woensdag 30 juli 2014

A Happy Home: Our Improved Garden

This Spring we decided to give our garden a complete make-over. It was a lot of work, but the result gives us a lot of satisfaction. Now we can enjoy our garden the whole Summer long! We were lucky to get some help from friends and family to speed up the process. 

When the basis was there, I could do some styling which was the part I loved the most obviously! My trip to Marrakech was so inspiring that I wanted to bring back a little Moroccan style into our garden. The blue cushion and the pouf are from Marrakech. A couple of the other cushions and the little white side-table I bought at Household Hardware.The green cabinet we brought back from our holiday in France. This "Garde Manger" is originally meant to store appetizers like cheeses but we thought it was perfect for our garden.

We were also very fortunate with the weather so far and already had some nice dinners outside. Life is good!









Pictures by Marij Hessel

dinsdag 22 juli 2014

Our week at Le Petit Pauliat

This week our holiday ended and we both went back to work & our daily life. Luckily, two weeks ago we had an unexpected chance to stay in France for a week. It was such a gift! We packed our bags and drove to this small village called Treignat in the middle of France. 

We stayed at the lovely Le Petit Pauliat, a beautiful accommodation owned by the Dutch Sjoerd & Felicia who started their adventure in 2007 together with their children. The farm (which had been empty for 30 years) is completely renovated by the skillful couple. It must have been a lot of work but the result is impressive! We stayed at one of the Gites and we had a great time. Sjoerd & Felicia were very hospitable and organized a couple of nice dinners for all the visitors of Le Petit Pauliat. They even took care of our order at the bakery every morning! 

It was a fun week with the highlight of visiting two thrift shops on the last day. We drove home completely recharged and with a couple of beautiful souvenirs in our trunk!












Pictures by Marij Hessel

For more info go to www.pauliat.com

zondag 6 juli 2014

Today is a Gift

I love this little poem by Eleanor Roosevelt... Living in the present and treating each day like it's a gift. Sometimes we forget to enjoy every day to the fullest and we take life for granted. This is a little reminder which I put in our guest room / my office on top of the mint green typewriter that I got from a good friend!

I'm taking a small break but I'll be back very soon! A big kiss from me to you!



Pictures by Marij Hessel

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