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Hix Island House, in Vieques, Puerto Rico

Courtesy of Hix Island House / Michael Grimm Photography

A modern, minimalist, open plan loft designed to frame the natural beauty of the beautiful Caribbean island. 13 hectares of lush and serene tropical landscape alive with flora and fauna. The private patio makes for deep relaxation and catches the cool trade winds. And its proximity to natural wonders like Bioluminescent Bay and more than a dozen of the most beautiful beaches you’ll ever see.

If this sounds like your ideal vacation, it’s time to get the humble but refined Hix Island House in Vieques, Puerto Rico on your travel radar.

The beautiful island of Vieques in the Caribbean

Courtesy of Hix Island House / Michael Grimm Photography

Location

It takes a bit of effort to get to Vieques, a remote island 8 miles off the east coast of Puerto Rico, near St. Thomas

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How Singapore’s New Condo Supply Pipeline Shapes Long-Term Property Value

27/04/202627/04/2026 Kartika

Real Estate

Singapore’s residential property market is heavily influenced by one structural factor that many buyers and investors underestimate: the supply pipeline. Unlike many global cities where housing supply can expand rapidly, Singapore’s land constraints and controlled release system mean that new launches are carefully staggered. This creates a unique dynamic where timing, location, and upcoming competition directly impact long-term property performance.

Understanding how future supply enters the market is critical for anyone evaluating new launches or holding existing assets. It affects pricing power, resale liquidity, rental competition, and even buyer psychology.

Why Supply Visibility Matters in Singapore Property Decisions

In most mature property markets, buyers focus primarily on current pricing and interest rates. In Singapore, however, forward supply visibility plays an equally important role in shaping long-term value.

When multiple developments enter the same micro-market within a short timeframe, buyers suddenly gain more options. This can dilute pricing power for earlier …

Your Favorite June Decorations (+ 4th of July Sale)

26/04/2026 Kartika

Bathroom Decoration

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Every week on our Inspired Room Styles Instagram, we showcase classic and current home decor pieces to help our followers decorate their homes affordably and easily.

A few months ago we started a new series here on the blog to share our roundup of last month’s favorites from Inspired Room Style (according to our followers there!) so our friends at TIR can enjoy them too. We’re back today with our favorite June (as well as our favorite 4th of July home decor sale).

If you missed May’s favorites, you can check them out here.

Below are the favorite items of Inspired Room Style followers in June! Scroll down to see them all!

You can also follow The Inspired Room Style on Instagram where we share inspiring finds and style tips in stories, and bookmark our shop here

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Simple DIY Paper Butterfly Kids Craft

25/04/2026 Kartika

Renovation

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If you’re looking for fun and easy butterfly crafts for your kids, check out these adorable paper butterflies! Made from any craft paper, these are perfect for kids of all ages and can easily be customized to their liking.

Whether you opt for brightly colored paper or prefer something softer, paper butterflies are a kids’ craft that’s sure to make your child smile. And with its simple construction, it’s the perfect activity for a rainy day or lazy afternoon.

Paper Butterfly Kids Craft

These paper crafts are perfect for young and old alike. Simple, easy, and most importantly, lots of fun! All you need is paper, scissors and a few minutes of time. Kids will love making these paper butterflies to decorate around the house or use as toys.

I love butterflies,

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What a 250K euro renovation looks like

24/04/2026 Kartika

Renovation

Within five years of moving to Europe, businessman Douglas Loewe “fell in love” with Barcelona, he said.

He decided to buy a home there, spending about 500,000 euros ($545,000) to purchase an apartment in the city’s famous Eixample neighborhood in 1999, the senior operating partner at Macquarie said.

But by 2017, Loewe felt the two-bedroom penthouse needed an overhaul.

The main living area of Loewe’s apartment in Barcelona, called Aribau 133 Sobre Atic.

Douglas Loewe

Within a year, he had transformed the “deteriorated” two-bedroom penthouse into a three-bedroom space that is now worth 1.7 million to 2 million euros, Loewe said — more than double the amount he spent to purchase and renovate the property.

Renovating the apartment

Loewe had renovated the apartment once before, but “it needed refreshing on a lot of levels” after almost 20 years, he said.

He hired Matthew Coe, founder of the property investment firm

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Inside a Wes Anderson-inspired tiny home in Joshua Tree

23/04/2026 Kartika

House Design

Think of director Wes Anderson, and you will likely think of his distinct aesthetic.

Possessing a quirky formalism style that plays with saturated hues and symmetry – his aesthetic has taken social media by storm for the past few months – right on schedule, because Anderson’s new film Asteroid City has just reached the silver screen.

while Asteroid City may be set in a fictional desert town, there is an answer to our Wes Anderson dreams in reality – nestled in Joshua Tree in the High Desert of California. And the best part? It’s available to rent via Airbnb now.

Although not officially afflicted with the director (sorry), this tiny home draws inspiration from his unmistakable style – complete with mid-century modern decorating quirks and a neutral palette that would not look out of place on Wes’ sets. Here, we take a tour.

While

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Why People Are Spending Thousands To Renovate Instead of Buying New Homes

22/04/2026 Kartika

House Renovation

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Once you buy a home, is it really worth it to sell it and buy a whole new home? Why not just renovate the home you have? This appears to be the logic currently coursing through the minds of many homeowners.

See: 5 Expensive Renovations Homeowners Always Regret
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A new survey by GOBankingRates found that many people dished out a good amount of dough in the past year on home renovations. When asked, “How much did you spend on home renovations in the last year?” 8% of respondents said they spent less than $500; 16% said they spent between $500 and $2,000; almost 13% said they spent between $2,001 and $4,000; 13% said they spent between $4,001 and $7,000; almost 9% said they spent between $7,001 and $10,000 and almost 6% said they spent more than $10,000.

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Making new friends – the MFCH Tour season !

21/04/2026 Kartika

Home Improvement

A few days ago saw the end of the third tour of the year, which means that our MFCH Tour season is half way through! So far we have welcomed guests to Provence in April and in June, and to the beautiful Dordogne in May.

Our tours are always a moment rich in encounters, in exchange, in discussion and in sharing. There is something special about gathering a group of people who have never met before, but who share a love of France and the wish to see behind closed doors and get a deeper understanding of the country.

On our April tour, the days were a blend of discovering Provence; creating with flowers; shopping for antiques, browsing local markets and enjoying many wonderful meals. As you may expect from an almost uniquely feminine group, there was lots to talk about. I was co-hosting the tour with my friends Sandra

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Goethe-Institut Renovation / Yemail Arquitectura

20/04/2026 Kartika

Renovation

Goethe-Institut Renovation / Yemail Arquitectura

Goethe-Institut Renovation / Yemail Arquitectura - Interior Photography +21

Areas:
514 m²
year:

2022
Manufacturers: Arauco, DECORCERAMICA, Incorporation, Mepal, Vidrios & Vitrolites
Lead Architects:

Natalia Carrero, Antonio Yemail

Text description provided by the architects. The renovation project of the Goethe-Institut in Bogota is rooted in the search for a place that would allow the public to experience more than just teaching the German language. How can various forms of cultural exchange be brought together in one place? How can simultaneity be activated amidst difference? How can the intensity of meeting days be revived? How can everyday spaces be established for cooperation?

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Local submissions among winners in housing design contest

19/04/2026 Kartika

House Design

A panel of experts selected four one-storey and four two-storey housing designs from the competition as winners, and the plans for those housing developments have now been made available for purchase at $1,000 each.

The floor plans for all the projects are 90m² or less, and are all two-bedrooms and one- to two baths, but range in styles from single family homes to row-houses to a cube house.

Even though the designs came from people across Canada, a majority of the winners were locals.

Vernon’s Alyssa Quiring and Dora Anderson won with their submissions for the ‘Familiar Faces’ and ‘The Sprout’ designs.

Kelowna’s Levi Weaver won twice with his ‘The Louise’ and ‘The Francis’ designs.

The ‘Single Storey’ design by Dennis Lowe of Salmon Arm was another winner from this competition.

Five other one-floor housing styles and two more two-floor housing styles had also been approved through the contest,

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