Showing posts with label bedroom. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bedroom. Show all posts

Monday, November 25, 2024

interior update - postponed spring chores, done in the fall

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November 2024

Postponed spring chores, done in the fall.

The world map wall, which Henk drew in Minne's bedroom in 2004, was in urgent need of some fresh paint.

It felt a bit strange to paint the world away with pale pink paint.

Saturday, July 27, 2024

interior update

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Saturday 27th of July

An interior update in our bedroom with photos from the Marrakech archive and 'floating' cabinet of curiosities made of wire steel.

The XL cigale paintings have moved to the opposite wall.

Sunday, December 3, 2023

sunshine & stripes

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

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

Saturday, November 4, 2023

Monday, July 17, 2023

a fresh summer suite

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In March 2020 we moved from our cosy attic room to Minne's old room.

We made a paneled wall and painted it Moroccan pink and it turned out gorgeous.
After a few years some of the wooden parts of the wall came loose and then (preferably) fell down at night. First we glued the parts back to the wall with mounting kit or double-sided adhesive tape. But over time, we had to fix so many panels and it didn't look so smooth anymore and after our holidays we decided to tear it down completely.

I smoothed the walls and painted it white a few times, Well the result was neat but boring, so we were looking for a cool bed head, but couldn't really find something suitable. Finally we decided to get the blue & white wooden beach house panels from the attic again. Nonetheless the fresly painted white walls in the room needed more to make it fresh and cozy again.

Different bedside tables with a bit more body? So we shopped in our own stock and with tables from the garden and studio we both got ourselves a 'new' bedside table.

Solely with a big pot of good paint, a new poster and a new bedside lamp, we turned our room into a fresh summer suite!

Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Friday, February 3, 2023

this week's bedding palette

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This week's bedding palette; Cognac, ochre gold, purple and cobalt blue

'Cause a colorful freshly made bed is simply irresistible.

Sunday, December 18, 2022

we're gonna dream in full color

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We're gonna dream in full color and sleep like in a 5-star hotel in our brand new Suite 702 bedding.

The name SUITE702 is a nod to the famous Bed-In by John Lennon and Yoko Ono. In 1969, during their honeymoon, they spent a whole week in bed, in Suite 702 of the Hilton Hotel in Amsterdam South. John and Yoko's Bed-In was all about World Peace. In this hectic world of always on, just like John Lenon and Yoko Ono, we should log out more often.

Let's stay in bed for a whole week!

Monday, January 24, 2022

mimosa all over the place

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Yellow puffs of fluff brighten up the house.

One bunch of mimosa divided over several vases, ergo mimosa all over the place.

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

mix don't match

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Day & night.

The new pendant light on the ceiling is an alluring wedding anniversary gift from Henk.
Made of terracotta, raffia and fringe, an unusual combination, which fits very well in our mix-don't-match bedroom style.
The light effect on the ceiling is surprising and phenomenal, it adds so much atmosphere.

Our bedroom has such a good vibe, day and night, it feels like a cheerful, comfortable and spacious hotel room.

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

space age

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Our latest vintage find; a yellow design chair by Gilac, France from the seventies.

The beautifully designed Space Age chair, the design is one-piece molded plastic.

The African electric wire antlers from the stairwell got a prominent place in our bedroom today.

A tiny interior update in our bedroom. Space age meets eclectic style.

Sunday, December 6, 2020

easy like sunday morning

easy like sunday morning

Waking up at nine and getting out of bed at twelve.

Last night we traditionally celebrated a typical Dutch 'pakjesavond' with our family at Pippa's. We had such a lovely and cozy evening together. 'Sinterklaas' gifts under the Christmas tree, for this year it is Pippa's first Christmas tree in her own home. Joky and touching Sinterklaas poems, music and lots of fun memories of pakjesavond when the children were younger.

Perfect weekend sofar.

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Saturday, October 10, 2020

odd objects

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Do you recognize this? Being pleasantly surprised by an unexpected shop window.

We spotted a very cool collection of odd objects in a shop window in the Voorstraat of our hometown.

An enormous gathering of animal wall vases, not only the usual cigale, but also swallows, butterflies, dragonflies, beetles... and many other curious stuff and odd objects.

Pooh, it was difficult to choose between all those beautiful and cute wall vases and we allowed ourselves to choose 3 ceramic pieces.

Well we have found a nice spot on the wall for all three of them;

a brightly colored beautiful butterfly in the kitchen
a extraordinary swallow in the bedroom
and another ceramic cigale to join our collection in the living room

Friday, September 25, 2020

handmade harlequin pillow in moroccan hues

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New handmade harlequin pillow in my Etsy shop.

A moroccan inspired version of the pillows I made before.

The basic color is moroccan pink, almost the same shade as the panelled wall in our bedroom, combined with bright and spicy colors which are completely common in Marrakech.

I started this harlequin pillow project on one of the last days on the ferry to Ilha do Farol, so also a tiny portuguese touch. (when I bring my hook and yarn on holiday, I hardly ever touch it, but if I don't, I always miss it haha...)

I recently finished the pillow and it turned out surprisingly warm, due to the use of characteristic colors.

This week I sold two(!) of my handmade pillows on Etsy, one of which goes all the way to Australia. Do you know i still make a dance of joy when i wake up in the morning and discover, someone on the other side of the world bought one of my handmade items overnight?

Since autumn has made its entrance here, I'm working on all kinds of crochet projects again. I wonder if you guys also get straightaway back into crochet mode in September?

Well, if you want to make your own harlequin pillow, you can download this pillow pattern from my Etsy shop. You can use yarn leftovers and for the base a fresh ball of yarn in your favorite color.

Friday, June 5, 2020

ahhhh, the weekend

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Friday evening. A lovely reason to be lazy.

After a crazy week at work, where things are slowly getting back to 'the new normal' and i don’t expect next week is going to be any less busy.

Today was another rainy day after weeks of sunshine. So nothing wrong with a bit of lazing around in the house, I don't have any plans for the weekend yet.

There’s not too much i like better than a long, hot bath after a long day’s work and I can easily bathe for an hour.

and then perhaps watch a good Spanish movie on TV with a drink. Cheers to the weekend!