via thecoolist.com
The Bowen Mountain House in New South Wales, Australia evolved from a basic weekender home to a full-service mountain living campus. What started with a simple, yet refined structure came to include a swimming pool, a pool home and a sauna to round out this home’s relaxation experience.
Corrosion-treated steel, reclaimed hardwood and folding glass windows have come together in a brilliant fashion by CplusC Architecture. The sectional roof of the Bowen Mountain House is part of its allure, with a pavilion-style design that creates an open living space below. What is so brilliant about this home is the look and feel of its design, and that it is intimately immersed into its natural environment. We imagine that spending a long weekend in this home, taking in the crisp autumn air, is exactly the kind of relaxation a busy Australian would desire. [via contemporist]
So many people dislike fairytales because it makes us believe in love, believe that a prince will swoop down and save us when something goes wrong. But I’ve come to realise that in every fairytale-like movie, every girl took a risk. Took a risk for love, took a risk in the name of love. So, how do we know if our own fairytale won’t really happen if we don’t try, if we stop believing in love? I know it’s hard for some of you to put down their guard and to learn to trust someone else sometimes. I know because I’ve been through it. People like us, we distance ourselves from people we genuinely like just because we are afraid to get hurt. But does building up these walls ultimately saves us from hurting? It doesn’t. We’ve got to know that these people, the people we are blocking out because of our own insecurities, will leave someday too. Leave for something better. Everyone will cause you pain and hurt and tears, but you have to decide who’s worth it. And when you make that decision, happiness will come to you. =)
