
For the love of lockers

After what turned out to be a prosperous pregnancy, our little baby son Tobias was born on December 6th. On Saint Nicholas day, we went to the maternity at 50 minutes from home, to be induced because the baby did not want to come by himself. It was time, as he reached his official French Read article…
We’re officially waiting: like really waiting for the baby to arrive. It is his due date today, I’m 41 weeks pregnant and there is no sign that he will be coming anytime soon. Tomorrow we’ll have an appointment at the maternity to check everything and decide what to do. Meanwhile I’m drinking a homebrewn raspberry Read article…
When we moved to the South last year and opened the windows every morning: we realized that we need to get used to having sunshine every day. Or “need to”: it’s just much more common that the sun shines here, because of the completely different climate with Mistral wind that blows away the clouds. Living Read article…
Blame it to the pregnancy hormones, but after twenty months I could not take it any longer: the glossy black tiles with faux marble and Greek columns with gold details in our toilet had to go. When we moved in in February last year, we updated all of the wall colors, all door hardware and Read article…
Having an extra guestroom is fun: we can welcome and host family & friends anytime, but it is also an opportunity to play with the space. Of course I want our guests to sleep comfortably, under clean & crispy bed linen, with comfy pillows, and to have enough space for bags & suitcases. Until now Read article…
Finally! The gallery wall in our guestroom urgently needed an update before our summer guests arrive. Last year I quickly hung some art and posters, but it was a mess and the colors didn’t match the warm(er) look I wanted for this room. When installing everything, I didn’t make a plan at all and just Read article…
Prepare for the new season and dress your home in the lush colour of green! As a plant lover any occasion is good to celebrate houseplants at home, so the launch of the new H&M Home Spring collection was no exception. Igor spent a few days here with us in Ardèche and we styled the Read article…
There are few projects that have been more delightful to work on than this one: the new TOYO STEEL M-8 PLANT LOVER box that I designed with Japanese company TOYO STEEL. It was my first time working with a Japanese team and it was just wonderful. The amount of respect as well as enthusiasm and Read article…
Now that 2022 is in full swing, I’m delighted to FINALLY share our latest project: the room makeover of our dressing, storage room, office, baby room, guestroom. At the moment it’s a multifunctional room that was also the darkest room in the house. When I spoke with Charlotte Cropper during our Lick Colour Consultation almost Read article…