Famous bakery Le Pain Quotidien has a openend a shop in Amsterdam! I know this bakery from visits to Antwerp (Belgium) where I used to buy their internationally famous organic sour dough breads. Le Pain Quotidien is a fantastic bakery with 116 stores around the world, serving delicious breads and pastries as well as food to eat in the restaurant area, including plates of charcuterie, sandwiches and salads.
Le Pain Quotidien: “Whenever we can, we source organic ingredients. This way, we not only do what is good for the Earth, but we also ensure our ingredients are of the highest quality. It’s about finding the very best, in a way that is good for all of us. Our bread is made today exactly as it was in the beginning: with only organic stone-ground flour, salt, and water, kneaded and shaped by hand and baked in a hearth under the watchful eye of artisan bakers. The process is long, arduous, and delicate…and worth every effort”.
You can visit their website to see if they have a shop in your area. In Amsterdam Le Pain Quotidien is located at Cornelis Troostplein in the Pijp area.
Christmas is only a few weeks away. Time for some Christmas inspiration! These beautiful images are from tine k’s catalogue.
(images from tine k)
I love an organised closet and I find these images (by Annie Schlechter) highly inspiring!
I have been posting some gorgeous houses in various countries lately and we will be visiting more countries in the next few weeks! I have posts lined up with houses in Italy, Brazil, Sweden, Australia and France. But I realised today that I totally forgot to include my home country The Netherlands in this list. How is this possible?!
So I have been searching Dutch photographer Hotze Eisma’s portfolio and I found this stunning house in Amsterdam. You may have seen this home before as it has been featured in interior magazines worldwide. But I have not seen some of the images featured here before.
Stylist Anja and her restaurateur husband Alain (from Balthazar’s Keuken in Amsterdam) live with their three sons in this large city home that is in fact two period house knocked into one. Now a neutral colour palette serves as to ideal backdrop to their furnishings, treasures and the kids’ artwork.
I am normally more into white but I have to admit that I really like this black wall in the kitchen.
You can see that the owners have a great sense of style!
The word ‘bruin’ is painted on the kids bedroom wall – bruin is the Dutch word for brown.
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(images by Hotze Eisma)
This Paris apartment, owned by designer Amélie Berthier-Gillier, has a beautiful view on the Parisian rooftops and the Jardin du Luxembourg. This largest public parc in Paris is located in the 6th arrondissement. Luxembourg is the garden of the French Senate, which is itself housed in the Luxembourg Palace.
Many pieces of art can be found in the apartment.
The bedroom (top image) wall are covered with silk curtain in a taupe colour. The stainless steel kitchen island and furniture (right image) are from Boffi.
(images from Cote Maison)
How clever is this idea from Royal College of Art graduate Maisie Maud Broadhead! (via Welcome Home).
I’m loving this industrial chandelier which I found on decor8. This light fixture is designed by Workstead, a New York based collaboration by Robert Highsmith and Stefanie Brechbuehler. Workstead about their design: “This ceiling fixture, fuses the concept of the chandelier with a keen understanding of function and flexibility. It utilizes re-purposed O.C. White industrial joints, vintage Hubbell sockets, and new-cut steel. The arms can be articulated in multiple axes; the joints allow for 360 degrees of rotation. Sockets placed at the end of each arm have a turn-key function, allowing for 1 – 3 bulbs to be illuminated at any given time. The fixture is both articulate and elemental. Its goal is to gracefully exhibit the physical properties of light.”
Bailey Doesn’t Bark has added some beautiful new ceramic pieces to their collection. Bailey Doesn’t Bark is a contemporary home and life accessorie company that features uniquely witty and refined designs on consciously produced goods. Owner and designer Re Jin was born and raised in Brazil. She is now based in New York City.
You can visit Bailey Doesn’t Bark’s online shop to view & buy their designs.
This beautiful autumn inspired table centerpiece is made entirely from easy to find items from your local supermarket (via design*sponge).
The beautiful autumn images are from Sweet Paul’s website. He created this setting for a food story. His inspiration came from the colors of all the leafs on the ground. Sweet Paul: “I wanted to create this dream like story about a table in the middle of the forest and all the good food you eat in fall.”
