Hel Yeah! We had the most amazing week in Helsinki! Robert and I spent a week as residents of the #HelsinkiSecrets residence to explore the Finnish capital as a local. Before leaving I made a short list of things I wanted to do in Helsinki: eat a Runebergintorttu (a Finnish almond & rum flavoured pastry), Read article…
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Au revoir Paris, hei Helsinki!
Two weeks ago I walked past Le Carillon and Le Petit Cambodge for the first time since the Paris attacks. I never really felt the urge to see the places where such tragic events took place, with my own eyes. Somehow I ignored that they put up colorful buntings shortly after the attacks. On the Read article…
Mama Petula plant concept store in Paris
Happy Valentine's Day! No hearts or roses here today, but big heaps of green love! Yesterday I was invited by Caroline to the opening of her (long-awaited) plant concept store Mama Petula in Paris. Last summer she was given the opportunity to rent a small house on the site of a former hospital in the Read article…
Urban Jungle Bloggers #26
Usually Wally is always around when I'm shooting a new Urban Jungle Bloggers post, but for this special Jungle Animals editions he couldn't be bothered. Fortunately Otta was more than happy to walk around the little jungle I prepared on our dinner table. She loved it, especially nibbling on fresh Philodendron leaves, her favorite. Living Read article…
Klin d’oeil boutique & galerie in Paris
Once I found out talented duo heju was working on the new Klin d'oeil boutique & gallery in Paris, I couldn't wait to see it. I really love what they did at the courtyard of Les Petits Hauts (I blogged about that here), and the sneak peeks on Instagram with this fabulous Sudbury Yellow by Read article…
Hortus Botanicus in Amsterdam
The negative temperatures and consequences on the indoor temperatures in our home really got to me the other day. I have a bit of a trauma because we spent 7 winters in our home without proper heating. Keeping yourself warm is a fulltime activity and hard to combine with computer work. This time it wasn't Read article…
Urban Jungle Bloggers #25
Do you keep plants in your kitchen? Or maybe some fresh herb plants? Today we launch the first Urban Jungle Bloggers edition of the year: Kitchen Greens. The star in our kitchen is definitely our big Euphorbia succulent. I dressed him up for Easter and again for Xmas, but usually he's "naked" and currently accompanied Read article…
Our bathroom renovation #5
This is probably one of the most anticipated blog posts I ever created. It's been eighteen months in the making and I'm super happy to finally (!) show you my new favorite room in our home: the new bathroom. When we made a new floor plan and design last year, we didn't know if the Read article…
Our bathroom renovation #4
After 18 months of mess, I'm so happy and proud to finally show you the results of our bathroom renovation today. We have been using the new toilet room and bathroom for a bit over a month now and it's such luxury! No more thick (nearly frozen) shower gel, wet towels, make-up and bathroom accessories Read article…
Een gelukkig 2016!
Een gelukkig nieuw jaar! Happy New Year! I hope 2016 will be a peaceful and full of love, good health and joy for you and your loved ones. Our family's New Year's card is one of these projects that's very close to my heart. My papa took the first photo in 1980 and in 2003 Read article…
