magazinelove - This Orient

"As we try to explore what the origins of all creative energy are, it is essential to face up to our own roots, and a lot of people already do. Our magazine is called 'THIS ORIENT. The name implies the idea that what we want to share already exists, yet is still waiting to be explored." © 'THIS ORIENT

I'm  a real magazine enthusiast and I love discovering and admiring new magazines!

This weekend I was so lucky to receive the stunning new (and second)  issue of

 this Orient  called "Sirens" .  This issue is dedicated to -  and filled with

 inspiring stories about female creatives that are working in different areas... 

The magazine is all about architecture, its residents and their art in a 

very pretty aesthetic style and I must say the magazine felt great in my hands,  

I really liked it! Besides the beautiful cover (I have this thing with magazinecovers) and

the great stories  I was pleasantly surprised by their amazing photos...

Very inspiring! 

This Orient is a nice addition to the world of magazines in my opion

you will find all about this issue here

                                                                           photos elvs (photo 2,4 via This Orient with thanks!)

old and new

Enjoyed a slow start this morning surrounded with my favorite stuff

before having a busy scheduled day...

 I've found some of my older white candlehandlers at the attic the other day and

 I really like them as a stilllife on my windowsill combined with 

the new black Nappula candleholder by Iittala. 

It's just beautiful and simple and it made me realize that it's such fun to 

rediscover older interior items, to mix and match or simply restyle them with 

removable paint for exemple and use them again as I did with my stunning renewed

black Marimekko flower vase designed by Carina Seth-Andersson!

Ik heb vanochtend heerlijk genoten van een een rustige start voordat de drukte van  mijn volgeplande dag echt begon... Soms zo fijn om zo te beginnen en te genieten van alle spulletjes om me heen! Ik heb een tijdje geleden een aantal oudere witte kandelaars gevonden op zolder en ik geniet nu dus weer van ze als stilleven op mijn vensterbank,  mooi gecombineerd met de nieuwe zwarte Nappula kandelaar van Iittala.

Echt zo mooi en eenvoudig! Ik besefte hierdoor weer dat het zo leuk is om oudere interieur spulletjes die je opgeslagen hebt te  herontdekken of gewoon te restylen met bijvoorbeeld verwijderbare verf  en ze daarna  opnieuw te gebruiken net zoals ik dat deed met mijn prachtige vernieuwde en nu dus zwarte Marimekko bloemenvaas ontworpen door Carina Seth-Andersson!

Summer inside

 I'm in a white mood these days, 

love the amazing light, the simplicity and the perfect serenity inside

While I patiently wait for some cosy sunny Summerdays outside....

have a happy weekend!

                                                                                             photos/styling: elvs

lamplove - Pion by Hay

 styling/photos/text by elvs

                 On the table, on or in a Cabinet or on the floor... some lamps radiate anywhere!

I always had an eye on unique and separate lamps and they have always inspired me

 in my unstoppable sense of changing and restyling our living room.

So when dutch online store fonQ.nl asked me if a would be interesting in 

making a review about the Hay Pion lamp it was a great opportunity! 

This new purchase from this always inspiring Danish design brand,

 invited me to go look around for some of my favourite monochrome treasures

 collected over the years and to exhibit them on my bench. 

Some beautiful magnolia branches completed this new bright natural look at this corner! 

So yes.. once again I discovered that adding only a few other details

 really made the difference! It gave me the feel of creating Spring inside!

The Wrong for Hay (a collaboration between Danish design brand HAY and 

London-based designer Sebastian Wrong) Pion lamp is designed

 by Bertjan Pot. Bertjan graduated from the Design Academy in Eindhoven. 

His work is about curiosity for materials and experiments and

 that's what atracted  me immediately.

The Pion is made of aluminum, and... paper! How special is that! 

Through the paper use the lamp diffuse the light in the room and creates a cozy atmoshpere. 

Because its attractrive design the Pion lamp really fits in any interior don't you think so?

I my opinion the remarkable and uncommon form makes the Pion lamp 

by Hay a beautiful eyecatcher for every room.

this post is made in collaboration with fonQ.nl  a dutch contemporary online store with more than 40.000 products.

 Colorful and special products that make life just a little more fun with unique gift and design products and a wide range 

in terms of living, cooking and garden can be found here  

a green and natural christmas

like I said last week  I slowly started to decorate my home
for christmas and I completed it this week,  

just like past few years I kept it very simple and natural, 

 with a pine tree with some lights in it, some black (house doctor) stars,
 fresh conifer branches on a hanger, a lot of candles,  

a beautiful white amaryllis and some hyacinth bulbs to complete my green christmas

love the cosy atmosphere and I am really looking forward to enjoy
the holidays together with my family and to be surrounded by this  beautiful simplicity!
today some snapshots...

wish you all a fabulous weekend, enjoy all the happy things

my week in hashtags

H A P P Y  W E E K E N D ! 

 #fromthisweek #relaxing #stylingfun #inmygarden #misssummer #details 

#beachlife #decoration #magazinelove #lovezeeland #green #inmybathroom #urbanjungle

 #outdoorlife #mooisenmeer #instagardening #picturelove #earlymorninghappiness #stylingbyels #sealove #watchlove #onmywall #crispsheets #happpyweekend #elveravanschaik #instagram

lately

photo elvs.

Of course our house isn't always as

 tidy as it looks on the pictures 

after a very busy week , lot's of stylingfun,

a weekend filled with family events and a visit to Amsterdam,

it's time to spend my day off cleaning up and to rearrange
all the props, magazines and latest purchases ;-) 

do you have plans for today? 

wish you all a happy Wednesday!

beauty

photos elvs

Starting this Monday with some snapshots

that I made last week

while doing some styling and shooting work

for dutch webshop Via Martine

Via Martine has launched their new products last friday 

and I just love the gorgeous #modelphotography (made by Lotshots)  prints, 

cards and posters on paper, forex and canvas

and the different styles (9 models) that are available now!

being surrounded by so much beauty made it easy to create 

the stylish and serene atmosphere that Martine - owner of Via Martine - 

loves so much and that gave me lot's of energy... 

just love this job :) 

find all about the new stunning Via Martine products here

and have a happy new week! 

Via Martine prints all your instagram pictures on various products, 

as cards, forex, polaroids or magnets or as a calender. 

These modelphotography posters and prints are a great addition to their collection

weekend

photos elvs

today some of my latest #instashots

really had a great time by changing some little details

in my home the other day 

details always make the difference

some new photos on the wall... beautiful fresh green

and little new accessories as the pinmagnet (by nu interieurontwerp) 

can really inspire me to creativity and some stylingfun

love minimalism and the beauty of simplicity...

what inspired you lately?

have a wonderful weekend!