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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.
In a tapas bar in Marbella, I recently overheard a Dutch couple sighing that Spaniards “don’t really do gezelligheid.” I smiled. Having lived in England for years, I thought I knew what coziness was — until I heard the Dutch talk about gezelligheid. A word that fascinates even my British friends, because it seems to include everything from candlelight to croquettes. But here in Andalusia, I’ve learned that cozy living […]
At the bakery this morning, I overheard someone say that the air conditioner works just fine as a heater. I thought it was a joke. Regular readers already know how complicated my relationship with that device is — let’s just say we tolerate each other as long as the thermostat stays out of it. But then, how do you heat a home in Spain? The misconception of comfort As soon […]
A friend from England asked me recently: “Has wine basically become part of your interior by now?”I laughed — not because it was exaggerated, but because it was actually quite true. Here, wine is quite literally part of life — not just in the glass, but in the way you live in your home. And that might be the most beautiful lesson life on the Costas teaches you: you don’t […]
When I still lived in England, a glass of wine was reserved for special occasions — a dinner, a birthday, or one of those evenings when you felt you’d earned it (after three hours of wrestling with London’s public transport, for example). Here in southern Spain, I learned something entirely different: wine isn’t a reward. It’s part of the rhythm — a ritual. Sunday lunch: wine as the beating heart […]
When I still lived in London, the word “winery” made me think of rows of bottles in a cellar that smelled faintly of damp cardboard. That changed when, in my twenties, I first stepped into a bodega in Andalusia: a cool hall with vaulted ceilings, thick stone walls and that magical play of light and shadow. That’s when it hit me — a bodega isn’t a storage space; it’s a […]
In the summer months, my patio belongs to the evenings. There, beneath the scent of jasmine and the rustle of olive trees in the breeze, stands a wooden table with a few weathered chairs. Nothing fancy. But on that table, there’s almost always a bottle of wine. Sometimes a local tempranillo, sometimes something I’ve dropped into a supermarket basket out of pure curiosity. The beauty of it is that the […]
In August, I felt you really shouldn’t be cleaning. Too early, too hot, too much of a waste to sweep the summer sand out the door already. Now, a few weeks later, the evenings are darker, the heat more bearable, and the moment seems right. But even now, I believe the art of cleaning in Spain lies mainly in what you don’t do. Cleaning stress is an export product I […]
It’s a strange kind of luxury problem: complaining about nights that linger around 22 degrees. But believe me, after a summer when the mercury stubbornly stayed above 30 at night, it feels as if you’re suddenly sleeping in a cool mountain stream. The relief of late summer in Spain isn’t cold — it’s breathing space. I remember an August night when I lay on my bed like a pizza in […]
September in southern Spain is a month of small contrasts. By day it still feels as if summer will never end, but in the evenings you suddenly notice how much earlier it gets dark. The terrace where you didn’t need a candle until after ten in July is already in shadow by half past eight. I’ve always been a fan of old, characterful fincas, with thick walls, wooden shutters and […]
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