Hasta La Ideas

The home of Bethany and Tere from 42nd Orange and M.O.M.

A::  American is… Entrepreneurial

M::  Make, we start making when… The feeling strikes us. It's just the two of us in the house, and we understand the need to create at anytime of the day.

E::  Entrance, when entering our home you will notice… Lots of color!

R::  Room in our home that needs restyling… The outdoor patio. It's not technically a room, but man does it need help. 

I::  If we could live in a different place or home, it would be… Bethany – NYC loft. Tere – I want to build a modern pre-fab home here in Encinitas.

C::  Craft projects that we love best are… Simple and made with scraps of fabric.

A::  Art in our home comes from… Family, friends, and thrift stores.

N::  New in our home is… The child size Superior dress form; a generous gift from a friend.

H::  Hobby, we always make time for… Tere – reading. Bethany – tango lessons

O::  Outfit, favorite thing to wear… Bethany – jeans, white t-shirt, and some funky jewelry. Tere – something I've made.

M::  Magazines we love to read… Oh my gosh, there are so many! Milk, Bambini Vogue, Sesame, Donna Hay, Saveur, MSL, and on and on…

E::  Enjoy, We can't live without… Bethany – laughter. Tere – a good nights sleep.

 …………Thank you Tere + Bethany….

Bethany and Tere are a mother and daughter team from 42nd Orange and M.O.M. The '42nd and Orange' part comes from the street corner where Bethany's grandmother's house was. M.O.M started years ago with a request for aprons for little girls. Recently they opened a new shop for their beautiful 'Antoinette Collection', a handmade line of jewelry… would you like to read more than visit their blog right here.

 All images by Bethany.

The home of Christien Starkenburg from Slow Wood

D:: Dutch is being open, exploring & free..

E:: entrance, when entering my home you will notice the lightblue sofa of Scholten & Baijings mixed with an old grain bags patchwork carpet. You also smell the aromas of rosemary & eucalyptus of the eco paints, the loam, cork and a lot of wood. It smells like home.

S:: style, means being you true self.

I:: interesting places in my city, Jan de Jong Interior extraordinary since 1899, HEMA of course as a Dutchy, florist Gerben Reitsma and Niijnski for the Humanoid basics. Fries Museum & Princessehof Museum.

G:: gardening is something I ruin my nails with and makes my head empty.

N:: new, in my home is a lovely lightgrey kitchensteps about 100 years old ! It was given to me by my neighbours, cleaning up their house.

H:: hobby, I always make time for my children.

O:: outfit, my favorite thing to wear at home is my Kuyichi jeans and a really old Armani silk scarf, it nearly falls apart.  For occasions Missoni. 

M:: magazines I love to read are Ode, Object, Frame,  Elle Decoration, E&I, Mix, Bloom, Wallpaper and Trendtablet.com

E:: enjoy, I can't live without chocolate & my 4 men Henk, Levi, Aron and Isaac

Thank you Christien!

You might recognize the style or even the beautiful tables? Last Thursday I wrote a post about Slow Wood… the new collection by Christien Starkenburg. Her house is truly special and different and it looks so Scandinavian to me. I love how she has  de orates the places, everything looks so balanced, clean but very warm and cozy. 

Slow Wood.

All images by Christien Starkenburg.

The home of Caroline Colóm Vásquez from Paloma's Nest

A:: American is… meddling tradition with innovation.  A hand in the past, an eye on the future.

M:: make, I start making when…I get up in the morning, and don't stop until my eyes are closed. Then I make and create in my dreams. 

E:: entrance, when entering my home you will notice … that it is probably not what you expected from the outside. We are very respectful of the original architecture of the house (built in 1969). While we have certainly modernized and updated it, we try to maintain and preserve certain elements that we feel are part of the history of the home.

R:: room in my home that needs restyling is… the guest room/ office. It needs redefining, and clearer purpose. Help!

I:: if I could live in a different place or home, it would be… In a little narrow row house on a canal in the Netherlands, with boats outside the front door and a tiny garden patio out the back. I was a student there several years ago, and the landscape is forever etched in my fond memory. I left a part of me there. 

C:: craft projects that I love best are… things that I create on the spur-of-the-moment. Projects that can be made using the materials I have available, that don't require purchasing any additional supplies. Even better when I can find the glue and scissors. 

A:: art in my homes comes from… My favorite antiques fair that takes place twice a year in Round Top, Texas. Mile after mile of tents filled to the brim with curiosities. 

N:: new in my home is… A set of wooden child-size chairs in the shape of animals, that live in our playroom. They were handcrafted by my husband for our soon-to-be-released Menagerie collection of home accessories and decor for little ones. 

H:: hobby, I always make time for…Cooking a wonderful meal from scratch on the weekends. Complete with dessert.

O:: outfit, my favorite thing to wear is… My burnished gold knee-high leather boots that I found a few years back at Anthropologie. They are simple enough to go with everything, but so rock n'roll. And I love a subtle touch of gilding on, well, almost anything!

M:: magazines I love to read are…  a little bit business, a little bit inspiration. Always in the stack are Inc. Magazine and Martha Stewart Living.

E:: enjoy, I can't live without… hot baths, peppermint tea, and my loved ones. 

Thank You  Caroline  from Paloma's Nest!

Isn't it nice to see how Caroline lives? I know so many of you love her work. The ceramic bowls, ornaments and cups have been going around the web for many years and it must be this lady her lovey personalitly that makes her items never to go out of style!!! …Paloma's Nest

The home of Céline Vernier from pepillo

F:: French is… the French are all very different, like France’s landscapes, heritage, culture. People from all over the world live in Paris, rich or poor, in a hurry or nonchalant, eccentric or conventional…

R:: room, my favorite room in our home is… my living/working room, it is the place where I work, where we host our friends, where our children play. When the weather’s nice, this room is flooded with sun. 

E:: entrance, when entering my home you will notice … that the house is lived in, there often is a slight mess….that’s family life for you!

N:: new in my home is… the String shelves, a re-edition of 1950ies Swedish shelves

 {the multicoloured draws in image above and in the top image are by Bulle} 

C:: create, I start creating when… my head is pleasantly full of projects, inspired and nourished by different things: building blocks, 1950ies furniture, Paul Cox and Komagata, Spring, colors like red, yellow, blue… As soon as I can, I draw, I work, I evaluate the feasibility of my projects with manufacturers and suppliers then I finalize them. From then on, a new project can start germinating…

H:: home means to me… childhood memories, they’re always linked to a place.

H:: hobby, I always make time for… my work, always 

O:: outfit, my favorite thing to wear is… a good pair of jeans! But I also love pretty blouses by the French brand “Les Petits Hauts” and beautiful girly high-heel shoes!

M:: magazines I love to read are… Milk, Elle, Doolittle and Papier Mâché…

E:: enjoy, I can’t live without… my family, my friends, my work, sun, projects.  

{the cute ceramic vases are by Lili Scratchy}

I'm a long time fan of the artsy/crafty work by French artist Céline Vernier from pepillo and it is truly fun for me (and I hope you feel the same) to see her where she lives and works. You can find her stamps an other little lovely things right here. Another reason why I love this LGP is discovering the beautiful furniture by BULLE! Wow chest with colored drawers are fun and I would love to have the desk in the top image. 

The home of Dutch photographer Marjon Hoogervorst

D:: Dutch is … a small country with a lot of creative people! 

E:: entrance, when entering our home you will notice our dog Mac and my son Milan who welcomes you enthousiastly at the door! 

S:: style, means your expression in what comes from your heart… 

I:: interesting places in my city, Hoofddorp, are… Hoofddorp is a village not far away from Amsterdam, Haarlem and the beach… it's between all important places for me to go… We live 10 minutes walking  from the forest where I walk a lot with my dog, play on the little beach and swim in the lake there with my son. For a lunch you can go to "het oude raadhuis". It's a place with a nice garden, a gallery and a little artshop with some nice design- and art pieces (to buy a present for yourself or a dear friend).

G:: gardening is something I… can't. Sometimes I buy some herbs, to cook with…. That's my only relationsship with "gardening" 😉

N:: new, in my home is… our dining table! (see image below)  Joost, my husband and I made this together with a little help of our son Milan. Because it's a puzzle table Milan liked it a lot! The legs of the table are from Danish designer Leif Jorgensen (Loop Stand Table). (in the picture above you see the making of…) 

H:: hobby, I always make time for… photographing, spending time with friends & family, drinking tea and… creating: in the biggest sense of the word. Specially with Milan, I love his fantasy world in what he creates. This all, is also a great reflection on life and myself. Working with my hands, clear up my mind.

O:: outfit, my favorite thing to wear is… my blue/white checkered dress from Froks (Denmark). I can combine it with a lot and can wear it in all weather conditions!

M:: magazines I love to read are… The ones I like the most changes from time to time. For now that are: Elle Decoration, FRAME, Items, CUT Magazine, VICE magazine (online), CODE, Object. And the Blogs, the speedy information delivery that goes with it, suits me fine. So hereby also some blogs I follow (after Bloesem ;): jenna diane, two do two, spoon-tamago, design-milk, designboom, dezeen, selfpublishbehappy, 

My favorite stylist (I'll say: concept designers, because they are more than a stylist) is AnoukB in work and in person! She has a special energy. We've a lot great ideas where we're working on…  

I also love to work with Tatjana and Ben, Studio Aandacht! They both have great ideas and concepts. Check their site and you'll see what I mean 😉

I think Stephanie Rammeloo is also very talented! (I didn't work with her before): 

And Irene Cecile, she is not a stylist, but she has a great view to the world!!! Very funny and inspiring… 

How wonderful to finally see Marjon's home finally! For a long time I had been hoping on a series from this very talented Dutch interior design photographer! I have been sharing her work for the last couple of year with you and I hope you enjoy her work as much as I do. Pure and real photography with a subtle sense of warmth and emotion.  Here you can find Marjon aka Vorstin her website.