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Time of India
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Boston Bruins' Jeremy Swayman turns chef for girlfriend Alessandra's family pizza night
Jeremy Swayman (via Getty Images) Boston Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman is accustomed to dealing with pressure in the goal—but this week, he replaced his goalie gloves with oven mitts in a different arena: the kitchen. Jeremy Swayman turned full-on pizzaiolo at a warm pizza night that his girlfriend Alessandra and her Italian-blood relatives threw. Alessandra showed followers a glimpse of what's behind the scenes through Instagram Stories, captioning a photo of the evening with a simple yet cheerful: 'Build your own [pizza emoji] night!' Boston Bruins' Jeremy Swayman makes pizza with girlfriend Alessandra's Italian family pizza night Boston Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman might get points for speed on the ice, but off-ice, it's his charm that's melting hearts during the offseason. In a warm family gathering that fans saw on social media, Jeremy Swayman indulged in Italian tradition—dough, sauce, and all—during a 'build your own pizza' evening put on by his girlfriend Alessandra and her Italian family. While the All-Star goaltender is notorious for his cool under pressure, it appears as though he's equally focused on impressing the family—with mozzarella. No word on whether his pie made it to the top of the family leaderboard, but if his off-ice moves are anything like his saves, we're betting he served up something worth cheering for. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Promoções imperdíveis de voos baratos Voos | Anúncios de Pesquisa Saiba Mais Undo As the Bruins gear up for another season, it's clear Jeremy Swayman's off-season is off to a heartwarming—and delicious—start. Reunited in Europe: Jeremy Swayman and Alessandra meet up with Boston Bruins buddies in Stockholm The pair has also been spending their offseason abroad. At the 2025 IIHF Men's World Championship in Stockholm, Sweden, the pair met up with a number of Swayman's Boston Bruins teammates for a night out to dinner. Alessandra Iacoboni posted a photo carousel from the evening on Instagram, simply captioned "Reunited." The evening was attended by Andrew Peeke and his date, Ryen Hendricks, and Hampus Lindholm and Amanda Corvenius, in a moment of camaraderie away from Boston. Swayman and Alessandra had spent the day prior to that exploring Aarhus, Denmark, walking along picturesque canals, shopping in colorful street markets, and taking in the coziness of cobblestone areas. Also read: Jeremy Swayman breaks silence after Bruins worst season in years A goalie rooted in love With the Bruins gearing up for another NHL season, one thing is evident: Jeremy Swayman is rejuvenated in all the correct manners—enjoying time with his significant other, catching up with teammates, and experiencing tender moments around the world.
Scottish Sun
16-05-2025
- Lifestyle
- Scottish Sun
The 4 viral trends making guests cringe as soon as they walk into your ‘dated' home, according to interior designer
The lighting set up in your living room and bedroom might be setting the vibe in your home back 15 years SHELF LIFE The 4 viral trends making guests cringe as soon as they walk into your 'dated' home, according to interior designer YOUR interior design choices might be making your guests cringe when they walk through the door, an interior designer has warned. Alessandra from The Virtual Edit is urging Brits to ditch several homeware trends if they want to avoid turning their homes into graveyards of cliches and forgotten fads. Advertisement 1 Certain trends in your home, such as 'millennial grey', might be dating it Credit: Getty It's important to avoid having a dated home because outdated design choices can make your space feel uninspired, uncomfortable or less welcoming As your tastes and lifestyle evolve, interior experts agree that so should your home; a dated space can hold you back from fully expressing yourself. Interior designer Alessandra, who co-runs The Virtual Edit studio, shared her expert advice on what to ditch in a now-viral TikTok video… Millennial Grey First and foremost, she is calling for the end of the 'millennial grey' aesthetic. Advertisement read more home advice UP IN SPACE The 7 expert hacks to help your garden feel bigger from colours to furniture Once adored by many in the 2010s, coating your walls and furniture in endless shades of grey has become a tired cliche, signalling a lack of creativity to many interior enthusiasts. Alessandra explained: 'It was grey everything – grey sofas, grey curtains, grey walls. Stainless steel accents, grey artwork. 'Mirrors everywhere and layers upon layers of grey textures – faux fur, velvet, crushed velvet. It was a lot.' Matching furniture sets Matching furniture sets are coordinated collections of furniture pieces designed to complement each other in style, colour and material. Advertisement The idea is to create a cohesive and uniform look in a room - but Alessandra believes these sets have the opposite effect and instead date your home. She said: 'We wanted everything to be so cohesive. Everything had the same hardware, exactly that same wood, in all exactly the same colours. 'Everything was built to be easy and work in harmony with one another.' Slogan-heavy artwork Slogan artwork combines impactful text with graphic elements to convey a message or idea, often with a bold or artistic flair. Advertisement It's typically used in posters, prints or advertisements to make a statement. But as far as Alessandra's concerned, most of it makes a very dated statement. She cited barn signs, posters with the 'house rules' and labels in each room as the main offenders making your home unfashionable. The recognisable 'Live Laugh Love' slogan was the one to kick this trend off in the Noughties, she added. Using the 'Big Light' In most British homes, we have a series of lamps and then a main overhead lighting system, dubbed the 'big light'. Advertisement Having that 'big light' on is a surefire way to date your interiors, Alessandra warned. She said: 'This is a hill that I will die on and one of my worst interior trends. 'One of the worst is spot lights in places that should be ambient lighting, such as living rooms, bedrooms. 'The only places spot lights should be are bathrooms and kitchens. Advertisement 'Let the fire do the talking, let the alcove lighting do the talking.'
The Sun
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
The 4 viral trends making guests cringe as soon as they walk into your ‘dated' home, according to interior designer
YOUR interior design choices might be making your guests cringe when they walk through the door, an interior designer has warned. Alessandra from The Virtual Edit is urging Brits to ditch several homeware trends if they want to avoid turning their homes into graveyards of cliches and forgotten fads. 1 It's important to avoid having a dated home because outdated design choices can make your space feel uninspired, uncomfortable or less welcoming As your tastes and lifestyle evolve, interior experts agree that so should your home; a dated space can hold you back from fully expressing yourself. Interior designer Alessandra, who co-runs The Virtual Edit studio, shared her expert advice on what to ditch in a now-viral TikTok video … Millennial Grey First and foremost, she is calling for the end of the ' millennial grey ' aesthetic. Once adored by many in the 2010s, coating your walls and furniture in endless shades of grey has become a tired cliche, signalling a lack of creativity to many interior enthusiasts. Alessandra explained: 'It was grey everything – grey sofas, grey curtains, grey walls. Stainless steel accents, grey artwork. 'Mirrors everywhere and layers upon layers of grey textures – faux fur, velvet, crushed velvet. It was a lot.' Matching furniture sets Matching furniture sets are coordinated collections of furniture pieces designed to complement each other in style, colour and material. The idea is to create a cohesive and uniform look in a room - but Alessandra believes these sets have the opposite effect and instead date your home. She said: 'We wanted everything to be so cohesive. Everything had the same hardware, exactly that same wood, in all exactly the same colours. 'Everything was built to be easy and work in harmony with one another.' Slogan-heavy artwork Slogan artwork combines impactful text with graphic elements to convey a message or idea, often with a bold or artistic flair. It's typically used in posters, prints or advertisements to make a statement. But as far as Alessandra's concerned, most of it makes a very dated statement. She cited barn signs, posters with the 'house rules' and labels in each room as the main offenders making your home unfashionable. The recognisable 'Live Laugh Love' slogan was the one to kick this trend off in the Noughties, she added. Using the 'Big Light' In most British homes, we have a series of lamps and then a main overhead lighting system, dubbed the 'big light'. Having that 'big light' on is a surefire way to date your interiors, Alessandra warned. She said: 'This is a hill that I will die on and one of my worst interior trends. 'One of the worst is spot lights in places that should be ambient lighting, such as living rooms, bedrooms. 'The only places spot lights should be are bathrooms and kitchens. 'Let the fire do the talking, let the alcove lighting do the talking.'
The Irish Sun
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
The 4 viral trends making guests cringe as soon as they walk into your ‘dated' home, according to interior designer
YOUR interior design choices might be making your guests cringe when they walk through the door, an interior designer has warned. Alessandra from The Virtual Edit is urging Brits to ditch several homeware trends if they want to avoid turning their homes into graveyards of cliches and forgotten fads. 1 Certain trends in your home, such as 'millennial grey', might be dating it Credit: Getty It's important to avoid having a dated home because outdated design choices can make your space feel uninspired, uncomfortable or less welcoming As your tastes and lifestyle evolve, interior experts agree that so should your home; a dated space can hold you back from fully expressing yourself. Interior designer Alessandra, who co-runs The Virtual Edit studio, shared her expert advice on what to ditch in a now-viral TikTok video… Millennial Grey First and foremost, she is calling for the end of the ' read more home advice Once adored by many in the 2010s, coating your walls and furniture in endless shades of grey has become a tired cliche, signalling a lack of creativity to many interior enthusiasts. Alessandra explained: 'It was grey everything – grey sofas, grey curtains, grey walls. Stainless steel accents, grey artwork. 'Mirrors everywhere and layers upon layers of grey textures – faux fur, velvet, crushed velvet. It was a lot.' Matching furniture sets Matching Most read in Fabulous The idea is to create a cohesive and uniform look in a room - but Alessandra believes these sets have the opposite effect and instead date your home. She said: 'We wanted everything to be so cohesive. Everything had the same hardware, exactly that same wood, in all exactly the same colours. 'Everything was built to be easy and work in harmony with one another.' Slogan-heavy artwork Slogan artwork combines impactful text with graphic elements to convey a message or idea, often with a bold or artistic flair. It's typically used in posters, prints or advertisements to make a statement. But as far as Alessandra's concerned, most of it makes a very dated statement. She cited barn signs, posters with the 'house rules' and labels in each room as the main offenders making your home unfashionable. The recognisable 'Live Laugh Love' slogan was the one to kick this trend off in the Noughties, she added. Using the 'Big Light' In most British homes, we have a series of lamps and then a main overhead lighting system, dubbed the 'big light'. Having that 'big light' on is a surefire way to date your interiors, Alessandra warned. She said: 'This is a hill that I will die on and one of my worst interior trends. 'One of the worst is spot lights in places that should be ambient lighting, such as living rooms, bedrooms. 'The only places spot lights should be are bathrooms and kitchens. 'Let the fire do the talking, let the alcove lighting do the talking.'
Daily Mail
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
I'm an interior designer and these five trends are making your house look boring and dated
An interior design expert has revealed five trends that are making your home look dated. Alessandra, who runs the Virtual Edit studio between Essex and London with her friend Emily, shared the advice in a video posted on her channel TikTok @ The clip, which racked up more than 185,000 views, ruffled a few feathers in the comments, with some claiming to have these features in their homes. Speaking to her followers, Alessandra revealed it's time to ditch the 'millennial grey' interiors which had a chokehold over the generation for many years. Committing to the aesthetic meant drenching your home in every shade of grey imaginable, resulting in what the designer felt becomes fairly boring looking monochromatic space. Alessandra said: 'It was grey everything, grey sofa, grey curtains, grey walls, stainless steel accents, grey artwork. 'Everything was mirrored, and lots and lots of grey textures on top of each other, faux fur, velvet, crushed velvet, it was a lot.' Millennials have claimed the all grey interior choice was a direct reaction to the decorating choices of boomer parents, which was more loud and Mediterranean with warm golds, oranges, and terracottas. Matching furniture Alessandra claimed that matching furniture sets are also out of date and can make your home look old-fashioned. She added: 'Number two is matching furniture sets, we wanted everything to be so cohesive, everything had the same hardware and all the same wood. 'I get the appeal everything was built to be easy and work in harmony together.' However the interior expert said mismatched furniture can also complement each other nicely without matching too much. Some people in the comments revealed that matching furniture used to be a sign of wealth and it meant you were able to afford to buy the full matching set on the same day. Live Laugh Love signs Meanwhile another interior faux pas is the 'Live, Laugh, Love' signs that became popular around 2010. Alessandra said: 'The live laugh love is the noughties equivalent of home sweet home from the 90s.' However she said there was still a place for slogan artwork in the house, saying it can be done in a trendy way in children's bedrooms. Black hardwear Elsewhere, she claimed matte black hardware on kitchen cabinets and bathroom taps is no longer in fashion. She said: 'This was a really big thing during that farmhouse revival, people were coming away from stainless steel, brass was just on the emergence but hadn't really come true yet. 'Everyone was turning to black hardwear as a quick and easy way to update a kitchen or bathroom. 'There is time for it, it is a cool trend but it is very much just going to be a trend. 'Taps are something that stay with you for 10 to 15 years, to commit to them in such a sharp black is not really a timeless decision. 'I think the reality is as soon as property developers start putting this black hardwear into their kitchens and bathrooms that's how you know the trend is on a steady decline and it's not an easy one to fix. 'With those long lasting decision like taps and hardwear it's always best to just go with a timeless decision.' The clip, which racked up over 185, 000 views, ruffled a few feathers in the comments with some claiming to have these features in their homes One big light Finally, Alessandra claimed the biggest faux pas of all is 'using the big light' in the middle of a room. 'This is a hill that I will die on and one of my worst interior trends is having a fixation around one big light. 'For me one of the worst is spotlights in places that should be ambient lighting, like living rooms and bedrooms, the only places spotlights should be in is bathrooms and kitchens', she added. Many rushed to the comments with their own thoughts on the interior suggestions. One person said: 'Watching this from my 'grey' home with matchy matchy furniture' Alessandra replied: 'Watching this from my home with my one feature wall, girl we live and learn.' Another added: 'Matching furniture was considered a luxury when I was young. Meant you could afford to go out in 1 go & buy it new.' A third said: 'And this is why you shouldn't decorate based on trends. Our house is colourful and playful with touches of all of these things, but nothing so heavy it could be considered 'dated'. To which she replied: 'Preachhhh! The most important thing in your home is that it represents YOU and is a space you want to spend time in' A fourth added: 'Biggest regret putting black hardware in the bathroom when we renovated 7 years ago. Need it gone.'
