The GaGa princess of Bel Air

Posted on July 16, 2010 | Leave a comment

Despite hailing from the city that never sleeps, and therefore likely not counting Lalaland as an option, pop marvel Lady GaGa is renting west coast. According to rumour she is spending $25,000 a month on a 6 bedroom mansion high up in the hills above posh Bel Air, boasting stunning views of smog filled skies.

I hope she is going to glam up the place a bit as it looks very much unloved.  Stefani, as she is really called, has no intention to move there permanently and is not selling her NYC pad. It is merely a retreat for when she needs to be in California.

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Fold your bowl

Posted on July 14, 2010 | Leave a comment

A recent article about my home on Apartment Therapy featured a picture of our fruit bowl. It’s a plastic/polymer bowl that we bought as a flat sheet. The edges are cut out to resemble a Dutch skyline with windmills, canal houses and draw bridges. Once put on the table the shadow cast by either sun or lamp shows the skyline on your table.

Many people asked me where I got it and who designed it. Margriet Foolen was responsible for the design, and I bought this bowl at Thinking of Holland. A dutch design shop I posted about earlier. It is available through their webshop and only costs € 22,-.

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Small space solution for home office.

Posted on June 30, 2010 | Leave a comment

Working from home, as I have a real job too, I can do with a designated work space. I now work in any room or area of the house depending on mood, weather or what’s on telly (can’t afford to miss those BBC home shows!). But my fysio therapist recommended I buy a proper adjustable office chair and to support my back. Also, I would love a little area to call my office. We have a study upstairs actually, and all it needs is a bit of redecorating, but it’s nice to let the mind wonder. Hence my search for home office solutions today. I stumbled across one find I really had to share.

Have a look at this:

Looks like a wooden vault or something....

This stunning little piece of genius actually folds out into a small work desk with clever storage space for mail, notes, bills etc.

Small fold-out home office

It sells for a 162 Euro, and I believe can be shipped pretty much anywhere. I found it on Apartmenttherapy (where else) but you can order it through Overstock.com

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Apartmenttherapy.com features my own home!

Posted on June 23, 2010 | 1 comment

OK, shameless patting on own back here. The wonderful boys at Apartmentherapy.com have featured our home in the House Call section of their site .

To be fair, I submitted both the photographs and the story, but trust me, they are picky in what to share, and what not. I am very house proud and think the place looks great in the shots used.

A lot better from when I put in online on homevoyeurs.com in February 2009.

Apartmenttherapy.com

Apartmenttherapy.com is a wonderful site featuring house tours from all over the United States to Europe, South America, Asia, Africa and Australia.  From a small idea by founder Maxwell Gillingham Ryan to a multi media publisher Apartmenttherapy has grown to be leading in the decorating and interior design industry.

The Homevoyeurs.com webshop sells many books by the people behind Apartmenttherapy.com

Join them in the annual eight step home cure program. The book is on offer for $10,20.

Apartment Therapy: The eight-step home cure by Maxwell Gillingham Ryan

Product Description
From not enough space and too many things to not knowing what color to paint the living room walls, many of us struggle with our homes. Now Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan, frequent makeover expert on HGTV’s Mission: Organization and Small Spaces, Big Style, shares the do-it-yourself strategies that have enabled his clients and fans to transform their apartments into well-organized, beautiful places that suit their style and budget.

Week by week, Apartment Therapy will guide you to treat common problems, eliminate clutter, and revamp even the tiniest space. Here is an eight-step process that includes:

A therapeutic questionnaire to help you get in touch with your personal taste and diagnose your home’s physical, emotional, and energy flow issues

A prescription with recommendations for each room based on your needs and lifestyle–including tips on how to use color, lighting, and accessories

A treatment plan, including regular maintenance schedules to ensure the ongoing health of your space

Illustrations of floor plans and decorative examples that allow you to visualize concepts before you begin

With surprising ease and without elaborate professional help, Apartment Therapy will help you clear a path through disorder and indecision–to reveal a home you’ll love.

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