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Casa Y Vida literally means: House and Life. Discover inspiration for your ideal home on the Costa. From interior design and garden ideas to practical tips for a comfortable and stylish life.
Curtains in a Spanish home move with the day. They don’t automatically open when you wake up, and they don’t close simply because it’s evening. Sometimes they stay half closed while the sun is shining. Other times they open at a moment that doesn’t seem logical at all. That has little to do with atmosphere. And everything to do with timing. Light as an active force In Spain, light isn’t […]
In January, the patio seems to belong nowhere in particular. The doors are open, but it is barely used. Chairs remain in place, plants keep growing, but daily life retreats indoors. The patio is present, but inactive. For newcomers to Spain, this feels strange. An outdoor space that does nothing. For those who have lived here longer, it makes perfect sense. Some spaces do not have a fixed function. They […]
In winter, a Spanish house seems quieter. Not empty, but concentrated. Life gathers in one single space. The rest of the house is still there, but at a distance. The kitchen, the living room, sometimes even the workspace feeling — everything shifts into what is simply called the warm room. For people from Northern Europe, that can feel like a limitation. Why not live everywhere at once? For those who […]
I stood still in the house. Not for long. But long enough to feel it. Outside, the air was soft, almost kind. Inside, the cold crept up slowly, from the floor, along my legs. No draughts, no drama. Just a house that made no effort to keep me warm unless I did something first. For many newcomers, that comes as a surprise. January in Spain feels mild outdoors, yet indoors […]
I love December in Spain. The light is soft, the air cool, and the days feel longer than they really are. But as soon as the sun goes down and everyone retreats indoors, my hearing rediscovers something every single December — something Spanish houses confirm without any shame at all: acoustically, they have no filters whatsoever. Everything sounds louder than it’s meant to — and that’s exactly why December becomes […]
There are countries where hosting guests feels like a kind of performance. The table has to be right, the chairs must match, and someone will inevitably suggest “making it cosy for a moment”, followed by a stressful quarter-hour in which candles, napkins and playlists compete for attention. Spain doesn’t do that. Here, hospitality doesn’t begin with the house, but with the attitude of the people who live in it. And […]
There are moments in December when Spain seems to forget it’s winter. You walk through a street in Málaga or Almería and, before it’s even properly dark, the first lights begin to glow softly against the whitewashed walls. No spectacle. No choreography. It feels more as if the light itself decides it’s time to come on. After my earlier pieces on lighting, you may have seen this one coming: a […]
December in Spain is a strange season. Outside, the light is still warm enough to justify a late lunch on the terrace, while indoors you suddenly realise your house has quietly shifted into a different time of year. Tiles that feel as if they’ve come straight from a cryo lab. Walls that keep summer heat out effortlessly, yet let every winter breeze wander in as if it’s family. Winter-proofing your […]
We’re living in the month when the Spanish sun briefly steps back — not out of disinterest, but out of courtesy. Summer has done its work, the soil is allowed to breathe, and even the olive tree seems to sigh with relief. November is a time for rest, in the garden too. The art of doing nothing (advanced level) Many expats think a garden should always be doing something: blooming, […]
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