wall vases x tulips

Saturday 31st of January

Cigale wall vase collection in spring mood.

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.

slow saturday morning moka

Saturday 22nd of April

Slow saturday morning moka at the kitchentable.

tiny tulip garden

Saturday 11 of February 2023

Henk brought me a tiny tulip garden from the saturday market.



One week later it's a tiny tulip festival!

easter bouquet

This morning we woke up from a huge racket in the kitchen.
It was already light outside so I dared to walk down, haha...

I immediately noticed that it was lighter in the corner of the bay window.
The huge Monstera in the kitchen corner, had toppled over because it was top-heavy...
What a mess!
The serving cart and tableware were buried under potting soil, but oddly enough, nothing was broken (thank goodness the tamegroute crockery was unharmed) and the Monstera was still intact.
Luckily it didn't happen in the middle of the night.

I've put the Monstera in a shady spot in the backyard for the time being. I looked it up and it should be possible to put the houseplant outside from May to September.

Today was my day off, but we didn't sleep long in our bedroom, because of the sudden early 'wake up call'. So we had a super early Easter breakfast in bed.

Well tomorrow I have a late shift, so another chance to sleep a little longer.

In the meantime, the 'normal life' at my workspace Villa Augustus is still going on, at least a bit. The kitchen still prepares daily room service meals for the few hotel guests, as well as the fresh antipasti and take-away pizza's, we sell in the market. And also in the bakery, they make fresh bread, cakes and cookies as usual. Only the restaurant is closed. Currently the whole interior is being refreshed, with help from the staff from all departments. Quite a special time and atmosphere.

I'm happy to be able to work in the market 3 days a week since the crisis began, so I can still make myself useful at work and don't have to stay home every day.

Matter of course we follow the guidelines of the RIVM (the National Institute for Health and Environment). Besides the regular 'market' activities, there is enough time for other stuff, like painting furniture, arranging extra flower bouquets to sell in the market shop.

For the Easter weekend I made bouquets with spring flowers from the auction.

And of course a bouquet for our kitchen table, which now has moved to replace the empty 'Monstera' space.

spring fever in sunny february

Henk brought me a huge bunch of yellow tulips from the market this morning.

The florist told him the Victorian interpretation of yellow tulips; there’s sunshine in your smile!

I have arranged the tulips in the big yellow mustard tin, which I bought on the berber market near the Atlas Mountains on my latest workshop trip in October.

On this sun-drenched Saturday in February it looks even more like spring.

The appreciation and joy in 'the little things' in life.

Cheers to the weekend!

vase d'amour

Vase d'avril, but i call it vase d'amour for the occasion.

Last week in Paris, Henk surprised me with a very special wedding anniversary gift.
We visited the shop of Tsé & Tsé Associés in Paris and while i was looking around upstairs in the amazing shop, Henk bought my favorite vase.
It was an amazing surprise!

I've been working with the Vase d'Avril for almost ten years now, during my flowerdays at Villa Augustus.
During the years I've sold a lot of vases in the market shop and told the happy new owners it's a great investment, because you can create a tiny flowerfield with just a few flowers.
This morning I bought some tulips at the flowershop, where my daughter Pippa is working and she choose those pretty pastel pink tulips for me.

I think it looks amazing on the small table in our kitchen and I'm very happy with it. So precious!

april & augustus

April garden at A U G U S T U S.
From now on the garden is getting prettier every day.

(photos taken with my iPhone)

the hallway table

The hallway table.

As in all other places in the house, the composition of the hallway table changes regularly; a lamp, a vase, plates, prints or painting on the wall... (a large basket under the table with scarves and gloves for all family members during winter)

However, the yellow basket is always on the table and everybody throws in his or her keys, when entering the house.

season sensation

Cherry blossom on the kitchen table.

Petite Pippa in a frame and some lovely pink lingerie tulips I bought from Pippa (at the local flowershop) last Saturday. I love pink & yellow together!

That's why they are called 'lingerie tulips'...

Okay we may have had no 'winter experience' this year, but certainly a lifelike spring feeling!

white wooden sixties bench

Scandinavian Saturday afternoon in the sunshine (garden doors open...)

White wooden bench: remake Scandinavian sixties bench by Fashion for Home
Harlequin blanket: handmade by me, you can make your own with this harlequin pattern.
Yellow vase: Villa Augustus market
Awesome cook book: New York, les recettes culte by Marc Grossman
Small yellow book: Paris vs New York book
Tulips: pink lingerie fringed tulips
Mug: monogram mug from Anthropologie
Carrot cake: homemade with recipe from the New York cook book (page 190)

orange, pink & red tulips

orange, pink & red tulips, a photo by wood & wool stool on Flickr.

Since the visit of the former 'crochet students' last Saturday, the house looks like a flower shop.
Thank you sweeties!

tulips & winner

tulips & winner, a photo by wood & wool stool on Flickr.

The winner of the Living & More giveaway is ....
Nicole!
Nicole, please send me your address?
(the cheerful tulips I got from a sweet former 'crochet student')