Christmas at Casa Gitane

Whenever I am in the neighbourhood I always pop in at Casa Gitane. The Amsterdam based Interior store is probably the store in Amsterdam that best reflects my ideas of decorating. Not only colour wise, because just as on vosgesparis and in my home you will see the same colour scheme. Products at Casa Gitane […]

When metal becomes furniture

For years I had a mirror with metal studs in my hallway, but with the brass the few brass details, like my Anour Lamp and the unique brass coffee table. The mirror just does not match anymore. There are a few mirrors in brass I love, from brands like Gubi, Menu and Frama. I also […]

A Brass bookcase by De Castelli

Let’s talk about brass this week, one of my favourite metals. Although I try to soften my own house using less metal. I still deeply love this material. A few things I still dream off, like the brass shutters from this article: Could brass shutters be the next big thing Today I love to show […]

My kitchen project with We Are Wow Makers paint

In my last post I showed you how I made the shelves and fireplace conversion, see it here: 5 easy steps to build a fireplace and shelves. And as you might have seen in my stories I  painted the mdf wood  with We Are Wow Makers Paint. We Are Wow Makers is a natural paint with […]

5 Easy steps to build a fireplace and shelves

I am in no way a skilled carpenter or builder, but with a good dose of imagination and skills to find easy solutions I managed to do a lot at home myself. For my collaboration with Philips tv, read it here: Minimal design at home I built a bench out of multiplex which I painted […]

Finding a perfect ceramic Wabi Sabi pot in Paris

Of course visiting Paris is not complete without visiting Merci My first post about the shop goes back to 2010 and every time when being in Paris. I stop by for a visit and a lunch at one of my all time favourite stores. I always love to have a look at their collection, the […]

Artisans discovered in Paris

In Paris for the Trend lunch with imm, read the six trends here: six interior trends for imm cologne 2022 I also met my friend Elisabetta from Italianbark.  We travelled and worked several times together after meeting in Helsinki a few years ago: Hello from Helsinki design week After lunch we had a walk and a […]

Folding doors for a hidden cupboard at home

With a spacious coat rack corner of just over 1m2 that is actually only used for hanging a few coats. I’ve been thinking about a functional solution for this corner for some time now. Located between the front door and kitchen entry it could be the perfect spot for a small pantry. You’d say why […]

A spacious bed and bathroom in Copenhagen

Kolon loft by Norm Architects

Norm Architects renovated a private family home dating back to 1918 in Copenhagen. A calm refuge in the busy city for the family. The completely remodelled space has been created with a central axis, that allows you to view the entirety of first floor and let the gaze travel from one end to the other, […]

Anna Jukova ceramics

Anna Jukova ceramics

If you, just like me, love a bit of roughness, soft curves and ceramic objects in your daily styling you will love to get to know the work of Anna Jukova. An interior ceramic artist from Russia. She studied art history and with an interest in ceramics since she was a child, she tried to […]

3 luxury wallpapers by Asteré

Archetype wallpaper

  Wallpaper has never been gone and has been completely rediscovered by many of us now that we were home a lot and started looking different at our living spaces. Coloredwalls is the wallpaper webshop of MisterDesign, the store that we know from the beautiful design brands and that you saw earlier on the blog […]

OGATA | 48 hours in Paris

OGATA Paris

After years of absence, I was finally back in Paris last month. The city where I can wander around for hours, just like in my own city of Amsterdam. It was a quick 48 hours with the Thalys there and back…. and every time I make the three-hour trip I wonder why I don’t do […]