good friday

It’s almost Easter weekend and the sun is out!

Today I've been busy at Villa Augustus, working on final preparations for Easter. Arranging colorful bouquets, in large and small vases, decorating the huge chandelier in the restaurant. In the meantime it was super busy in the market shop, but in between I had a relaxed picnic lunch break in the orchard.

Enjoy your Easter weekend, everyone!

highlights

The two huge chandeliers at the entrance of the Museum of Fine Arts in Lille are designed by Gaetano Pesce.

Some technical details; Weight of each chandelier is 3600 kilograms. Total area of the glass tiles is 263 m2. Diameter of the chandelier is not less than 7 meters.

'Les Lustres' are my personal highlights of the museum.

out of an egg

This year I have decorated the Easter chandelier at Villa Augustus with tiny pink baby chicks, sitting on their eggs. So cute!

christmas chandelier

christmas chandelier, a photo by wood & wool stool on Flickr.

The huge chandelier in the restaurant of Villa Augustus gets an extra festive outfit every Christmas season.

For the fifth consecutive year, I climbed the ladder to decorate the major lamp.

The edition of 2012 is one with boys and girls. Fortunately, I got help from two sweethearts with the hundred heads.

rocking rooster

rocking rooster, a photo by wood & wool stool on Flickr.

A working day at Villa Augustus;

My favorite weekly Thursday flower day.
The chandelier Easter preparation, this year with rocking roosters and eggs.

The restaurant is open as usual during the small renovation.
(does not seem crowded, but everyone was sitting outside in the sun on the terrace)

In the market more Easter mood
Spring bouquets
Forget me nots
Easter baskets
shiny hares and homemade chocolate lollipops.

pantone x-mas chandelier

pantone x-mas chandelier, a photo by wood & wool stool on Flickr.

Several times a year, I transform the chandelier at Villa Augustus, based on the seasons.
The chandelier in the restaurant is now decorated with colored Pantone X-mas balls.
They look so bright and shiny!

Are you already in the Christmas mood?

today @ villa augustus

today @ villa augustus, a photo by wood & wool stool on Flickr.

chocolate letter chandelier

chocolate letter chandelier, originally uploaded by wood & wool stool.

Yay! Sinterklaas is back in Holland.

The chandelier in the restaurant of Villa Augustus, we decorated with traditional chocolate letters (milk, dark and white chocolate) last week. Oh and watch out, if you can't resist to take a bite; the red ones are in vintage metal flavour.