Picture Perfect: 28 Places Worthy of an Amazing Nap
Pass the pillow – these perfect napping spots have 'unwind' and 'relax' written all over them
Grace Chamia
22 January 2016
Houzz Contributor. I'm an experienced lifestyle journalist with a penchant for open houses that I have no intention of buying...
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Our new photo series is designed to provide you with a coffee-break escape. Take five minutes for yourself and dive into our showreel of beautiful spaces around the world.
From a pool lounger overlooking Italian lakes and valleys, to a tree swing in country New South Wales, these heavenly spaces are ideal places in which to take a long, uninterrupted nap. Which one can you see yourself snoozing in? Tell us in the Comments.
From a pool lounger overlooking Italian lakes and valleys, to a tree swing in country New South Wales, these heavenly spaces are ideal places in which to take a long, uninterrupted nap. Which one can you see yourself snoozing in? Tell us in the Comments.
1. A secret snooze at the bottom of the garden. Melbourne, Australia
2. A post-lunch nap when the table is cleared. Santa Barbara, USA
3. Laying the day to rest in between fragrant blooms. Los Angeles, USA
4. Swinging gently in the Australian sun. Dubbo, NSW, Australia
5. Letting your eyelids close gently on the mountain view. Philadelphia, USA
6. A lazy sleep by the water’s edge. Raleigh, USA
7. Hanging low in solitude. USA
8. Blissing out on the water. Frankfurt am Main, Germany
8. Blissing out on the water. Frankfurt am Main, Germany
9. A deep slumber by stormy seas. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, USA
10. Sunbaking with views to the Mediterranean. Nice, France
11. Waking up to rolling hills. San Francisco, USA
11. Waking up to rolling hills. San Francisco, USA
12. Dreaming in old country. Atlanta, USA
13. Suspended high above the cityscape. Boston USA
13. Suspended high above the cityscape. Boston USA
14. Sinking deep and dreaming deeper. Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Italy
15. Tucked up to the sound of home sweet home. USA
16. High and dry in a hammock. Carcassonne, France
16. High and dry in a hammock. Carcassonne, France
17. A cool breeze in a whimsical secret garden. Paris, France
18. Overlooking a city rich in history. Essaouira, Morocco
19. Swinging the patio dream. Saint Tropez, France
20. A spot to unwind with views to snow-capped mountains. Switzerland
20. A spot to unwind with views to snow-capped mountains. Switzerland
21. Packed and travelling light. København, Hovedstaden, Denmark
22. Hanging with views to the glass-covered sky. Maitland, NSW, Australia
22. Hanging with views to the glass-covered sky. Maitland, NSW, Australia
23. A cuddly-soft spread in the crevice of an attic. New York, USA
24. Swinging to the call of nature. San Francisco, USA
24. Swinging to the call of nature. San Francisco, USA
25. Comforted by crashing waves. Palm Beach, NSW, Australia
26. A nap on the water’s edge. Turks and Caicos Islands
27. With toes licked by water. Kerala, India
28. Swinging in and out of sleepiness. Miami, USA
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