Raw, French romance meets cool Nordic simplicity

Seen on Emmas designblogg: this extreme monochrome apartment via BoBedre.

Stylist Ingeborg Wolf and her boyfriend Claus Larsen's live in this very international apartment in central Copenhagen.  Everything is kept in black, white and gray with materials such as wood, iron and leather. The owners are inspired by the fashion designer Rick Owens' dramatic avant-garde design, click here.  It's amazing that you really cannot find any colors in their home...

Raw, French romance meets cool Nordic simplicity. 

Enjoy!

Credits and more photos via : Bo Bedre

Photographer: Pernille Kaalund   

DIY cushion inspired by Fine Little Day







Inspired by the cushion Gran from Fine Little Day that I bought a few months ago for my youngest girl Eva, I made a cushion with just one tree with black textile paint. Here the result and a view in her room. I'm looking for a bigger bed right now. Eva turns 3 just before Christmas and she's definitely ready for a 'grown up' bed. I'm thinking about something practical like Brimnes from Ikea, because she has the smallest room. I couldn't resist the thonet chair that I found at the thrift shop. I like to keep it this way : brown, to add a touch of cozy warmness in the room ! 

 



 

 

 

 Happy Evening!

 

Cushion 'Gran' Fine Little Day: Coos-je

Paper star By Zenz: House Doctor

Post cards Buiten de Lijntjes: Lisa Bengtsson

Crochet dog: Anne Claire Petit

My Piet Hein Eek cupboard - the result 101karakters #5

Let me show you my cupboard. Inspired by this moodboard I made: Perfect Imperfection (you can see it here). 

This upcoming Saturday my cupboard and I are invited to the workspace of Piet Hein Eek in Eindhoven, where I will enjoy a guided tour and lunch and where the winners are going to paint their cupboard with help of the Histor paint specialists. Of course I will tell you all about it!

You can find the program of this day here. I'm so looking forward to this day and I would love to see all other creative ideas coming to reality and meet the people I know via blogs, Instagram and Pinterest. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cross - Quip & Co, Ball - Hay, Zoo Magazine, felt basket - Hema, lamp - thrift find, chair - thrift find

My 'Perfect Imperfection' cupboard - the making of

 

Step 1 I have sanded it first completely

Step 2 Then dusted

Step 3 Degreased with ammonia

Step 4 Cleaned with water

Step 5 Now the primer on it. I used white primer except for the top of the cupboard ( inside ) and the bottom inside. For this I used the gray primer. I have not taped it, but you can of course if you don't have a steady hand. I also haven 't painted all edges of plywood and the tough nuts and bolts, because I think these are just beautiful details! All corners and edges I have done with a small brush and the rest with a paint roller

Step 6 Repeat steps 1 , 2 , 3 and 4
Step 7 Now comes the fun part : the finish ! I started by using the Histor perfect finish satin white on all parts that are painted with the white primer. When the paint was dry, I flipped the cupboard and painted the inside top black. The inside of the bottom I painted with beautiful gray paint MUS

Step 8 Again light sanding and dust

Step 9 A second layer on it ( repeat step 7 ). This was especially necessary for the dark paint

Step 10 How I made the dripping effect? It is so nice to work with acrylic paint : I used the acrylic-based primer of Histor. Advantages : you don't have a huge paint smell in the house, it dries quickly and it's so easy to get of your hands afterwards. I can highly recommend it! To get the dripping effect I diluted the black satin paint with quite some water. If you put enough paint on your brush, you will get drips easily. In doubt, you can test it before on a piece of rest wood

Step 11 The text 'I feel peace in the rain' I made with 'typewriter' alphabet stamps. Put just a little bit of paint on the stamp and stamp it!

Step 12 Finally I added a tough industrial detail, these are the two brass solder wire fittings as handles: for sale at a hardware store

 

& Finished!

 

Thanks for all your sweet words!

Important links to read more about it:

• Piet Hein Eek
• 101 karakters competition
• Histor Perfect Finish
• 101woonideeen
• inspiration video

My Piet Hein Eek cupboard is finished! Sneak preview - 101karakters #4

Let me show you a sneak preview of my cupboard for the 101 karakters challenge...! I've finished it completely and I'm very happy with the result! In the coming days I will show you the end result and I will explain to you how I did it.
It was so much fun to do. I also added something from the hardware store... can you see it...???

 

Finished!

Work in progress

I hope you can wait a little longer to see it all :)!

-XO-

 

Important links to read more about it:

• Piet Hein Eek
• 101 karakters competition
• Histor Perfect Finish
• 101woonideeen
• inspiration video

Yay It's Friday!

Yay it's Friday! Love hanging some inspirational pics

on my bedroom wall.

The words Dream on are made by me. In love with my my messy bed linen!

The grey pillow is a little DIY -->dipped & dripped by me.

Thanks for all your sweet comments lately! I love it!

My weekend already started today and I have no plans,

but they will come!

Have a nice weekend!

-XO-

 

 

 

My moodboard Perfect Imperfection - 101karakters #3

This week I've received the paint from Histor. I've started my painting adventure this weekend and I will share it with you in my following post about the 101karakters challenge.

As promised in my latest post here, I want to show you my moodboard and inspiration to paint the cupboard from Piet Hein Eek.

My inspiration comes from nature, interior & styling and fashion. Like the black and white painted wall by stylist Lotta Agaton, Normann Copenhagen vases and beautiful photos from nature and fashion.The first collage is the moodboard that I've send to Desiree from the blog Vosgesparis. You can see it here.

Photo credits:

I feel peace in the rain-unknown - Normann Copenhagen vases -

 Sea-unknown - painted hands - unknown - woman - Lotta agaton styling - Eye

 

 

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Important links to read more about it:

• Piet Hein Eek
• 101 karakters competition
• Histor Perfect Finish
• 101woonideeen
• inspiration video

I hope you like it! - XO-

Beautiful black and white graphic designs by Jurianne Matter

When I was at the woonbeurs I bought a beautiful black & white paper flowers kit in the vtwonenshop. You can make a bouquet of flowers or a garland with it.

 

Talented Dutch designer Jurianne Matter has designed four DIY kits for the vtwonen Home collection. You can buy them as DIY kit, you just need to fold it at put the wire through the holes. I can tell you that it was difficult to chose between the 4 kits. You can buy a living garland, paper flowers, a lantern and autumn leaves... and of course make a combination of two or more!

 

These are my instagram pics (2 of them) for the instagram challenge of vtwonen: you have to post them with the tag #vtwonenlovespaper. You just have to make an instagram pic with one (or more) of these beautiful kits. If you want to see all instagram photos with this tag click here: #vtwonenlovespaper.

 

I styled my trolley with the paper flowers, the paper pulp vase is from Serax, the vintage labo glass is a thrift find, candle holder Hay, the photo is from the Dutch Vogue Oct 13: love this large bonnet! I stole the great idea with the bonnet at the blog of Henny: & een toefje kleur, here. This candle is spray painted and can not be lighted, but I saw a simple beautiful dip dye DIY for candles at Pascale's blog Indruk here. I'm going to try this for sure!

 

Do you have Jurianne Matter items in your house?





 

 

credit vogue photo: photographer Erwin Olaf and styling Marije Goekoop (see link below to see all  photos from Vogue's The master & the Girl

 Links :

• #vtwonenlovespaper instagram challenge
• Jurianne Matter's website to see more of her beautiful work
• vtwonenshop
• You can find me on instagram here: @ouiouistudio
• More photos from this report in Vogue from Dutch photographer Erwin Olaf : The Master & the Girl

Scandinavian country chic

I'm totally in love with this house. I just saw it on the blog of Design Sponge. I love it all: 

black & white & wood: what a great combination. This country style home has a beautiful Scandinavian feeling and I love all the rugs and anthers. I'm also liking the diner chairs: I'm so happy that my mother gives me two of her Pastoe chairs #luckyme :)

 I'm not blogging as often as I want, because I'm very busy at this moment with all kind of things at home and working on our room & kids rooms, painting furniture and walls etc. etc. I hope to show you more about that soon :) Further on I'm taking care of my 3 sweeties who have all the flu.... :( Luckily Jorgen is feeling a little bit better as from today. 

Are you going to the Woonbeurs??? I'm so looking forward to go to the Woonbeurs this week. I'm going on Saturday, because that's the only day I've time. I want to combine it with the Merci pop up store (check it here on Amsterdam Next) and maybe the new Hay store in Amsterdam... Are you going or did you go??? I already saw some amazing photos on instagram of vtwonen... I can't wait!!! 

 

You can also follow me on instagram & facebook for more interior inspiration.  

  



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photos thanks to Design Sponge & Photography by Maxwell Tielman

 (click on the link to all photos)

 

Happy week to you -XO-

Warm & Furry

At this moment it's cold and wet over here. It's the perfect time to decorate my home with furry things. 

 

I love the combination of these white walls, black & white combined with wood, neutral colors and materials, inspirational black & white fashion photos with these beautiful warm furry rugs & cushions in these photos.

 

Check out these beautiful sheep rugs in the wonderful shop La Maison d'Anna G. here.

 

 I've already a sheep rug, but I'm looking for some more rugs & soft pillows. I think it looks perfect when it's getting cold outside.  

Photos thanks to:

1 Line Kay via Stil inspiration 2 Hannah Lemholt Photography 3 Hitta Hem 4 Trendenser

Clockwise:1 Source unknown 2 Lost in the Haze 3 Source unknown 4 Laluna

  

-XO-