it's time for a guest post. and this one has as theme AMSTERDAM!

thank you elfy from victona.com le blog, it's a real treat to read!

Guest post at le petit bird told me : Amsterdam

Last week, I’ve been asked by Vivian to come on her blog to write a post about her lovely city : Amsterdam.

Ok maybe I didn’t tell you… Two weeks ago, I discovered her city and I have to confess that I really had a crush.

Here is a small tour of places I enjoyed  :

La semaine dernière, Vivian m’a fait l’honneur de m’inviter comme Guest pour écrire un post sur sa joli ville d’Amsetrdam.

Ok peut –être ne vous l’ai-je pas dit… Il y a 15 jours, j’ai découvert sa ville et je dois avouer que j’ai vraiment eu un coup de cœur.

Voilà donc un tour des endroits que j’ai apprécié.

First night at V Hotel, south east, not bad, it was raining a lot and I did appreciate having a tea in front of the fireplace.

Première nuit au V Hotel, Sud Est de la ville, pas mal, il pleuvait des cordes et j’ai vraiment apprécié prendre un thé devant la cheminée.

And first dinner at Moustache ; I don’t know why but I really have a thing for moustaches ;-). It was great, I’ve tried these delicious ravioles with pumpkin,

truffle oil and cheese inside ; yummy, there were just perfect. I highly recommend them and the restaurant.

Et le premier diner ce fut chez Moustache ; je ne sais pas pourquoi mais j’ai vraiment un faible pour les moustaches ;-). C’était super, j’ai testé

ces délicieuses ravioles au potiron avec de l’huile de truffe et du fromage ; miam, elles étaient juste parfaites. Un conseil ? Testez les ainsi que le restaurant.

The second day was more about trying to walk through every canal to find nice places with greats identities, interiors… concepts, following my already set guideline, 'design' oriented spots.

Le deuxième jour , le but était vraiment de passer sur Presque tous les canaux de la ville en quête d’endroits spéciaux et sympathiques

Avec de belles identités, de beaux intérieurs… des concepts ; toujours suivant le fil rouge de mon programme vraiment orienté « design ».

I made a tour at Maison NL and her nice collection.

At Friday Next where you can feel a Scandinavian style full of designers pieces.

A Friday Next où l’on peut ressentir un style Scandinave, avec de nombreuses pieces de designers.

The otherist, and its “cabinet de curiosités”.

De Weldaad was really my crush, I enjoyed the antics and the old tiles and other stuff. Details to mix with contemporary furniture.

And good news, they have a webshop to buy online : De Weldaad (http://www.weldaad.com/webshop)

De Weldaad fut vraiment mon coup de Coeur, un mélange d’antiquités, de vieux carreaux récupérés… De superbes details à mixer à

Un intérieur résolument contemporain. Et l bonne nouvelle ? Ils ont un webshop pour acheter en ligne : De Weldaad (http://www.weldaad.com/webshop)

Dr Wonen, also a really nice shop in the lovely area of De 9 Straatjes.

Dr Wonen, un magasin très sympa au milieu de ce quartier des 9 rues.

Impossible to not visit and shop in Marqt, the so well-designed supermarket chain / identity is really well done and interiors

Reminded me Gourmet Garage in NYC.

Impossible de passer à côté du Marqt sans s’y arrêter, une chaîne de supermarché superbement designée / avec un logo identifiable

et des intérieurs qui ne sont pas sans me rappeler les Gourmet Garage de NYC.

I also had a lunch to Restaurant de Kas, which was quiet nice architecturally and a really interesting experience from the food point of view.

J’ai aussi déjeuné au restaurant de Kas, qui du point de u architectural est vraiment sympa et une expérience vraiment intéressante du point de vue de la nourriture.

The other nights, I slept at a boutique hotel… Hotel Nothing Hill which was nice and pretty ; I highly recommend it.

Les autres nuits, j’ai dormi dans un boutique hotel, l’Hôtel Nothing Hill, qui était soigné et de qualité. Je le recommande vivement.

My trip was full of lovely details as these parrots on trees and balconies… crazy !

Mon voyage fut accompagné de détails fort agréable, comme ces perroquets verts perchés sur les arbres et balcons.

I also had a great experience with a dinner at Bazar.

Of course, as a well respected tourist, I ate delicious Stroopwafel… and Gouda

… I did love all these bikes everywhere… It was a bit dangerous to find a place as a pedestrian between cars, trams, bikes on every corner… but

I really loved the quiet for a so busty city. Architecture is beautiful and consistent almost everywhere. With my obsessed eye of Interior Stylist and Graphic Designer,

I noticed that branding, frontage… are well-designed, well thought…

Amsterdam, I will come back during summer to make the most of outdoor.

… J’ai aussi aimé cette folie du vélo… Un peu dangereux cependant, le piéton a du mal à trouver sa place entre les voitures, les trams et les vélos à chaque coin de rue… mais

j’ai vraiment aimé le calme qui règne dans les rues malgré la vie de quartier dense et commerçante. L’architecture est belle,  cohérente et fidèle sur des km. Avec mon œil obsédé d’Architecte d’intérieur et de Graphiste, j’ai remarqué que les identités, les logos, les devantures… sont bien pensés, bien dessinés…

Amsterdam, je reviendrai cet été pour profiter au maximum des terrasses et de la vie en extérieur. 

Hello all! 

Let me present to you, our project L’Atelier des Cousines, which is a workshop for creative and driven collectors at heart.  

We nurture a passion for beautiful objects and the art of creating charming atmospheres. 

We are the founders, Elisabet and Cristina, born in Barcelona.

This project was born as a tribute to our grandmother Elisea, a tenacious and enterprising woman who has inspired us in the selection of textiles that dressed our childhood years. 

We have undertaken to find textiles of times past, selecting in each case the most promising application to make them as attractive as possible.  

We strive to use them in new ways and prolong their life cycles in contemporary style. 

In our search, we have discovered some treasures and some treasures have discovered us. Together, we have developed the concept which has become L'Atelier des Cousines. 

The first proposal from L’Atelier des cousines:  Children’s Cushions 

L’Atelier des Cousines offers a selection for young children : Scottish Collection for boys and Village Collection for girls. 

This collection daringly sprinkles kaleidoscopic colours in children's bedrooms to create a marvellous, multi-coloured world where cushions and pillows contribute to the oneiric atmosphere.  Flower prints, Vichy plaid, 100% cotton in olive green, violet, pumpkin orange and lilac combined with matching tassels 

make for perfect accessories to liven up children’s spaces and atmospheres. 

Textiles for girls convey chic romanticism.

For boys we have selected the emblematic plaid inspired by the latest trends in children’s runways.  

Hi all! My name is Jenn and I am a writer for Arcadian Home Decor, which is an e-commerce website that specializes in top home decor ideas around the world. For as long as I can remember I have loved home decor, home accessories, and more, and I feel so lucky that I now get to write about home decor for a living. Every day I scour the net for great interior design blogs and I have always been a fan of le petit bird told me - I feel so honoured to be guest posting here today!


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