HOTEL HEAVEN - LA SUITE, RIO DE JANEIRO

So family Lemon are all under the weather over here in Amsterdam so my mind has been wandering to happier times and warmer climes when the baby didn't have a viral infection (actually to be honest there was no baby), I had no sodding cold and the husband wasn't running a hot fever. Whilst looking for a picture for an upcoming blog post I found photos of an amazing hotel that we were lucky enough to stay in on our honeymoon so I'm taking a moment to wish I was back here...

Horizon Pool (La Suite website)

It's called LA SUITE - (Joatinga, Rio de Janeiro) and is run by a super cool gay couple with amazing taste. It's the kind of decor that would be slightly too bold for me ever to have in my (make-believe) house but perfect to ogle over in a hotel escape.There are just 7 rooms so it really is "boutique" and since we visited they have put in an infinity pool that looks back towards the city (above). Honestly, it's incredible.

Night view back to Rio (OLL)

In testament to how cool the hotel is, on day one the husband (who isn't very keen on lie ins) gets up super early, borrows a surfboard from the hotel and goes down to the beach. When he gets back he rushes in to inform me that there is the hottest woman he's ever seen is upstairs wearing just a dressing gown and red lipstick and being photographed. Turns out there is a shoot for Playboy going on in the hotel (just what every girl wants to happen on first day of honeymoon).

La Suite Main Room/Reception (Tablet Hotels)

So here you are, sit back and enjoy a few more pics of the incredibly pimp, playboy bunny ridden, awesomely decorated La Suite Hotel.

 Bedside Lamp yellow room (Mr and Mrs Smith)

WANT THESE!!

Black Suite (Tablet Hotels)

 Blue Room (Mr and Mrs Smith)

 Blue Room 2 (Mr and Mrs Smith)

 Green Room (Mr and Mrs Smith)

 Green Room (Mr and Mrs Smith)

(WHO KNEW? GREEN/BROWN/DASH OF PURPLE = LOVE)

 (La Suite Website)

WANT THAT TABLE

 La Suite corridor (La Suite website)

 Reception (La Suite website)

Morning outside (OLL)

AGAIN, REAL PANTON CHAIRS (I don't know why I'm surprised they are real but I have two reproductions which are crap. These ones weighed a TONNE!)

 Don't mind if I do (OLL)

Horizon pool (La Suite website)

Purple suite (Tablet)

 White Suite (Mr and Mrs Smith)

AND YES THOSE WARHOLS ARE REAL...

Yellow room (Tablet hotels)

DIE

 Yellow bathroom (Mr and Mrs Smith)

Yellow room view (Mr and Mrs Smith)

Ah bliss.
TTFN

I KNOW IT'S RUDE TO SAY "I WANT" BUT...ZARA RUG

Having moved into the new place in the Dam we were faced with an empty expanse of wooden floor (ok it’s plastic) which needed a bit of covering, I know, drama. Luckily for me Zara Home just happens to be at the end of the road - phew. I had seen this rug many times in the shop (its called Zigghi), had shown it to the husband (which got a sort of giveashit reaction), and cooed over it for about a month. 

Finally I decided to part with the 99Euros (basically the same cost as IKEA) and proudly walked in to make my purchase. Unfortunately when I got there it had gone. Da Da DAAAA. 
The woman in the shop told me that the last one was about to go in the window to be the display, “but I’d like to buy it” I said cheerily. Computer says no. No amount of coaxing would make her sell. She looked up stock in other stores, checked on the website and it was sold out everywhere. 


Baby A helpfully demonstrated my disgust by throwing up not once but twice on the counter while I begged embarrassingly for her to part with it. Eventually she said I could put my name down and buy it once it came out of the window display in 3 weeks, so I did. I then pushed my luck asking for a discount but she said she wouldn't sell it to me if it wasn't in good condition, she knew she had me. 


Here is a photo of it laughing at me from the window. Bastards. 

Anyway, happy days I finally got my mitts on it so our upstairs boring wooden (ahem) bit is a little bit fancier. Ta daaaaa.

ps. While I was looking for this rug I found someone else had pinned it which led me to my new fave blog Swoonworthy. 


pps. While we’re on the subject of rugs, check out my other favourite wants in the graphic rug department. One day these will all be in the Dream House.  

Absolute all time favourite - Madeline Weinrib - I would have anything of hers, not picky.

Andalusia Dhurrie

Parker Blue by Luke Irwin

Surya Fallon - Rugstudio

CUTE, this is actually for a kids room but I'd like it too.

Aqua Magic Carpet - Land of Nod

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