El Ramla Hamra for Kids rooms

I'm glad to discover examples of decorating children’s spaces ‘out of the box’. 

What do I mean? 

I imagine that we decorate space for children with products which we found not in dedicated children’s stores.  I love the idea of using moroccan carpets, poufs & cushions in children’s rooms. They give texture, colour and fun! If kids get bored of them you can just moved them to your living room or bedroom. The same with rugs….

It is the talented stylist/photographer Paulina Arcklin who created all these sets and I absolutely love them. In El Ramla Hamra store you will find the unique products from Marocco , which can be used to create a bit of boho and relaxed vibe. 

Boy's world via Thesocialitefamily

Are you familiar with Thesocialitefamily blog ? I was posting about it some time ago here. 

Since it is one of my favourite websites dedicated to home design and the lifestyle of contemporary families….I was so exited to see Rafa-kids beds in one of the homes! Spacious and modern house close by Amsterdam. Tessa is taking care of her 3 boys and she decorates their rooms with a minimal and cosy touch. Our Rafa-kids F&A sets were used in the boys’ rooms together with the mix match of some vintage and modern pieces. I really like the touch of deep blue and natural material accessories. Thank you Thesocialitefamily and  Constance Gennari for spotting our design in this unique space. 

Monday inspiration - botanical vibe for children’s room

I’m back with our Monday’s inspiration for children’s room. I find Spring time so inspiring and  this season gives me such a good energy to change things at home. Nature is awake and the botanical trend seems just so perfect to bring also indoor. I wrote already some other post about greenery here:  Green Wall. 

Today I take inspiration form botanical prints and patterns which are such a wonderful motives to adopt in kids deco. Don’t’ you think? It doesn’t need to take a lot of time and costs much. We can put a wallpaper with floral pattern in small part of the room, or poster with floral motives, or get a bedding set and pillows with some floral details. If you have more space and patience, what about creating some real garden with your kids.  We just started a little indoor garden with my 5 years old, and he just loves it. Every day he is checking if the little zucchini and broccoli are growing. It’s not only looking great but our kids learn to take care of it and grow little nature in their surrounding. Interesting, especially for the city kids, as mine. I think this is one of the greatest trends happening since a long time…..

Thank you for the inspiration / pictures credits : 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 9+10 -11

Kyoto magic

It’s already Friday and it's time to relax….

our kids have 2 weeks off from school so it will be even slower time for us in the coming days.

I thought I will show you few pictures from our visit in Kyoto. It was a short trip to this magic place and we feel we didn’t have enough of it. We biked through the city and it’s small streets. Stopping by some small studios producing ceramics, brushes or traditional indigo dying. Often we entered these small houses not knowing what to expect, and we loved that so much! We visited few temples, but they were so packed with people that we escaped from there very fast and took our own path…

Have a wonderful weekend. 

Inspiration : Scheltens-Abbenes

Remember, that some time ago I asked you what you would like to see more on my blog ? here in this post. Some of you suggested, that it would be interesting to know what inspires me. Well, one of the answers will be - other creative people. Working together duo Scheltens-Abbenes will be one of the top of my list. I just came across their house at the new ELLE Decoration NL and need to show it to you. It is 400m2 space, where this creative Dutch duo work and run a family life with their 2 children. Living and working with your partner, is exactly our life too, so I feel even more inspired.  Maurice is a photographer and Liesbeth is an artists.

“ … Rather than present an object in its original state, they arrange and meticulously photograph their subjects, which eventually take on the form of a new object all together. The innovative couple can be seen as the forerunners of the emerging still life trend and its presence in the fashion realm…”  

Their talent is highly appreciated by famous fashion houses, such as Valentino, Hermes, COS, Chanel, Louis Vuitton…..and many more! also magazines, such as Modern Design Review, Fantastic Man, The Gentlewoman or New York Times Magazine are anxious to collaborate with them. If you would like to know more about them, just step by Coffeeklatch for an interesting interview. What I like about their house, is the relaxed and cosy atmosphere, which is a bit opposite of the perfect and conceptual work they make for their clients. I wish one day, we could own such a space, when we could hold under one roof our creative and family life in such a great way. 

Living in an old school

I have  a new dream. I would like to move to a new place….and not just ‘a place’ I would mostly like to adopt an old school for a new home for our family. High ceilings, big windows and character of old details, it is something that speaks to me a lot. I’m showing you today an example of amazing adaptation of free standing school in the countryside close to Amsterdam. I’m not surprised that Viviën en Robin fell for this space and put all their energy to create this amazing 300m2 new home for their family. Pictures are made by Jansje Klazinga , styling by Suzanne de Jong. 

Thank you for the pictures: ensuus -binnenkijken-vtwonen-dorpsschool

I do not want to move out of Rotterdam, so I’m looking for an old school in our reach. Happily there are few projects run by city of Rotterdam including adopting old buildings. The old schools which are not in use any more are a great option for creating a new apartment for people who are looking for something unique. We already visited two of the schools and are so exited! …. Of course it’s a long and a challenging way to get it, but we are very determined. Hereby few pictures from one of the schools, we really like.