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hand made by violasometimes

Posted on April 4, 2011 by danielle| 4 Comments

Today I’m loving … these hand made items from ViolaSometimes shop.

happy weekend

Posted on April 2, 2011 by danielle| 5 Comments

Today’s is a gorgeous sunny day here in The Netherlands with temperatures rising above 20 °C (= 68F). You can find me in the garden… Happy weekend to you all!

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a family home in paris

Posted on April 1, 2011 by danielle| 9 Comments

This is the beautiful Parisian home of the owners of stylish children’s boutique Noro in Paris. After an extensive renovation of six months owner Clair could start with the fun part: decorating!

Claire loves to reinvent new from something old. Her motto is that you can create an atmosphere with next to nothing. The image above shows her gorgeous collection of Japanese ceramics.

The hallway with a beautiful tiled floor.

Grey and black have been used for one of the children’s room.

Above the cosy dining room.

(images from Milk)

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nordic style

Posted on March 30, 2011 by danielle| 17 Comments

Today I’m loving … this nordic style family home.

(images via Femina & Lovenordic Design Blog)

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yelllow bistro chairs

Posted on March 29, 2011 by danielle| 14 Comments

It is the time of year to think about garden furniture. I love the designs from French company Fermob and these bistro chairs in yellow are just lovely!

(images found on Pinterest – source is unkown)

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mint green

Posted on March 28, 2011 by danielle| 4 Comments

I have been seeing a lot of mint green lately. Did Paula Navona set a trend with these chairs in mint? The image above is from ferm LIVING.

I am not a big fan of this color but I do think that it is a lovely color for a nursery. It is different than the standard pink or baby blue and it is still a sweet color. You can find mint green pompoms at Etsy shop PomLove.

The image from the beautiful nursery above (I love the vintage bed) is from mali-mo.

An old cupboard has been painted mint green in this image from VT Wonen.

The wooden letter ‘a’ is from Etsy seller Old New Again.

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beautiful table setting

Posted on March 28, 2011 by danielle| 7 Comments

Today I am loving … this table setting styled by Sweet Paul. This image is from his magazine which is worth reading!

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a beautiful childrens room

Posted on March 24, 2011 by danielle| 14 Comments

Today I’m loving … this kids room. I like the fact that it is different than the standard nursery and that the colors are not too sweet.

(image from Boligliv/ via Emmas Designblogg)

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colors of the provence

Posted on March 24, 2011 by danielle| 17 Comments

Today’s beautiful weather inspired me to do this post about the Provence, one of my favorite holiday destinations. The food, the wine, the beautiful colors and the beautiful houses with those typical French door shutters … life is good over there!

The blue shutters are typical for the Provence region. You see a lot of houses here with shutters in this particular color.

Isn’t the purple color of the lavender fields stunning!

A traditional Provence farmhouse is called a Mas.

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a house with children in london

Posted on March 22, 2011 by danielle| 15 Comments

This is the beautiful London home of Swedish illustrator Nina Blychert where she lives with her French husband and their two sons. Together they rebuilt a magnificent Edwardian Kensington house near Hyde Park. Nina has managed to combine the simplicity of Scandinavian art with attention to detail which can also be found in those beautiful mansions in France.

Gorgeous wooden flooring, comfy sofas, white walls and contemporary art: the vibe is refined, relaxed, artistic and multicultural all at once. And everything is designed to leave room for creativity for the children and Nina, who will be releasing a new book soon.