Today is Koninginnedag (Queens Day) in The Netherlands, a national holiday celebrating the birthday of former queen Juliana. We have been enjoying some beautiful weather lately, hopefully it stays like this over the weekend. Happy weekend to you all!
(images from Toast)

I’m having a ‘garage sale’ on Ebay! Most of the items that I have for sale are new: things that I bought but never used, products that I bought for Le Souk but are not placed in the webshop yet, etc. Above are some of the items that I am selling: silver Moroccan teapot, embroidered [...]

I don’t write about electronic goods very often but I do like gadgets. They can be fun such as Nintendo’s Wii (which is on my wishlist) or very convenient such as Sonos’ wireless music system (which we recently purchased for our new house). Two gadgets that I can not live without are my iPod and [...]

We have been enjoying lovely weather here in The Netherlands. Spring has arrived! This means that the tulip season has started.

The tulip has come to be a loved symbol of the Netherlands. Many tourists visit our country just to see the bright coloured flower and the astonishing view over the bulb fields. The season [...]

Holly from Decor8 and Ez from Creature Comforts colaborated in a new project called Kindrid. A few days ago their website was launched showcasing desktop wallpapers from artists and designers and printable paper designs created exclusively for Kindred. You can sign up for a free member account, login and participate in a fun forum where [...]

I normally don’t talk about music here on the style files but I want to make an exception for my boyfriend’s new CD. His Hammond Funk band, the Rare Groove Orchestra, was founded in 2003 and they now have their very funky their second album out! If you like funky, booty shaking party music [...]

Our kitchen arrived today but is not finished yet. The shelves had the wrong size and the composite kitchen top was not ready yet. But I’m being patient!

Today I would like to show you more of the village that we recently moved to. The village is very small with only 70 houses and 300 people. There are no shops or restaurants but Amsterdam is just 15 minutes away.

These photos were taken last week when there was still ice. It was the first [...]

Happy Thanksgiving to all US readers! This beautiful photo is from Sweet Paul.