What to wear on King's Day?

Orange is definitely not an easy color to wear, but in The Netherlands there's no escape... on King's Night, King's Day (previously Queen's Day) and Liberation Day, everybody dresses up in orange.

The fact that the weather is often cold (rainy and windy) in april and may doesn't help either... So what to wear on King's Day? Here's some "outfit inspiration".

It's really about finding the right shade of orange and dressing it up or down according to the occasion. I think white is a very flattering color to combine with orange, especially white jeans. That's just what I might wear on April 27th.

Happy King's Day Dutchies!

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter from my family to yours! I hope you'll have a wonderful day.

I always love to decorate the house and especially the dinner table for Easter. This year I used white and yellow flowers in combination with ceramics from Vietri (South Italy), by Solimene.

While we celebrate, others suffer.... my thoughts go out to all the victims of the terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka. 

Easter preparations 2019

Easter is almost here... I love decorating the house for this special celebration. Although I have lots and lots of Easter decorations, I usually do some Easter shopping at my favourite garden centre, TC De Bosrand. Check out those wonderful Easter wreaths. Don't you just love them? I do....

For more information, please visit:
www.tcdebosrand.nl

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day my friends! What better way than to celebrate with flowers and champagne?! I wish you all a very happy day in the presence of those you love.

Longing for Spring...

February has just started, but I'm already longing for spring! Fresh flowers, new colours, new fashion collections, new ideas.... if only the weather would get a little a better... that would help a lot!

Britisch Vogue
Coffee cups by Solimene
Sweets by Hema
Glitter evening bag by Patrizia Pepe
"Tompouce" tulips by Au Petit pont

For more spring inspiration, please continue here:
https://tarasdolcevita.blogspot.com/2017/04/keukenhof.html
https://tarasdolcevita.blogspot.com/2013/03/spring-is-almost-here.html
https://tarasdolcevita.blogspot.com/2018/03/easter-is-coming.html

Happy Blue Monday

Happy Blue Monday guys! Do you believe it's the most depressing day of the year? I'm not sure, it might be. Either way, I can always use some cheering up on a cold monday in january, so I figured, you can too. Here's some blue holiday inspiration, from me to you, enjoy!

Photos taken in San Valentino, Füssen, Samnaun, Florence, The Hague, Cartagena and Havana.

For more blue inspiration, please continue here:
http://tarasdolcevita.blogspot.com/2018/01/happy-blue-monday.html
http://tarasdolcevita.blogspot.nl/2015/01/happy-blue-monday.html
http://tarasdolcevita.blogspot.nl/2014/01/another-blue-monday.html
http://tarasdolcevita.blogspot.nl/2014/03/dreaming-in-blue.html

New Year's Eve in Orvieto

This year I spent New Year's Eve in Orvieto, Italy. It's a beautiful town all year long, but during the Holiday Season and the Umbria Jazz Winter festival it's extra special. The Christmas trees, Christmas decorations and holiday lights turn this medieval town into a romantic hideaway!

Orvieto is filled with cute little stores, cosy bars and good restaurants. Just add wonderful music by Umbria Jazz and you never want to leave. In case you want to celebrate New Year's Eve in Orvieto, make sure you book way in advance, because it's very popular and hotels (and restaurants) tend to be fully booked.

Here are some of my favourite places:
Menabò https://www.menaboorvieto.it/
Osteria da Mamma Angela http://www.osteriadamammaangela.it
Bar Montanucci http://www.barmontanucci.com/

Want to see more of Orvieto? 

Please check out one of my previous blogs:

http://tarasdolcevita.blogspot.com/2014/11/how-to-spend-unforgettable-new-years-eve.html

http://tarasdolcevita.blogspot.com/2012/01/souvenirs-from-orvieto.html