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casa daisy on formentera

published June 25, 2009 in inspiration interiors travel | 8 comments


Today another house from the stunning portofolio of photographer Jordi Canosa. I know that some of you wanted to move to the island of Formentera (Spain) after seeing this house and this house. Well, this stunning house is also located on Formentera (so start packing your backs…)!

The house is decorated in a beautiful rustic & eclectic style. Daisy, the owner of this house, runs a fashion store in Sant Francesc called El Mundo Insolito (address is: 1 Calle I. Macabich) which has been featured in Marie Claire magazine and the New York Times.

Photographer Jordi Canosa works together with his wife Daniela Cavestany, who is responsible for the styling. They both can be hired if you are interested in having your house photographed.


(images by Jordi Canosa / styled by Daniela Cavestany)


vintage chair & table

published June 24, 2009 in furniture inspiration interiors vintage | 4 comments


I’m loving the vintage chair in the above. Great styling!

(image from the portfolio of stylist Laura Fulmine)


amsterdam: restored

published June 23, 2009 in amsterdam dutch design eco-design travel | 3 comments


Restored is one of my favorite new shops in Amsterdam and a must-visit if you happen to be here in the city. Restored is a run by two very creative ladies, Petra and Marijke. Every item in their shop is unique and hand-made.

In addition to their own designs, they also sell ceramics, jewellery, pillows, bags and accessories from 15 other designers. As Petra and Marijke are passionate to show beauty to the world, they also have an ‘open atelier’ in the back of the store.

A large part of the collection is made from recycled materials, hence the name Restored.

Address: Haarlemmerdijk 39, Amsterdam. Website: www.restored.nl

{You can find more great Amsterdam shops & stops in my Amsterdam Guide and in the Amsterdam category.}


garden party

published June 22, 2009 in home accessories inspiration outdoor | 5 comments


The weather forecast predicts warm sunny weather this week. Time for a garden party! I’m loving the lanterns in this picture.


in the style of cecilia granath’s copenhagen apartment

published June 22, 2009 in furniture home accessories inspiration lighting | 3 comments

Here are some ideas to create a similar style as in Cecilia Granath’s Copenhagen apartment. Moroccan tray & white leather pouffe with embroidery, copper teapot hand-made in Turkey, copper hammam bowl, leather babuches for children.

Silver leather pouffe, linen pillows with silver sequins, white leather pouf, champagne shiny cushion.

These beautiful room dividers are available from Cecilia’s shop Granath.

These gorgeous pendant lights are handmade in Egypt


our new home: the bedroom

published June 21, 2009 in bedrooms home accessories inspiration interiors lighting | 20 comments


Although the renovation of our home was finished months ago, we still have a long list of things to do. One of these things was to install the light fixture in our bedroom. Now this has been done I can finally post a picture of our bedroom. I am very happy with the star-shaped pendant lamp. The lamp, which is available at Le Souk, has been handmade in Egypt. Traditional techniques and craftsmanship are combined with a modern design. The little holes give the most gorgeous light effect on walls and ceiling. Also the wooden stool (used as bedside table), the Flower bedside lamps and the aluminium folding table are from Le Souk.


an eclectic home in copenhagen

published June 19, 2009 in home accessories inspiration interiors | 7 comments


I fell in love with this home which I recently spotted in a magazine. The style of owner Cecilia Granath is very similar to my own style! The gorgeous apartment, located in Copenhagen (Denmark), is decorated in white with ethnic elements and silver accessories.

Cecilia has a shop in Copenhagen where she sells fashion and interior accessories from various countries.

Do you love Cecilia’s style as well? In tomorrow’s post you can find some ideas for creating this look.

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!


outdoor patio

published June 19, 2009 in inspiration outdoor | 3 comments


Loving this patio that was featured at Remodelista. The house is part of the New Urbanism development Alys Beach, Florida, from project architects Khoury & Vogt.


arne jacobsen’s serie 7 chair

published June 18, 2009 in design furniture interiors | 7 comments


A reader (Yasnnna) just commented on a previous post about how much she like the the serie 7 chair from Arne Jacobsen.

I know that many of you love this chair. For all of you some more images of this gorgeous design!


gemma ahern’s home

published June 17, 2009 in inspiration interiors | 4 comments


These images, which I found on Design*Sponge, are from the beautiful home of Gemma Ahern. Perhaps the name Ahern rings a bell: Gemma is the sister of stylist and interior designer Abigail Ahern, owner of Atelier Abigail Ahern.

Gemma, who is also part of the Atelier Abigail Ahern design team, came up with creative solution to stay within her budget ($10,300/£6,500) for the renovation. In stead of buying an expensive sofa, the bay window (with slubby cushions) was used to create more seating.

More photos and detailed information about Gemma’s fab house can be found on Design*Sponge.