As an art student I used to have a paintbrush in my hand almost every single day and loved it. But ever since I started working as a creative I never really felt the need to paint (artistically) again. Isn't it strange that things can change so radically? Probably the only things I've painted in Read article…
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Our home is for sale!
It's been 14 years since I first lay eyes on what would become our home. On a Sunday walk along the river Oise, in the town where we rented an apartment, we discovered this industrial building. Through the (many!) windows, we saw something that looked like a laboratory, an indoor garden, an impressive staircase and Read article…
Our new living room
C'est la rentrée ! It's Back to School! And I'm going back to work with what feels like a new living room! Over the summer we decided our living room needed an upgrade. We gave away our two yellow Ikea Klippan couches because we never sat on them, and the only thing left, were two Read article…
A little cinema room restyling
Our cinema room, where we watch movies and where Robert and I also have dinner, became too red. I know cinemas (at least the ones in my head) are red, velvet with comfy chairs. But the white and red became too much and too harsh, I felt it needed to be toned down and softened Read article…
Urban Jungle Bloggers #36
The thing I like most with the Urban Jungle Bloggers topics is that they challenge me to try something new. Like with the previous New Beginnings topic where I grew even more cuttings in laboratorium glassware. And today's Tropicool topic is no exception! Tropicool to me means wavy palmtrees, cocktails, tropical fruits like pineapple and Read article…
My seven sins of living in vtwonen
This month I'm in the Jungle Fever issue of vtwonen magazine! Theo-Bert shared his Seven Sins of Living in May's issue, and this June it was my turn. I was interviewed by Monique van der Pauw about lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy and pride… but with a home & living touch. You can read the feature HERE, Read article…
Take Time for Spring!
Spring is here! Years ago when we were in the middle of the renovation and didn't have proper heating, I always felt like I could finally heave a sigh of relief: we survived winter! There was still a risk of cold weather in April, but sunshine and warmth were coming. Now that the days of Read article…
Philips Hue + giveaway
One of the best features in our home is the light: all the outer walls are from glass, so we have a lot of sunlight coming in throughout the day. Which is beautiful (and hot!) in the summer and pretty great in the winter too. Especially in these short and dark days before Xmas, I Read article…
Handmade designs from Etsy
As you already know I don't need a lot of stuff. I'm currently in an over-the-top getting-rid-of-stuff phase. Very Mary Kondo style, although I don't follow her instructions 😉 It just feels like it's time to right-size. But there's one thing I never have enough of: plant pots for my ever growing urban jungle. For Read article…
Cozy guestroom with Urban Outfitters
Hibernation mode is in full swing in our home! Most of the plants from the greenhouse are now in the warmer parts of our home, waiting for the winter to start be over. Some plants are actually occupying the guestroom and it looks like a jungle in there. Which I like a lot! Almost enough Read article…
