DIY Monday // Make your own Paper bows

Happy #DIYMonday! It's a Bank holiday in England, so we took the chance with JJ and flew to Greece to enjoy the Orthodox Easter with friends and family. So somewhere between relaxing, eating and daydreaming, I've realized that it is the first time that I'm having so much FREE TIME in months and it's the perfect opportunity to get back to the blogging business! Today's #DIYMonday tutorial is from the 'How about Oranges' website (pay them a visit you won't regret it!),  I've pinned it a long time ago here and thought that it's one of the most beautiful and fun gift diy ideas. I'm always using brown paper for wrapping gifts and this neon/bright bows is definitely my new obsession! 

Download the Paper bow template here and read the original post on How about Orange here.

What's your favorite #DIY at the moment? Tag it with #diyMonday on instagram and I'll share the best ones here next Monday!

Happy Orthodox Easter to all those of you who are still on vacation!

Maria 

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Styling recipe: Indoor Hammocks

Well, hello. It has been a while since the last post. Again. I can't help it, I feel like time is flying and between working full time and house hunting full time and traveling to Athens during Easter, blogging was left out- again. The good thing is that we've finally found a cute little new apartment in Notting Hill area, that I can't wait to start decorating! I've been living in my current apartment (first I was alone and then John John moved in too) in London for almost 2 years now so I have bittersweet feelings at the moment but I'm really looking forward to this new era! Spring hasn't arrived in London yet but we got a bit of sunshine over the weekend and that got us all thinking about one thing: SUMMER. So if you're living in a gloomy, grey country like me here's a post that I hope will brighten your day a bit. Indoor hammocks. How cool are they? I mean let's be honest: is there anything more fun then coming back from work and just laying inside a hammock? I can't think of anything else at the moment.

  

Images via my Pinterest boards // Edited by Maria Matiopoulou

House tour: An elegant white apartment

Well, this a proper #unidentifiedlifestyle heaven. I've always wanted to live in an apartment like this one. A complete white interior sheme and brick walls? It's a dublex apartment with a bright white interior full of modern furniture and lighting pendants. The small part of the brick wall in the living room add the right amount of industrial and makes it even more unique!

 I hope you have a relaxing and creative new week! 

Maria

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Exposed storage shelves + brick walls + white tile flooring

Styling recipe : Dark floors

I have an endless love for dark floors.  It might be because I grew up in a house with dark wooden floors or because of the warmth and the quality that a dark floor adds to a house. Today I've selected some of my favorite spaces with dark wooden floors in three different areas: Bedroom / Living room / Kitchen . Which one is your favorite?  

PS: How's the weather like in your country? Today is one of the coldest days I've experienced in London during the last two years! Follow me on instagram for daily updates @marimarmat
Images via my pinterest boards 

Life lately

1. Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park

2. Brussels, Belgium

3. Spending some quality time next to the fireplace

4. The gorgeous Acropolis in Athens, Greece.

5. Snowboarding in the sun

I know I haven't been around. I've been so absent, that I didn't even have the chance to wish you Happy New Year. I can't even remember how many times I took my laptop on my knees and tried to write this post but for a strange reason I couldn't even write a simple hello. I've decided that it was time to step back, focus on my 'offline' life a little bit more and trust that little voice inside that felt the need to isolate. But I couldn't help it, Unidentified Lifestyle is a huge part of my life, it transformed me in a way I will never forget, so here I am with my little macbook on my knees, typing this post. I've named it 'Life lately', it's a small glimpse of my life during the last 3-4 months. I've traveled a lot, I've cooked a lot and got a super exciting new job as an Interior Stylist, I feel like time is moving too fast but I guess sometimes this is a good thing, right?

 How are you? What's new? What did I miss? I want to know everything!

 Maria

7. Wearing my yeti coat at work
8. Snowy Londontown
9. Monday morning in South Kensington
10. The days are getting longer, I'm trying to enjoy every minute of it!
11. Heart shaped pancakes and daffodils in my tiny kichen

Christmas shopping guide: For the foodies

1) Salt and Pepper set from Modcloth // 21.99

2) Edible Selby from Urban Outfitters // 35.00                           
      3) Ceramic set of two heart mini cocettes from Selfridges // 37.37  
4) Measuring cups from Anthropologie // 32.00 

1) Golden cutlery from Westelm // 21.22
      2) Ceramic salt pig from Debenhams // 7.50
          3) Labeled mixing bowls (set of three) // 43.17
                  4) Chalkboard label ceramic jars (On sale!) // 14.00

It's that time of the year again. The streets of London are filled with people shopping until they get kicked out of stores.  I'm a devoted online shopper so this year I'm gonna do ALL of my Christmas shopping online. I plan on leaving my house only for work, drinks and supplies and also to catch my flight for Greece before 2013 arrives. Sounds like a good plan. Be prepared for more gift guides and categories, so get a glass of wine, sit back comfortably and finish your Christmas shopping online!

Do you have any special Christmas plans?
Maria

Fashion meets decor: 50 Shades of Purple

'Fifty shades of purple', see what I did there? Ok maybe it's not as funny as I thought it would be, but still. I'm so tired of listening about this book and I'm even more tired of seeing it everywhere around me! So here I am trying to create a new series of posts "50 Shades of..: Purple'. PS: There aren't enough words to describe how much  I love a delicate dash of purple, in my house and in my outfits.

I hope you're all doing great, I'm on a super important mission to find the perfect Christmas tree, so wish me luck!

Maria

Images via my Pinterest boards Sleeping areas & DIY projects // Edited by me.

A bold purple headboard or a bold maxi purple skirt will do the work. 

 

1. Kenneth Jay Lane Purple Agate necklace from Max&Chloe // Get it here for $175.00

2. Autumn Blossom teapot from John Lewis // Get it here for 37.7
3. YSL Purple patent pumps from Ssense // Get them here for $795.00
4. Purple tea storage (On sale!) from Debenhams // Get it here for £1.65
5. Purple knitted throw from Target // Get it here for $24.99

House tour // Heaven on Formentera island

My words for Formentera island are not enough. Every time I discover a house from this island I get more and more impressed. Natural color schemes, beautiful furniture and humble pools. 

More houses on Formentera island here and here.

Sometimes I wonder if there is anybody out there still reading Unidentified Lifestyle. If you are still here reading this post, thank you and I love you! I'm trying to find the secret recipe between working full time and blogging full time, if you have any magic formulas I'd love to hear them! I'm stuck in bed with a terrible cold today so I've decided that it's the perfect opportunity to reunite with the blogging world.

Have a fab weekend everyone,

I miss you!

Maria

I'm deeply in love with this rug. It looks like it's made from rope, it's definitely a statement piece in front of the fireplace and it goes great with the wooden floors. 

1. My eternal passion for exposed wooden beams

2. A house on an island with metallic decorative fishes on the wall.

3. Some dashes of yellow, like cushion and small candle holders are enough to create a vibrant and classy atmosphere. 

Photographer Jordi Canosa // Styled by Daniela Cavestany // via