A converted straw hat factory

In serious love with these stylish apartments converted from the old Stockholm straw hat factory spotted on the always deliciously inspiring Pingouin de l'Espace blog [if you've never been, I highly recommend!] Love, love the neutral tones, the design pieces, low height furniture and mixed textures, and these wall art hat arrangements, a constant reminder of the history of the original building. More pictures here!

At home with Krisztina

Krisztina is a stylist and has a passion for 1950s-60s american vintage furniture. She decorated her Hamburg home with vintage finds from this era, colorful fabrics and moodboards and carefully handpicked pieces, giving her home a vintage and very feminine character.

Photos Sabrina Rothe - [via]

More of "chez moi"

I've been busy as a bee redesigning my home office [hence the many home office moodboards lately], and it's still a chaotic spot in the house, so no pictures to show yet. I prefer to show you spots around "mon chez moi" that make me feel like home  -  you know that "ha!" feeling when you browse around the special corners of your house. These are my little "ha!" spots, from my moodboard to the family scrabble magnet message board [translates as "Mom, can we get more French Tagada candy? Non!"] or the wall crepe recipe we use almost every sunday... The last pic is a project my 11-year-old-daughter and I just finished: we were desperately looking for some cool black vine wall stickers, but in vain. So we decided to go crazy and draw directly on the wall with sharpie - yes, regular sharpie - pens, the idea behind this was that if we screwed up, a fresh coat of pain would take care of the problem. And voila! The result is amazing! Ines added some 3D effect butterflies - less than 10 bucks at Target and the result is pretty striking. She loves it and says it now looks like a perfect teen bathroom, not too girly, but still girly enough. She's happy, so I'm happy!

 

All images FrenchByDesign©

House Tour : Herve + Emma + 3

Emma and hubby Herve brought their Parisian lifestyle to their New York upper east side home. New York based correspondent for Milk Magazine, Emmanuelle furnished her nest with second hand market finds and carefully chosen furniture.  As a result, a very European atmosphere reigns throughout the space. I love the personality of this home!

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Shop Crush : Produit Interieur Brut

Major, mais alors, major crush on this shop! 'Woohoo' is all that comes out of my mouth, {well, rather 'oh la la' since this is a French shop}. Based in the Paris suburbs, Produit Interieur Brut's selection is a mix of true vintage pieces and industrial reeditions {meaning new but vintage inspired pieces}. Produit Interieur Brut ships worldwide on a per kilo shipping price basis. Go have a look at their entire shop selection ici. J'aime pas, j'adore!

Collage realized with original shots from Produit Interieur Brut

Home Offices...

... [that make you wanna say "Hooray, it's Monday!"]

It's Monday, back to work. Some Mondays, it's easy, others, it's not. But when your desk or home office looks like any of these, it's suddenly very exciting to go back to work, wouldn't you agree? So clean up your ☂〄☁⚡☿ and get ready for a new work week. Happy Monday!

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Today, I am loving...

Today, I am loving this kids corner with these vintage 1960s camping beds and washed out color pillows... So cosy, comfy, full of different inviting textures, I'd even use these for a grown ups corner! Love, love, love this space.

{via Milk Magazine}

House Tour : Claire + Karim

I am so excited to show you this house tour. This is the home of my good friend Claire and her husband Karim in Rabat, Morocco. When I met them, their house was in the middle of a major remodeling. Today, a couple of years later, this is no longer a home, but a nest for this family of 4 living in Paris and escaping as often as possible to their Morocco summer house. Claire and I worked together on accent wall colors and rescued vintage ethnic pieces, but the lady has quite a natural eye for interior design : by placing careful splashes of color throughout the space and mixing industrial pieces {Tolix bistro chairs or Jielde sconces} with local souk finds, Claire gave this house a true soul... Fun, inviting and full of personality [check the yummy Moroccan vintage door on casters repurposed as a coffee table!]
Kids run throughout, all bay windows are constantly open, and the yard is a natural extension of the interior. A true gem, and if you knew Claire and her fun-loving family, you would say that this space is just like them... carefree, and happy.

Today, I am loving...

Oh la la, j'aime beaucoup, very beaucoup this dining space. Yes, it is very French industrial, a bit too much for some, but the vibrant red touches give this space a warm feeling... C'est beau!

{Photo Nicolas Matheus}

Hello from sunny Morocco!

"Salam wa alaikum" my dear from sunny Morocco. Safe flights, safe landings, three in total, and all went well for us. The temperature here is a whopping 100 degrees, so you can imagine that our first jet lagged day will be spent around the pool. We'll hit the souks tomorrow...
Have a fantastic day! Xo, Si-

Collection of Moroccan vintage jars from the yard

At home with Sibella

No need to introduce the lady, you all know about Sibella Court and her talent. This is her home and shop in sunny Australia. Sibella is an unconditional collector and her house is obviously where she displays all her collections. The result is a joyeux mess thanks to the mix and matching of objects that would never have been associated if not with the magic touch of Sibella. Brilliantly unique!

{Photos Mikkel Vang}