Thursday, April 9, 2009

Open Vistas & homes

I find myself drawn repeatedly to these homes which have vast vistas of the outdoors coming in, either by way of views or more drastically by way of the way they are built. I just want to shut my eyes & walk into one of these pictures & stay there. Probably it comes from a life time of living in a city, where one is constantly cramped for space, a lifetime of calling two and a half rooms your home. So instead of finding a middle space & dreaming of a bigger home, there is this urge to slip into a fantasy of sprawling pristine spaces. And these images provide complete fodder to my mental meanderings.
an infinity pool overlooking a green countryside and a distant farmhouse
a pool by the seaside
i can be here for a lifetime reading, sketching & blogging :)
i love the generous sun streaming in through the panes
someone take me here now!
Just check out this floor which retains the natural texture of smooth rocks with white floor just poured in. Genius.
sipping a drink by the sea
I just know there are vast vistas of the open beyond this passage
If a corner is this interesting, imagine the rest....
I have a thing for high ceilings, glass panes & light streaming through

sigh...




Think of sleeping here & waking up in the early hours.... man...
All images from the portfolio of fantabulous photographer Nicolas Matheus.

6 comments:

Sunita said...

Sigh! So very dreamy! I feel like demolishing all the walls in my house and getting one of these barely-there looks.

vineeta said...

Sunita, you said it, thats exactly what I feel like doing!

Kala Pohl Studio said...

Vineeta, we like the same things:) Ultimately, all bring the outdoors in, lots of sunlight and beautiful vistas out your window. High ceilings are a must for a claustrophobic like me, took us a while to find the right house:):)

Lakshmi -Celebrations said...

Lovely vineeta,As yet to construct our own,I can think of this design:)loved it.The yellow dash of the towel against a white background is stunning,so are the bedroom and curtains fluttering.

bindu said...

They are breathtaking. Sort of like Frank Lloyd Wright's creations.

pRiyA said...

Oh I love these homes where outside and inside merge so beautifully.
Lovely!