about dressing the table with these really realistic looking leaf place mats.  

I'm picturing a big bowl of fresh fruit as a centrepiece, napkins tied with raffia and flowers, and  a couple of bowls of water with flower petals and some floating candles.  Get some really fresh  produce on the barbecue and you could have a whole desert island theme going in no time.  With err wine of course, don't be forgetting the wine!  Yep, no self respecting desert island would be without wine. 

Dyno Outdoor Shower.

Although it has been pretty warm in Scotland I don't really think we're ready for the outdoor shower just yet, however,  if our summers do get warmer, (please, pretty please)  then this is the very outdoor shower I'd have. 

 I don't know why but the minute you think summer and outdoors you think fun and bright colours.  Maybe that's just me but this designer shower looks like a lot of fun. It comes in a whole range of bright colours too and I'm just lovin' the design. Looks a bit like a giant toothbrush!  

Now for the science bit.  The Dyno shower is waterproof and UV-ray resistant so it'll look good for years. It’s made from self-coloured polyethylene which is strengthened inside and it's also available in a solar powered model. The water taps are in chromed brass with ABS parts to avoid overheating in the sun. The showerhead features silicone nozzles to avoid limestone buildup and the handles are chromed metal.

Phew, science bit over.

Yep, I'm definitely having one of these fab showers when those long promised hot summers eventually appear!

It's nice, eh?

Object of Desire, Striped Cuckoo Clock.

Don't you think that this striped cuckoo clock by Italian designers Diamantini and Domeniconi is super cool? 

I've always liked the idea of a cuckoo clock but they do tend to look a bit dated. 

However this design is so fresh and modern that it's going straight into my object of desire list. 

For those of you who may prefer the little white cuckoo to remain silent (you know who you are) the cuckoo can be turned off. 

This object of desire is hand made of coloured resin and I'm lovin' it. 

It's available at Rockett St George and it costs £165.  

Pot Holder

Well it looks like Florida's gone and  done it again; it just blew our shorts off, so no apologies for  showing you this fabulous pot holder from the Disney Store. 

I'm still very much in the holiday mood and trying not to think about going back to work.!  

 I'm just going to relax and look at my holiday photographs and try not think about work until I really must!

 

Double Deckchair

Made by Lost and Found using vintage fabrics on a wooden frame is this gorgeous double deckchair which can be found at the  Pedlars Webstore.  I think this double deckchair would make a lovely wedding gift.  

Also, it's making me think about summer and holidays,  and, as luck would have it I'm off to Florida soon.  I'm going to relax, soak up the sun and see lots of new places and do lots of different things. 

Also I'll be shopping.  The shopping will hopefully happen a lot,  but I'll try and drop you a post(card) now and then if I see anything that I think you'd like. 

See ya all  in two weeks!   Be good.

Football carpet for the next Cristiano Ronaldo.

I'm sure that every  budding football star will want one of these fabulous football carpets.  This 100% wool grass green carpet may even mean that rooms are kept tidier.    Well maybe that's too much to hope for but the mess will definitely not be on the floor,  nobody likes an untidy football pitch! 

Parents can  chill out while kids use their imagination and practise their football moves and strategies. 

Lets face it have you ever seen a poor football manager?  Football players take home a good wage packet too,  just look at Cristiano Ronaldo he's just been transferred to Real Madrid for £80,000,000!   Keep working on those ball skills! 

Kartell Perspex Lamps in beautiful colours.

Call me an old hippie but these Kartell perspex suspension lamps are reminding me of lamps that were around in the 60's and early 70's.  Designed by Ferruccio Laviani these gorgeous  lamps come in a range of really beautiful jewel like colours.  Simple in their design but stunning in any setting.  Definitely Object of Desire material.  By the way that "call me an old hippie" statement, well...... the old bit..... leave that out.  Thanks.    

Reversible Side Tables with Sungkai Wood Veneer.

I love the idea that these two side tables interlock to make one single rectangular table.

These quirky tables are of a  wood construction with a durable sungkai wood veneer.  I don't know about you but I've never heard of sungkai wood but I do like the lovely pale look to it and the prominent grain. 

You could change the look of your room just by changing the configuration of these unusual tables.  They're on special at the moment at West Elm and I think they're an absolute bargain at $194 for two. 

What do you think, do you like them?  I'm lovin' them. 

Ted Lights which I like to call Teacup lights.

A china teacup always makes me think of my Gran.  She only ever enjoyed her tea from a china cup and I know when she visited she always appreciated that I kept a china cup ready for her. Teacups seem to inspire designers and not just for tea.  You can sit on them, sit in them, drink from them and now thanks to Trish Andersen and Maureen Walsh of Domestic Construction  they can give you light.  These pretty vintage ceramic or porcelain teacups , which are called ted lights, can be used on their own or can be bunched up like a chandelier.  They're adorable but I'm not sure my Gran would approve!