Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Airbnb + Paris

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One of my favourite things to do is look at interior design online. Another one is to look at hotel websites and visualise myself staying there (sounds a little kooky but its a little technique I picked up from Creative Visualisation, also helps to motivate me and limit procrastination).

My fav fake hotel trips have included the Tokyo Park Hyatt and the Hotel Plaza Athenee in Paris. Imagine my delight when I stumbled across airbnb.com. It's basically a site where people rent out their apartments (the entire house or rooms) to complete strangers... I spent a good two hours looking at all the Parisian apartments and settled on this one... my crazy dream is to be able to rent this pretty thing out for a fortnight, eat Laduree + tea (my name is french so I can get away with being so stereotypical ha!) everyday for breakfast on the balcony while working on Wikifashion. A girl can dream right? (also love the painting on the wall, it looks like a hipster version of my boyfriend, which he scoffed at!)

My trip will then include these gorgeous abodes in Barcelona, London and Berlin.... comment below with your favourites. The site is like crack to me at the moment and I need to stop looking at it. So I'd appreciate your finds!

Posted by Madeline Veenstra at 1:21 PM

21 comments:

  1. KathleenNovember 30, 2010 at 2:38 PM

    omgosh i was just trying to find inspiration for anything interior design. loove tht you're sharing this with us :). And omg, I'm in love with the Paris apartment, it's so gorgeous! once I study abroad, I am def looking into this. <3

    <3, Kathleen.

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  2. kate maggieNovember 30, 2010 at 3:24 PM

    I love interior design websites so much! they are my favorite. I wish this room above was mine! Magical. x

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  3. FrancescaNovember 30, 2010 at 4:12 PM

    haha your midgetness.. i am 5'5" and i can JUST get away with maxi skirts/dresses! oh well. btw, i love interior design too :D great picture xx

    F.

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  4. soph // and other thingsNovember 30, 2010 at 7:21 PM

    ohhh I think that airbnb website will be a new addiction of mine too now! But thanks for sharing this because I think it will come in quite handy for organising accommodation when I (hopefully) head to Paris next year :)

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  5. silviaDecember 1, 2010 at 3:43 AM

    i love your blog and how you put images together!

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  6. AnonymousDecember 1, 2010 at 1:58 PM

    Thanks for your lovely comment! My necklace is from Diva :)

    Ooo I wish I had discovered this site before we travelled Europe! I used a site called 'homelidays' and rented a gorgeous yet tiny apartment in Paris with the boy for a week. We ate way too many pastries from the bakery across the street (including macarons - though I had no idea what they were then) and did the typical tourist thing! It was so much fun to have our own Parisian apartment to come home to! Though they are normally much smaller than they look in the pictures (we had to fold down our kitchen/dining room table to be able to wash the dishes and our couch transformed into the bed haha).

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  7. Lee OliveiraDecember 1, 2010 at 10:12 PM

    I also like to look for interior designs online when Im free.. Great photo
    LOx

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  8. MARTADecember 2, 2010 at 2:19 AM

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  9. MARTADecember 2, 2010 at 2:20 AM

    Wow...these are really could places...I did not know that my city had such great spots..thanks for sharing it...have a great day :D

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  10. Coury CombsDecember 2, 2010 at 4:11 PM

    Oh, I love that so much!

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  11. AnonymousDecember 4, 2010 at 5:28 AM

    I love this idea! The Paris apartment is gorgeous!

    Love,
    Camila F.

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  12. Catherine * The SpringDecember 5, 2010 at 12:51 AM

    Definitely Berlin... plus... think of the Christmas markets on right now. Heaven! Great post!
    - Catherine at The Spring

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  13. Gabriela CiobanuDecember 8, 2010 at 3:03 AM

    thanks you a lot for fixing my blog! are you one of the founder of wikifashion? are you working in PR?

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  14. coco kaileeDecember 9, 2010 at 6:39 PM

    Oh no... Now I have yet ANOTHER reason to stay up late, loitering on my computer! I sense a new obsession coming on... What a fabulous little place too. I love it. I love Paris.

    On another note: there needs to be a website like this, but for shoes and purses - if there weren't the chance that someone would never return them, of course lol

    Thanks for stopping by my blog, by the way! I love your's <3


    xoxo coco
    http://muffintopbaby.blogspot.com

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  15. AnonymousDecember 11, 2010 at 4:52 AM

    I absolutely love that Parisian flat!!!
    And, when in London, you should try the Hyatt Regency - The Churchill. It's amazing!!! :)

    xxx
    Vikki

    http://stylometre.blogspot.com

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  16. pcqpigDecember 14, 2010 at 4:26 PM

    would like to jade jewelry strive these although I can imagine getting myself tied up in knots with the last one, lol.

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  17. AnonymousDecember 15, 2010 at 1:37 AM

    yes yes
    şifalı bitkiler
    http://www.sifalibitki.biz

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  18. AnonymousDecember 19, 2010 at 9:17 PM

    air bnb is lovely. I stayed in Wimbledon with a lady in London, and her place was super quaint as well <3

    http://www.airbnb.com/rooms/29453?price=59

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  19. Heidi - Apples Under My BedDecember 20, 2010 at 7:11 PM

    omg your Paris trip sounds divine :) what a fun past time, I love to plan holidays! I'm biased towards the Paris one as it is, well, in Paris!! I love the rooftop section in the Barcelona one. The Berlin one is funky!
    Heidi xo

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  20. Bejewelled DresserJanuary 3, 2011 at 10:52 AM

    Wow thanks for rec'ing that site - it's awesome!!

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  21. Sherrie ColaFebruary 5, 2011 at 4:23 AM

    I love looking at interiors :)

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