naturals & textures

Natural colors and textures, ... and summer sense.

captivating corner

While I am washing my hands, my eye catches the natural colors of the simple utensils and the light, in the corner of the sink.

I'm very visual and can be overwhelmed by a feeling of bliss all of a sudden, by the appeal of 'something simple'.

Our kitchen, an easy, real life space with stuff collected over time.
Kitchen utensils with functionality and personality;
The simplicity of two cutting boards against the kitchen wall.
A small twig, in a soda bottle, because it was just too small to join the magnolia bouquet.
and the shades of the tiles, which seem to change every moment of the day...

and I realise, I'm glad to enjoy the simple things.
(even though it is sometimes exhausting to see 'everything' and to capture the moment afterwards with my camera, haha..)

bon weekend

Have a nice weekend everyone!

small touches

I really love small details. For example, the blue tassel I bought in October last year in Marrakech with Rosa, during our last shop round in the souk.

The bag was a gift from my sweetheart for my April trip to Marrakech. It's simple and I adore the herringbone pattern. Next month I'm gonna buy a small colorful tassel in the souk to attach to my bag, just a small personal detail as finishing touch.

wood & wood stool

A new wood & wool wood stool, for a change...

No wool, but simply all kinds of white scrap wood and one slice of blue.

Now in my E T S Y * S H O P

x-mas wall

Who needs a tree?

This time we pinned the Christmas decorations on the white wooden wall in our living room.

Yesterday we unpacked all our x-mas stuff and every year it's the same [oh and ah] moment.
During the decades we've collected quite some vintage Christmas decorations and of course, we buy some new ones too every December.

These merry & bright ornaments made it to the x-mas wall. Love it!

zeeland revisited

After a wonderful beachday last Wednesday, we revisited Domburg on Sunday.

It's only a short trip for us to drive to Zeeland to enjoy a domestic summer holiday feeling!

cap y cala

It's easy to explore Menorca in one week if you rent a car.

Every day we visited another village and found out all towns have something unique. On the road in Es Mercadal, we happen to see a craftsman at work, making traditional menorcan wooden fences. They are made from olive trees and you see them everywhere on the island. Sawdust in his workshop was piled everywhere, also on the radio. We, both woodworkers, had a nice conversation.

A little up north, we visited one of the 6 lighthouses on the Island, Cap de Cavalleria.

In the afternoon we headed for a new bright blue bay, Cala Mitjana (thanks for the tip Will). To reach an idyllic bay, you sometimes have to walk for an hour. The effort (with heavy bags filled with water bottles, because there are often no beach bars) was always rewarded.

Menorca is an island full of wonder.

moroccan mirrors

Don't you just love those tiny mirrors with plastic lacy frame from Morocco?
Cute small souvenirs that I brought back home for some friends.

I'm a sucker for crappy trinkets and just love that color and pattern!

weathered wood

Obviously not winter-proof, but I do love the peeling paint.

This is how we found the green stool in our backyard, after a long winter.

hold on to the wood

When we moved here 12 years ago, we replaced our boring banister by a tree trunk from the woods.

After all these years we still walk the stairway along the wood!

This idea is now published in the Dutch interior magazine Ariadne at Home issue April 2015.