Do you still have your first camera? I do and I am so happy I will never throw it away… it brings back good memories of teenage holidays and the sound of little tapping toes over the floors… music, sunny holidays and people I love. Heb jij nog je eerste camera? Ik wel en ik […]
Marion, a dutch girl living in Sweden likes to make little wooden houses that she shows on her blog Basiclabel. In a comment I told her I really loved the pictures she made of them.. Especially the one with the black painted border.. It somehow reminds me of the walls in the Italian house of […]
Concrete + Tape = Simple beautiful accent If you want to see it I love to use my concrete walls as a little playground Do you ever feel like sticking tape on the wall ! Or do you hang strange and unexpected things onto your walls?? I really would love to hear your opinion and […]
I love making mood boards with the pictures I save in my inspiration folder and some time ago I was playing with a new one for my bedroom. During a heavy spring attack [is that a word?] this weekend I started cleaning and throwing lots of things out and as usually making more mess there […]
First of all I really want to thank you all for the great response on the article in the Spring issue of IKEA Family Live that showed my home and revealed a bit of what makes me happy. I got such friendly responses from all over the place Thank you! X now lets talk about […]
One can never have enough little notebooks… I love the little pile of agenda’s and notebooks on my desk. And especially love –apparently we Dutch all do– the little black Moleskine books. I have several moleskine notebooks and planners and the thing I like most about them is that they all come with an elastic […]
Last year November I visited the Vitaverto Block Party in one of my favourite streets of Amsterdam. De Utrechtsestraat has a great variety of shops and it is one of the favorite shopping areas for many locals. Not over crowded, beautiful views over the canals and next to the Amstelveld, known for its wooden church and […]
Two years ago I was about to paint a chandelier on my wall with some red chalk, I found out it was very easy to design something on concrete and wash it away after wards. I thought it would look cool for Christmas but ended up with a metal one with white candles in it, […]
If you ever read my welcome message.. or visited me before you might know that the thing I like most is a pure and simple home. I adore bright white walls as you see in Mediterranean houses and have a weakness for concrete, industrial furniture and some raw elements in my house like the rail […]
After being so much in the picture this last week, both by the IKEA Family Live team and you lovely blog readers here and on Facebook I am slowly getting back to normal… I have still lots of blogs to read and many mails to answer so if you wonder why I am not visiting […]
Some time ago I found this old license plate on my local flee market Noordermarkt. The deep dark blue color just did it for me… decorating with old items like this is what I love most, especially because they are all unique! The rusty storm lamp comes from my sisters garden. (My sister loved her […]
Recycled tires… I bought this pair of huge rubber baskets, made of recycled tires, the other day. I can’t get enough of these baskets and I think they really fit me and my house. I love the fact that you can use them for everything you can think of, for storage or just for decoration. […]
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