the new bedroom

Another corner of our new bedroom.

The workspace and television table.

The interior of our much more spacious new room is obviously 'less is more', and we love it that way!

We also reused old pieces and furniture for the decoration of this part of the room.

The table was our previous dining table (a precious 25th birthday gift from my parents) and subsequently used by Minne as a work table. The table top was given a fresh coat of white paint.

A fifteen year old white 'tiny' Sony television.

The table lamp we put together from a new face-base and a reused lampshade we once bought at Cotton & Silk in The Hague.

The bold and vibrant table book Afica Rising by Gestalten is packed with Africa's energy, inspiration, creativity and art.

The handwoven bag is from Nairobi, Kenia.

The vintage boucherouite is an October-2016-souvenir from Marrakech.

I must admit that we also bought something new;
The Panton Chair, a real design classic. The chair was designed in 1960 by Verner Panton and further developed in 1967 in collaboration with Vitra.

The challenge is to keep the room fresh and clear. The balance in the room should not be disturbed by more stuff slowly entering the room...

inspiration - may 2019

New inspiration in da house;

White & colors chevron pillow with two front sides (lilac & yellow chevrons inspired by the woman with headscarf art print)

David Hockney Joy of Nature exhibition poster (souvenir of the Van Gogh museum visit last week)

The World of Apartamento interior book (an irresistible book, with ten years of everyday life interior by one of my favorite spanish interior design magazines)

maxi wallet

Friday mood.

Almost weekend, preparing for an exiting visit to Amsterdam.

On the kitchen table:

maxi wallet - handmade leather purse by Pien tassen, @piens_life on Instagram (big enough for phone, money & lipstick)
appetizer - new interiors for restaurants and cafes, interior book by Gestalten
red lipstick - rouge allure velvet lipstick by Chanel, no 57 rouge feu
bird mug - design by Hennie Haworth for Habitat (collection 2008)
make up mirror - by Primark
brandnew handmade cardigan - by woodwoolstool, unique piece called Infinity (because it's not finished yet, a lot more colors to be added)

Ready to have a party!

Cheers and enjoy the weekend.

summer finds

Summer finds.

Some new items in da house. Souvenirs for our 'casa'.

On the wall, next to the new library table*, a colorful crab and lobster creel, seems almost like crochet, don't you think?

On the other wall a poster from the art book Nus Vestidos (Not So Nude). we found in the most beautiful bookshop Ler Devagar at the LX Factory in Lisbon.
The drawing was made with only a blue, green and red Bic cristal ballpoint.

The drawing is inspired on La Grande Odalisque, the painting by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres from 1814 (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
We also bought the small art book Nus Vestidos with a collection of drawings of thirteen well-known masterpieces.

* on the desk in the living room, the art-, interior and 'green' books and interior magazines are piled up now. Since I hardly ever work at my desk in the living room, but at the kitchen table.