Today 1 year ago ( thanks to the wonderful Anne from Prêt-à-Voyager! ) our home was featured as a Sneak Peek on Design*Sponge. It marked the transition from several years of renovating to finally enjoying the comforts ( and heating! ) of our home. When I look at the pictures I shot last year, everything Read article…
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Dancing Laundry
One of the best things about coming home after living 3 weeks out of a suitcase, is fresh laundry. Oh I love that smell! Although we already smelled it quite a few times in Spain & Portugal as people tend to dry their laundry outside. It smells great and looks very pretty too. Photos were Read article…
A pool by the sea
Let's start off this week with some pure holiday bliss. Or well, attending a beach club near a beach is not my idea of the perfect holiday. But anyway, I was intrigued by this "pool by the sea", called the Club del Mar de San Amaro, which is a 77-year old beach club in A Read article…
Chasing Buoys
Inspired by this colorful installation of buoys in the garden of our little house in Galicia, we went beachcombing on the nearby beach. We found quite a lot of buoys which we turned into a little Chinese b(u)oy. Part of our stash: Look how cute he looks with his necklace: Chasing the beach for buoys Read article…
Faro de Lariño
Our little house in Galicia Spain (booked through AirBnB <3 ) was situated near the Faro de Lariño. Somehow it surprised me that the light didn't rotate, but pointed in one direction. Lighthouses on this part of the Spanish coast play an important role. Because so many shipwrecks occured here, it's called Costa da Morte, Read article…
Type in Motion @ A Coruña
It's not a secret that I'm a lover of beautiful typography. When arriving in A Coruña during our stay in Galicia, the first thing that caught my eye was this huge poster of the Type in Motion exhibition. Of course I had to see this! While this exhibition presented interesting music videos, short films, trailers, Read article…
Our home in IKEA Family Live Magazine
Remember I told you about a talented team that came over to our home for a photoshoot? Today I'm excited to tell you that it was for IKEA Family Live magazine! If you're an IKEA Family card holder, you'll receive the magazine in the mail this month. You can also read our home story online. Read article…
Back home from Galicia!
After 3 weeks, 3 countries, 4833kms, 5 different beds & beautiful cities like A Coruña, Biarritz, Vigo and Bilbao: I'm back home! It has been quite a shocking change of weather: after a true Indian Summer with lots of sun ( & sunburns ) in Spain & Portugal, autumn really started here in France. But Read article…
Our videos
Did you already see the 2 videos Nick shot here at Studio Sapique? In the first one you see the exterior of Studio Sapique. At 00:28 you can see that we live right by the riverside. Every weekday commercial vessels pass by & on wednesdays we have rowers "joining" them. Each rowing shell comes with a Read article…
The Typography of Travel 4
Beautiful typography spotted on some of my travels: Graff (jewelry store) – Copenhagen, Denmark Freia (chocolate brand) clock – Oslo, Norway Timber Joinery Artisal – Creil, France Danish Design Center – Copenhagen, Denmark Linge Ferry – Ålesund, Norway Les Bains des Docks – Le Havre, France Another Nué – Copenhagen, Denmark Crazy Daisy (nightclub) – Read article…
