fresh stripes

Earlier this week, when I was giving the jugs from the cabinet a bath for a clean, I spontaneously decided to give the cabinet a makeover.

An impulsive project, because while picking out the paint I decided to pick two colors and to paint cool stripes. I came back with primer, butter yellow and chocolate milk brown.

Stripes are not the easiest to paint, involving a lot of measuring and masking, so the project took a while...

However the result is stunning. Fresh stripes!

sunshine & stripes

Saturday morning, waking up with sunny stripes on the wall.

Working on a new knitting project, spencer with yarn leftovers.

striped baby blanket - crochet pattern

A brandnew baby blanket for Liam-Novi.

He just loves to sleep in his cozy bamboo crib under a blanket when he's with us.

You know I made quite some baby blankets in my woodwoolstool career, but making a blanket for your own grandchild is something completely different.

Liam loves colors and so do I, so that's a good thing.

Last year I made a similar blanket for his baby room when Pippa was pregnant. This striped baby blanket is square and an updated version and not the same crochet pattern as the natural baby blanket. It's a perfect crochet project to use up yarn leftovers.

You can find the renewed CROCHET PATTERN in my Etsy shop. Easy level with crochet chart, tips & tricks, in English and Dutch.

daybed sofa - paul smith, moroccan style

Ta-da! our 'new' daybed sofa.

October interior boost! Two unique handwoven moroccan blankets completely changed the look of this corner.

The vintage bamboo daybed is transformed into a striped sofa, by replacing the mishmash of pillows by 3 sturdy pillows.

I sewed three pillow covers and used the fabric of one blanket. The daybed is covered with the another blanket.

It's an utterly different sofa. A sophisticated striped sofa. Paul Smith, moroccan style ;-)

I just love it!

And nothing new was purchased for the change of the daybed corner. Klimt painting and desk lamp on the table, we re-decorated with the things we had. Something I love too.

hello monday, hello june

Bright stripes and some colorful spools from yesterday's Sundaymarket at Piet Hein Eek in Eindhoven.

Tomorrow I will post an impression of the #defabriekopzondag

spinning around

It sometimes occures I'm starting a crochet project without knowing what it's gonna be.

I like that stage, it's only the beginning of 'something' and still can become anything.
This 'project' is an example of starting something.

After making lots of square and oblong objects, i felt like making something round again.
So I'm crochetting, making rounds and rounds and rounds and rounds and rounds and I suddenly had a cute curtain for the round window in my vintage cupboard.
No, that's not it! Or perhaps a bottom for a bag?

For a while it was just nothing again, simply making lovely colorful round stripes on the garden bench.
I went on spinning around and came to the conclusion it will be just another pillow project after all.
We don't have a round pillow in the house yet, so it's about time...
The sunny stripes also would look great on the garden bench I guess.

sunny stripes & luminous loops

Sunny stripes & luminous loops for the newly designed P I L L O W in bright colors with a Moroccon touch!