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Do you own a chalet in the Alps, or wish that you did?

I hope you enjoyed this guide to getting an alpine look in your home

From the lens Chalet in the Alps -- Decorate Your Home Alpine Chalet Style.

  • Tipi May 16, 2012 @ 1:46 pm | delete
    It would be lovely to live in the Alps in a Chalet. :)
  • DeniseClarke Apr 22, 2012 @ 6:06 am | delete
    Wonderful lens! I love all the window boxes filled with geraniums.
  • Ski-Holiday Mar 29, 2012 @ 8:44 am | delete
    That was a pretty cool lens, will link to this so everyone can now feel like they are staying in a chalet, thanks
  • paullenton Feb 7, 2012 @ 7:18 pm | delete
    Beautiful mountains!!! My dream is to live in a house at the top of a mountain, but in Patagonia. Thanks for such lovely images!
  • MelonyVaughan Feb 4, 2012 @ 8:54 pm | delete
    This lens really makes me miss the gorgeous Alps. Thank you for a walk down memory lane!
  • oxfordian Jan 29, 2012 @ 5:21 pm | delete
    So beautiful .... What an amazing view. When you get your Swiss chalet, I want to come visit you!
  • Lindrus Dec 23, 2011 @ 1:03 am | delete
    Nice! How could you ever move away from such a picture perfect place?
  • WordCustard Jan 8, 2012 @ 2:35 pm | delete
    I ask myself the same question... :)
  • aesta1 Nov 30, 2011 @ 7:27 am | delete
    We rented one of these in Switzerland one Christmas and we had so much fun.
  • seosmm Nov 25, 2011 @ 10:00 am | delete
    Lots of good info. Very nice lens!
  • Irenemaria Nov 21, 2011 @ 3:00 pm | delete
    Really nice lens with lots of suggestions and photos. Matterhorn is really a peek.
  • Mujjen Nov 1, 2011 @ 4:34 am | delete
    I grew up in a chalet, in the forest. Recognized a lot of the things featured here!
  • cffutah Oct 19, 2011 @ 7:47 pm | delete
    beautiful lens! bright, great photo's, easy reading, 'thumbs up' from this reader!
  • SaintFrantic Oct 18, 2011 @ 12:19 pm | delete
    Beautiful pictures.Thanks great lens
  • allcutestuff Jul 22, 2011 @ 10:21 am | delete
    Thanks for making this lens, I stayed in Switzerland for a year a few years back and I miss it so much. This brought back a lot of memories. thanks again
  • moonlitta May 17, 2011 @ 9:51 am | delete
    You've styled my dreamhouse here. One day maybe...:)
  • JoanneOtt May 8, 2011 @ 4:46 pm | delete
    I've stayed at a chalet in the Rocky Mountains. I love them. The alpine look is charming, and I love geraniums.
  • Michey Feb 16, 2011 @ 9:03 pm | delete
    Lovely, I have tears in my eye...
    Thanks so much
  • TylaMac Feb 11, 2011 @ 2:41 pm | delete
    A mountain chalet would definitely be my dream home. I once took a trip that included a tour of small towns in the Alps and I was charmed by the homes there. It was winter when I was there so I didn't get to see all those beautiful geraniums. Maybe one day I'll have a chance to visit in the summer.
    *Blessed by a Squid Angel.*
  • TerriLorah Feb 6, 2011 @ 10:07 pm | delete
    Nice! I was surprised how light and airy the inside of the modern chalet looks like!
  • joanv334 Feb 6, 2011 @ 8:02 am | delete
    Hello, thanks for sharing!
  • KarenTBTEN Jan 30, 2011 @ 9:00 pm | delete
    I certainly don't own one! My brother was born in the... well, we always referred to it as the chalet, but it was in the Blue Ridge Mountains in the US. I was born in the big house which had a patio in the center and the rest of it built in a square around. I believe my father designed both. Lovely lens
  • Elizabeth Jan 15, 2011 @ 10:35 am | delete
    Hello we just stayed in a fantastic Hotel , with amazing views of the Swiss Alps. It was modern chalet style with lots of traditional bits as well . The rooms all have balconies with incredible views of the Alps and the bluer than blue lake below . The ownners are a swiss and Australian couple so super friendly and helpful. The villiage of Beatenberg is about as true Swiss as you can get .. Chocolate Box stuff and just 20 minutes from Interlaken . The website for Hotel Gloria is www.hotel-glori.ch CHECK IT OUT ! SO LOVELY
  • Fit_Over_40_Buzz Sep 20, 2010 @ 12:07 am | delete
    Very nice lens. Thanks. I gave you a thumbs up, because it's a nice lens.
  • Sylvestermouse Jul 18, 2010 @ 7:55 am | delete
    These are all fabulous! I hope you do have your own chalet in the alps someday soon. It would be wonderful to wake to such breath taking beauty each day. I happen to love geraniums too :)
  • WordCustard Jul 19, 2010 @ 2:40 am | delete
    They are such cheerful flowers, aren't they? Thanks for visiting!
  • Mahogany Feb 19, 2010 @ 1:01 am | delete
    Chalets ARE beautiful, I can see why you miss them N :).

    It was a great tour and, though I won't be moving to a place where an
    interior chalet motif would "fit", I still took away a fantastic
    decorating tip - the use of clumping geraniums together.

    I doubt they'd grow well in the tropics, but I can pull from the theme
    still, using a similarly beautiful plant type (and also use the fact
    that I have a balcony to plant trailing varieties).
  • WordCustard Feb 19, 2010 @ 4:43 am | delete
    Tropical flowers are gorgeous, and you have a balcony too! It's going to look beautiful.
  • Mahogany Feb 19, 2010 @ 10:54 am | delete
    Well, some. I mean, there's generally a lot of green, green, green, and then more green that's easy to grow here. But yeah, it IS nice being able to put a balcony to use (that's where I grow my chili peppers from the lens I still haven't gotten around to *sigh* finishing yet).

    I imagine Scotland's also good for growing things - considering my image of Scotland's very very green too (just in a different way to S'pore, of course).
  • WordCustard Jul 19, 2010 @ 2:41 am | delete
    Ah yes, plenty of rain to keep everything green! I have been growing my own vegetables and they have done even better than expected, so it does have its advantages. :)
  • Mahogany Jul 19, 2010 @ 4:34 am | delete
    And how do they weather the winters?
  • WordCustard Jul 19, 2010 @ 4:56 am | delete
    Very badly! It will be a case of starting all over again come the spring. We had snow in April this year so that can be quite late. I just have to make the most of the short summer.
  • Mahogany Jul 19, 2010 @ 7:10 am | delete
    I'd assumed they generally don't do too well in the winter, but the optimist in me was hoping that they have a bit of, I don't know, "hibernation" (for lack of a better way to put it) in them as a survival mechanism. But even a natural cycle of resting during the cold months isn't a match for global warming screwing with weather patterns. At least the practice helps for the growth of the following year :).
  • niftygifts Feb 9, 2010 @ 10:46 am | delete
    Beautiful house! I wish I could have one!
  • WordCustard Feb 9, 2010 @ 3:57 pm | delete
    They are lovely, aren't they? Thanks for visiting!
  • Waxing-Lyrical Feb 7, 2010 @ 11:50 am | delete
    During all the time that I lived on that side of the Atlantic, I never made it to the Alps. Looking through your lens makes me wish I did. One day, maybe :)
  • WordCustard Feb 7, 2010 @ 11:56 am | delete
    I hope you get back there. But you have some gorgeous mountain ranges in N. America too.
  • Wednesday_Elf Feb 7, 2010 @ 8:07 am | delete
    Wonderful tour of chalets in the Swiss Alps for someone who will never be able to see it in person. A charming style of home, plus a gorgeous view. Must be wonderful to experience it.
  • WordCustard Feb 7, 2010 @ 11:54 am | delete
    Thank you, Pat! Like so much in life, it's something you can take for granted until it's not there any more.
  • prosperity66 Feb 7, 2010 @ 8:05 am | delete
    Wow! I love this page! I love chalets... eh, don't like mountains but love chalets? How's that possible? Well, I love the Ardens and they have splendid chalets too! Chalets are warm, cosy and that's all what I'm looking for in a house!
    Dom.
  • WordCustard Feb 7, 2010 @ 11:54 am | delete
    Well as you say, a chalet is a lovely cosy home. I would have one anywhere, mountains or not! :-)
  • arncyn Feb 7, 2010 @ 3:46 am | delete
    This explains your fascination with the Alps, what a wonderful place to live! You must miss it so. Gorgeous lens & great info on how to decorate a house, Swiss Alps style.
  • WordCustard Feb 7, 2010 @ 5:50 am | delete
    I do, Cynthia. When you live with the mountains, it never quite feels right not to have them there any more. Thank you for stopping by here.
  • jptanabe Feb 6, 2010 @ 11:45 am | delete
    Oh I definitely wish I owned a chalet in the Alps! Love the pictures - made me feel like going there. If I can't go, I'm thinking geraniums would be nice around my house when spring comes!
  • WordCustard Feb 7, 2010 @ 5:48 am | delete
    Ah yes, that's just what I do -- window boxes of geraniums to make me feel like I'm in the Alps even when I'm not!
  • MiaBellezza Feb 6, 2010 @ 9:11 am | delete
    I certainly don't and I certainly do!

    I would love someday to visit the Alps. BTW I love Swiss Chalets! The pictures are inspirational. Well done!
  • WordCustard Feb 7, 2010 @ 5:47 am | delete
    Thank you! Here's hoping you get the chance to see them one day soon.
  • DeborahLynne Feb 6, 2010 @ 8:44 am | delete
    I have never been to Europe, and I love the mountains, we will have to put the Alps on our travel list.
  • WordCustard Feb 7, 2010 @ 5:46 am | delete
    I hope you get to visit, I know you would simply love it there!

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I love the Alps mountain range and have lived, worked and played there over the years.

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