new on the art wall

Two new art posters on the wall.

Portrait of a lady - Klimt
Like an elephant in a porcelain shop - Grønholdt

Two poster from Danmark arrived yesterday. Small change, great joy.
We have poured a friday afternoon drink to toast to the weekend.

In the meantime I'm working on a new chevron pillow! Fun crochet project to work on.
You can download the crochet pattern in my Etsy shop.

tuesday blues

Blue gets along quite well with an abundance of other colors. No matter what hue of blue, blue blends fine with other colors.

Therefore I chose two shades of blue for a new crochet project; turquoise and bright blue, an eye-popping duo for a diagonal striped pillow.

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.

vienna - west, south & belvedere

Vienna - 27th of March - 25972 steps

On the program; 3 city walk routes from time to momo Vienna and Belvedere!

Breakfast at 25hours hotel.

Morning walk in Josefstadt & Yppenplatz.
Coffee and cake at Café Florianihof.

Thai lunch at Mamamon, next to the most beautiful ceramic palm trees patio of Vienna.
Afternoon walk in Neubau & Mariahilf.
Drinks at Phil. A bookshop café and one of my favorite places in Vienna. I wanted to stay there for hours...

At the end of the afternoon we visited Belvedere. Perfect time of day to avoid the crowd around Klimt's Kiss.

Last city walk in Freihausviertel.
Dinner at the Middle Eastern restaurant Neni am Naschmarket.

15 minute power nap.
Drinks and dancing on the 8th floor at Dachboden.

workspace wednesday

In case you didn't notice yet, i love having a home workspace. It just feels luxurious.

So nice to have a spot where I can hang inspirational photos, art and prints.

Browse my endless piles of design and interior magazines and besides when i’m in my atelier I’m getting things done!

The advantage is that now everything has a place and I can finally find my stuff.
Since I have 'moved in' in what used to be Pippa's room, the rest of the house is considerably tidier, even though things keep popping up in the rest of the house anyway.

I stopped a while ago making recycled wooden stools with crochet covers, which I started making in 2007. This explains the name WOODWOOLSTOOL. Well, the wool-part will stick for a while and the weird name remains unchanged.

After many years (and countless stools) I was ready for something new. Organizing and preparing the workshops in Marrakech also meant that I did not have time for it anymore.

Obviously I keep making things, I could not do otherwise. I get a lot of energy and simply love to create something new.

I recently made covers with Moroccan wool for some vintage steel stools. I instantly fell in love with the 'Carribean blue' frame and design, however the brown plastic seat, could use a makeover.

One of the stools is available in my Etsy shop, as well as the reversible herringbone-chevron pillow.

Now I'm back to work and wish you all a pleasant Wednesday!