checkered chocolate coat

A spontaneous painting project on Wednesday morning. I made a checkered chocolate coat for an old red wooden tiny table, just because I felt like painting.

... and the orange flower buds of the clivia (i bought last week) opened up in my favorite cheerful color, orange!

c l u t t e r c o r e

Cluttercore. A colourful collection of memories, colours, patterns and designs, that together form a personal style.

Our interior isn't about what's trendy or good taste, but solely what we think is worth displaying and about personal items that we've have collected over the years.

power of plants

Our exuberant ficus elastica - once rescued at the plant store in the 'damaged houseplant corner' with a only a few (broken) leaves - has been joined by a clivia, which is about to bloom in orange.

The way i see it, the house is never too green and are the stacks of plates are never too high...

last weekend of 2023

29th of december

glad the sun sets a minute later every day

ever-changing interior

Noverber 2023

Same furniture, different setup.

The 'oversized' plants needed more space & daylight. Previously this year, We adopted a 'sad Strelitzia' from Minne. The plant completely recovered in our backyard this summer and had grown to a large size. Now that it's getting colder the houseplant has to go inside. The 'green invasion' called for change.

So we moved my desk in front of the window and 'borrowed' an old table from another corner to create a cozy nook with the tulip chairs.

Everything has been reused, nothing new, but a completely different vibe. We are more than satisfied with the new autumn/winter living room. And luckily we both like moving things around.

october overview

October, in completely random order.

bay window bar

Wednesday 30th of August

Afternoon coffee break in the frontyard. We use our bay window as a serving hatch for breakfast, coffee, lunch or drinks in our 'petit parc parisien'. However one of us has to go to the kitchen again for a refill.

Coffee is served from the bay window in rustic portuguese espresso cups from Casa Cubista Olhão.

I never put these handmade cups in the dishwasher and don't mind washing them by hand.

The huge rubber plant (Ficus elastica) I rescued from the 'sad & damaged houseplant corner' with a few broken leaves in February 2020 and it's starting to look like a tree nowadays.

the outdoors

Thursday 11th of May 8pm

Boy oh boy!... we all complain about the spring weather in the Netherlands.
Spring 2023 just won't start.
Obviously you can have a drink in the backyard, bring a cardigan.

slow saturday morning moka

Saturday 22nd of April

Slow saturday morning moka at the kitchentable.

spring has sprung

On the 23rd of March spring has finally sprung...

What a world of difference with that sunshine in da house and at work!

After coffee & newspaper at the kitchentable off to Villa Augustus for thursday flower day with lots of pink ranunculus and orange popping poppies. Instantaneous spring joy!

bloemonday

BLOEMonday 16th of January 2023

fishbone ><((('> orchid cactus in full bloom

Our giant fishbone cactus keeps on blooming and spreads a wonderful scent.

The Fishbone cactus boasts many colorful names. Ric Rac, Zigzag and Fishbone orchid cactus are only a few variations on the name of this graceful plant.

I just love the shape of the leaves.

I discovered the plant for the very first time in London many years ago.
The entire glass facade in the back of the Terence Conran shop was full of these graphically shaped plants.

It was before I started to become a plant enthusiast and I did not know the name of the plant and called Matisse plant.