Editorial | End of Summer

Together with photographer Pauliina Salonen,  Minna Jones made an editorial with the ‘End of summer’ in mind for Finnish Deko magazine For me the combination of design pieces against the raw walls really makes these pictures interesting to look at. Find some more on Mina’s blog Time of the aquarius pictures © Pauliina Salonon

Using old cases | My home

I am looking after this huge case from the M.S. Sibajak, which is the name of a ship that brought emigrants from Europe to Australia and New Zealand in the fifties… I think it is a pretty cool idea it has crossed the oceans bringing people to their new country. And perfect for magazines!

Style is a simple way of saying complicated things | Inspiration

I have a crush for all things raw and unfinished… finding the concrete details at my own home were a real bonus and inspired me, in combination with liters of white paint, to create the home I now have. Ideas for your home can be found in many places, but I think fashion stores are a […]

Workspace inspiration | Little black suitcase crush

Hello this morning, how do you like my new ‘workspace’ corner… actually it is an old metal suitcase which I placed on a stool. Inside I keep my agenda’s, and some of the most necessary ‘tools’. I was bored with the wooden staircase in the kitchen and the other week I styled this little corner […]

Inspriation for children’s rooms | Plywood by luona

It looks so simple but the fact is, you have to come up with it and actually make it. That’s what I thought when coming across these pictures. Plywood is still a loved material for our homes. No wonder Luona is a Finnish company, these children resolutions have the minimalistic look that goes with all […]

Inspiration for your garden | Outdoor living

After a few days in Milano and the summer on it’s way I am thinking on what to do with my outdoor space… it is kind of empty and boring at the moment, as I had to take of all my ivy to get some work done on the brick walls that surround the little […]

Inspiration for your home | Cool curtains for your walk in closet

While working on my blog, reading your blogs and websites, my Facebook | would love you to join me there!| is always open at the background. I like to see what friends are posting and if it seems of any interest I click on the link *hello distraction*. The next minute I can find myself surfing around and […]

Inspiration for your workspace | Origami paper basket | SOFFA #2

Some cool ideas for your workspace, found in the second issue of SOFFA. As an online lifestyle magazine based in Prague, Czech Republic, SOFFA is mainly focused on the region of Central and Eastern Europe.  For this workspace they combined Scandinavian design like Hay, TineK and Ferm living along flee market finds. IKEA Coatrack Turbo is […]

Painting it Black | A sneak peek at X-Mas

After our shopping adventure at Intratuin I came home with so many ideas that I started working on them as soon as I could… For this year I thought of focusing on my kitchen for X-Mas and you might remember I have a black wall in my kitchen already!….  I really love it and I thought […]

Inspiration for your home | Organizing your hallway

With winter on it’s way our hallways will soon become the place again where all shoes, hats, thick coats and other stuff will end up first. So time to think about how to organize and maybe get some new ideas for your hallway. The reason why I am showing the picture above are the knobs […]

Piet Hein Eek | Histor challenge update

Today I posted this picture on Instagram, my Piet Hein Eek cupboard is nearly finished! A few more things to do and I can finally show the result. There were so many colors to choose from, but I think it is always best to stay close to yourself so I choose Black, tin and a […]