First or Second | Conceptstore

First or second is the brand new conceptstore in Alkmaar by Jantine and Vivian of April & May I had the pleasure to join them for a little tour through the shop and a dinner to celebrate the opening of the store some weeks ago.First or second offers a collection of both new and carefully selected […]
NLXL LAB X Piet Hein Eek | #DDW14

Friday night! After a week of work right after our Blogtour I was so happy with some days off! Being a late night person whenever I get the chance … I love to sleep in on my days off, something I also really needed. I am looking forward to a weekend that is gonna be […]
Table setting with Pillivuyt | Blogtour Amsterdam

When arriving at the studio in the afternoon of our dinner event, one of the largest boxes I had ever seen was waiting for us. The box was filled with tableware by Pillivuyt, and contained different plates and bowls in beautiful blue and white tones.I was really happy their Scandinavian agent Thuesen Jensen provided us with […]
The all new Fatboy | Blogtour Amsterdam

On the chair, ‘The Klaid’ an oversized and super soft blanket by Fatboy | size 1,30 x 2 meter, launch 2015 When you say Fatboy, most of us will think, beanbags! And yes of course the beanbag is still one of Fatboy’s all time bestsellers. But nowadays Fatboy is more then the brand with iconic […]
Inspiration for your home | A cozy dark bedroom for winter

When autumn kicks in I always feel the need to surround myself with darker colours…. last year I painted another kitchen wall black just for Christmas because I thought it looked awesome with the copper tape I found in Berlin. It did, but I kinda missed my light kitchen after a few weeks and spend […]
Design Bloggers United dinner & party | Blogtour Amsterdam

As said when showing you Studio Pistache, the first days of October were all about our Bloggers tour I love Amsterdam and I was really happy to welcome the other bloggers in my hometown. The dinner and the party were definitely one of the highlights of our tour. It was a friendly gathering of bloggers, friends, press and […]
Blogger trends for this winter | Austrian magazine Maxima

Really happy with this full page in Austrian Magazine Maxima that just came out this week. They asked me some questions about my own home and lifestyle, and what my trend tips would be for the upcoming Autumn and Winter season. After seeing lots of terrariums over the last months, I think these minimalistic indoor Terra […]
Woonbeurs 2014 & vtwonen ♥ blogs | Blogtour Amsterdam

After spending a whole day on wednesday at the woonbeurs last week, the next day it was time for our Amsterdam Blogtour. Together with the other members of ‘Design Bloggers United’ we spent a day in town, more on that later! On Friday I was back at the Woonbeurs with the team on invitation of vtwonen […]
Bloggercafe, Speed styling | Woonbeurs 2014 |

Just prior to a busy Blogtour I visited this years Woonbeurs to meet up with my fellow Dutch Interior design and Lifestyle bloggers. We spent a day at a special blogger table in the Design City area at the Woonbeurs. It was quite hard to really get a blogpost life when meeting up after a long time […]
Pistache Studio | Blogtour dinner space in Amsterdam

Over the last few months we have been working very hard on bringing our Design Bloggers United team on a Blog tour to Amsterdam. Together we made plans, talked with designers, sponsors and a location to host our ‘Design Bloggers United‘ dinner & party. Based in Amsterdam it was up to me to find the right […]
Ceramics by Dietlind Wolf

Some time ago I received a small gift from Dietlind Wolf. When visiting Amsterdam we met and I had the pleasure to welcome her to my home and show her some off my favourite places in town. We had a great pizza and dito conversation. Those who attended the HIVE conference last year might remember her from her […]
A new Blogtour & A new candle by Skandinavisk

You might have noticed the small advertisement banner in the sidebar of the blog, that shows the candle ‘Design Blogger United‘ made in cooperation with Skandinavisk… I felt pretty proud when opening the box the other week and smelling the beautiful notes of baltic amber, exotic jasmine, mandarin and vanilla. I am so happy with the black glass, […]