home art gallery update

New on the art wall; Tate Modern poster by Camille Walala

New on the bamboo vintage chair; secondhand striped cushion set from the Villa Augustus leakage attic clearance.

time to re-decorate

January is the perfect month to re-decorate. Spending more time indoor, you can easily change your interior with just a few items to infuse some color and texture into your room.

You can re-arrange your existing furniture, giving your room a whole new look.
Add some new accent pillows or posters, this is the perfect time to try out new color combinations. Bright bold colors can add a warm feel to your space for the remainder of the winter months.

The new multicolored chevron pillows I've made recently, give our room a completely different look. The bright & bold colorful combinations are an example, you can make the chevron pillow in your own favorite colors or two contrasting colors.

You can download the >>>CHEVRON PILLOW PATTERN<<< from my ETSY shop.

marylebone & mayfair

London - 9th of January - 15667 steps

Breakfast at 'home'
Coffee to go from Deeney's
Underground to Bond Street
Selfridges
Coffee & cake at Brasserie of Light (and champagne to celebrate our 27th wedding anniversary)
Marylebone
Lunch at Sketch (by interior designer India Mahdavi)
Mayfair
Underground to Leyton
Last cuddles with Nori - @nori_nagaland - the beautiful black cat (we have been taking care of my niece's cat and house for 5 days)
Underground to London City Airport
Return flight to Amsterdam

Thanks Afra & Tet

pineapple pillow

A pillow for pineapple lovers!

I've made the pillow in 2015 and it still is one of my favorite handmade pillows.
The pineapple pillow almost looks like a painting.
This type of crochet creates a swell, sturdy fabric, with a woven look to it.

So if you would love to have a pineapple pillow on your sofa, HERE you can find the pattern.
(the pattern is available in English and Dutch and you can also use the pineapple pattern to make a rug)

gold up to the ceiling

Gold up to the ceiling.

Handmade moroccan tiles, in spicy tones of gold and bamboo brown, cover the kitchen walls.

The painted pink wall showed stains everywhere. Not surprising, of course, in a kitchen where you work and cook daily.
The 'moroccan pink' wall was repainted several times, but eventually we opted for a practical tile wall, up to the ceiling.

The aim was to create a warm, inviting atmosphere.

I would choose the moroccan pink color again and I will miss it, but after a few years it's time for something else.

What color? not too safe and boring and no green because that's too trendy.
Choosing a color is not that easy, however we quickly agreed; g o l d
Not the shiny gold, but a natural golden brown, mustard, ocher, spicy and different one...
(This color is also my favorite for wool projects, because it combines with everything although is quite a peculiar color.)

So it was a mess in the kitchen for three days, but the tile craftsman did an awesome job and it has become a beautiful wall!

I'm very happy with the result. Especially when the sunlight peeked inside yesterday.
The light, reflection, texture and the shadows of the plants; awesome atmosphere!

Today I am going to clean and redecorate the kitchen.

roadtrip - arles