december decoration in the hallway

Colorful December decoration in our hallway.

A practical tree that takes up little space, but has a big effect on the mural in our hallway.

I actually bought the beautiful vintage Christmas balls postcards to send them, but suddenly got this bright idea.

We also have a real Christmas tree this year, because we are going to celebrate Christmas Eve with Liam-Novi for the first time.

An extra festive and special Christmas with our family and we are all looking very much forward to it.

wednesday 13th of may

Wednesday 13th of May, 1:20 PM

View from the bamboo daybed. And another day at home.
I’m feeling pretty good right now and I discovered during the last 'quarantine months', I can be a house sparrow, as we say in the Netherlands.
I don't mind to spend a lot of time at home. I also realize I have variety to go to work 3 times a week, no doubt that makes a lot of difference!

clock - Habitat flap clock from London (2004)

vintage cigale wallvases - collected over the years from Lammie's Saturday shop and Magasin Horaz

frisbee - Haven Surf 'good vibes' frisbee (October 2016)

chair - vintage garden chair from Spain (road trip July 2014)

checekered cushion - handmade by me (April-May 2020)

framed print - l'amour toujours by Ninainvorm (2010)

ficus elastica - rescued from the 'damaged houseplant corner' with a few broken leaves (February 2020) fully recovered now

pink plant table - Lammie's Saturday shop (May 2018)

painting - Fantasia performance from Essaouira (October 2019)

hallway wall painting - visible in the background - made by me (May 2020)

creating a color story entrance - hallway wall painting

Yesterday while wearing my sunday dress but not having any plans for the day yet, I decided to make a wallpainting in the hallway out of the blue.

Impulsive projects are often the best...

So I just started using tray the pots with paint from previous projects.

We had already removed the scrap wood wall a while ago, to give the hallway a freshening up.

At the end of the day I only had a few more colors to go... But I had enough of it and it was getting too dark anyway, so I decided to clean the paint brushes and finish the hallway wallpainting tomorrow.

After breakfast I went on with the wallpainting and now I only have to paint the final block, but the original wall color goes actually beautiful with the rest.

I will sleep on it for another night, for I think I might consider the wallpainting 'unfinished' otherwise.

The other walls have to be repainted anyway, because of stains and minor damage. So if I use a different color for the other walls, the gray area at the bottom might seems a 'new' color in the end.

Making a fresh colorful entrance was super fun to do and now I truly hope we can welcome our friends and family soon!