Shoe molds

I found these wooden shoe molds from, surprise surprise, a flower shop at The Hague Central Station. Molds do not look particularly old, but they are still quite nice. With a price tag of 1 euro each they were a real bargain. And I do like bargains ;-)

The scent of lavender

I found these pretty little bags filled with gorgeously scented lavender from Dille & Kamille. Lavender aroma is suppose to be calming and soothing, just what I need :-) The perfectly shaped fossil was bought from an antiques market in The Hague.

Beauty of linen

When choosing the fabric for new living room curtains, I had my mind firmly set on pure linen. I have no regrets. I love the simplicity of these curtains. They look especially beautiful when the sun filters through them and you can see the lovely texture of linen.

My mother's house

Few pictures from my mother's house in Finland (published with her permission). Interior decorating is her passion and I think she is very good at it. She likes white, grey, beige and other toned down colours, which is quite obvious when looking at these pictures. She also likes old and wonderfully shabby objects she finds from all kinds of places and uses them quite creatively when decorating her home.

I reckon she should start her own blog and share her brilliant ideas with all of us, don't you think? :-)

A dash of colour

I had a sudden urge to inject some bright cheerful colour into our living room. I wanted to try a colour I never used before, so ended up with bright pink. We will see how quickly I get bored with it and go back to white and beige, but so far so good :-)

Home office

Few pictures from my partner in crime's office, which is his kingdom. The 1930's oak filing cabinet is from our local antique shop Hoets Antiek, as is the lamp base. We like the cabinet a lot. It looks like it was made for this room and it is also very practical.

I reckon the green Aalto vase from Iittala goes very well with these old objects. Mind you, though it is new, the vase was originally designed by Alvar Aalto in 1930's, the same era as the cabinet.

The globe is pre World War II, featuring countries that no longer exist. I found it from another local antique shop and it cost only couple of euros, a bargain. Oh, and by now the mirror is already hanging on the wall :-)

Bathroom details

Our bathroom is still a big project and I keep buying pretty little things, trying to make it look a wee bit nicer. I got these gorgeously scented soaps from Dille & Kamille (their shops are full of lovely things) and the cute old foot powder bottle is from Juffrouw Jacoba.

My Madonna

Well, one of my Madonnas. I find them wonderfully kitsch. I am also somewhat lucky, as one of our local antique shops is full of all kinds of Madonnas. I just need to pick the ones I like the most. Next on my shopping list is an all white Madonna... And I know just the right shop to go to ;-)