Danish Reform opens showroom in Berlin and NYC

Last year I introduced you to Reform, the Danish company that uses IKEA’s metod line of kitchen elements as a base giving everyone the opportunity to have a new designed or update their kitchen with architect designed fronts and table tops with a very affordable total price. Reform’s fronts and table tops are designed by some of […]

PATIO WISH LIST | Outdoor furniture for a monochrome look

Sometimes you only need one picture like the picture below and a home like this to start dreaming of your own white patio even if your own home is way smaller and your garden is just a little frontgarden. After all it is not about having the biggest home or garden, although I would love to live […]

A simple DIY idea to add some beige to your workspace

You really loved last last weeks post showing the South African beach house. I have been looking at the first picture for some time and have to say that probably the beautiful wooden fireplace and other natural pieces in the overall white room must have caught my eye in the first place when selecting this home for […]

Decorating with fresh Strelitzia leaves

When travelling to Spain last year for SunnyDesign, a blogtour organised by Red, I was really impressed by the different flower shops and as far as I remember it was the first time I actually saw huge Monstera leaves being sold as a single leaf and decoration object. This week I finally found some stores in […]

A white beach house in South Africa

  We are having some real Summer days here at the moment, happy to to finally go outside on flip flops and without wearing a jacket. I have been finishing my patio this week and am currently on the hunt for pots and plants and a looking for a cute little table that will allow […]

Perfect Imperfect | Canberra Book launch exhibition

‘Perfect Imperfect: the beauty of accident, age & patina’ is the new book from Sydney based writer and editor Karen McCartney, stylist Glen Proebstel and photographer Sharyn Cairns who also shot the pictures of the launch party . I have to admit I did not buy this book yet!, but after seeing these pictures and reading the interview I certainly will […]

The new SVÄRTAN collection by Martin Bergström

Almost a year ago I attended the launch of the IKEA 2016 catalog and attended a workshop by Fashion designer Martin Bergström, one of the designers collaborating with IKEA on a new collection. We got a sneak peek of the SVÄRTAN collection, and this week IKEA released the first pictures of the metal bowls and table, glass bottles, […]

A boutique hotel on the Greek island of Rhodes | Casa Cook

If you loved this weeks post I am pretty sure you will love Casa Cook, a 90-room hotel located on the Greek island of Rhodes. The new boutique hotel is just a few minutes walk distance from the sparkling Aegean Sea and brings together traditional Greek architecture with a warm, and nomadic style with pieces […]

Don’t be Like the Rest of Them, Darling | New posters for Summer

Earlier this week I showed some examples on how to change your home for summer with different rugs, lamps and small home accessories in different cereal colours and maybe even a bit of brown, the colour for winter 2016. Lidewei Edelkoort calls it the rise of the south, where young designers from Nigeria, South Afrika […]

The new beige | natural materials and cereal colours

If you read my blog lately you might have noticed I added more black to my home, and I shared some pictures in this living room update Good things come to those who wait. I also made some changes to my kitchen where I added a new metal table I designed and got made by a blacksmith. […]

An apartment in Germany with an inviting lounge area

We do not all have the space to just add a couch in the middle of the room, my favourite Italian couch that is! Not to comfortable if you like to actually sit in a couch but so beautiful and a real lounge couch! I can only dream about a home with an extra room where I could […]

Tokyo Rising | Visual storytelling by Curio Magazine

How do like the idea of visiting Japan! There is something about Japan that fascinates me, the culture, minimalistic design, and amazing food. Curio Magazine curated 13 things that caught their imagination. Founded by Art Director and Stylist Marcus Hay who felt there is still the need for a space to explore and discover new […]