Beautiful interior shots from the portfolio of Dutch photographer Louis Lemaire. Louis has works for various magazines such as VT Wonen.

(images from Louise Lemaire)

Anglo-Dutch designers Studio Glithero have created a series of vases and tiles decorated with shadows of plants captured on photosensitive chemicals. Called Blueware Collection and produced for Vauxhall Collective, the surface decoration was produced using a technique similar to traditional blueprinting.

The floral patterns on the objects were created by attaching plants to their surfaces before exposing them to light, leaving the areas in shadow underexposed.

Studio Glithero are members of the Vauxhall Collective, an initiative by the car company. Works for sale from Vauxhall Collective. (via Dezeen)

Add some extra love to your Christmas gifts with these items from Etsy shop Perch Papiers‘ holiday collection. The hand stamped ribbon with love print (above) is great for wrapping gifts.

Clockwise starting at left upper corner: these love tags are hand stamped on paper thin Balsa wood; the holiday banner is hand made using recycled wood cards which are strung on a brown ribbon – the warm holiday message… ‘be merry’ has been hand stamped; wooden tags from balsa wood which are hand stamped and embossed in black and white ink with a brown and white string adorning the end; the be merry flag banner is hand made using new and recycled fabrics strung on a cream/brown string.

These beautiful Christmas atmosphere images are from Dutch interior magazine VT Wonen.

(images from VT Wonen)

I was just informed by Sanne Annukka that she has some new designs in her collection (just in time for Christmas!). These beautifully screen printed wooden ‘Soul birds’ are available for pre-order. They are limited edition, there are only 100 birds available. Handcrafted in England, the birds are made from solid brown oak from a sustainable source. Also new in Sanne’s collection are three limited edition silk screen prints; Spirits of the North, Archipelago and The Shamanic Tepee, which are available in Sanne’s online shop.

I am loving my new leather butterfly chair, which is a true eye-cather in our house! I am happy to have this chair available at Le Souk (also in white and black leather).

When we were renovating our house I had these images in my ’style book’ as inspiration for our bathroom. I wanted to created a similar serene atmoshpere and I liked the use of wood in this bathroom. We did not copy this bathroom though (our bathroom looks very different); I just used the images as inspiration to come to a certain style.

This bathroom is designed by New York architects Murdock Young for a house in the East Hamptons, USA.

(images from Murdock Young)

Isn’t this a pretty image? I love the red chandlier in this room. Unfortunately I can not remember where I found the photo so unfortunately I can’t mention any credits.

Today was the first cold day (and night) here in The Netherlands. Now it is getting colder we must not forget the birds. This bird feeder is created by Sweet Paul. Not only is it great for the birds, but it also looks pretty hanging in a tree. You can find instructions to make one yourself here.

These lovely porcelain objects from coe&waito make a beautiful gift. The cones (image above) are my favourite. Each porcelain pine cone is meticulously hand sculpted, capturing the intricate beauty of natural specimens.

coe& waito is Alissa Coe and Carly Waito from Toronto, Canada. They began their partnership while studying Industrial Design at the Ontario Colleage of Art & Design.

There gorgeous designs are sold by retailers in the US and Canada as well as by some international retailers in Paris, Tokyo and Amsterdam. Check out their website for more information.

(images from coe&waito)