New Fav - BEOplay A1

 

Sundaymornings are for slow starts dont you think so?

This morning - my first vacayweekend -  started with lots of coffee,

 listening to some good music and ofcourse with the 
best company...  my family :-) 

And it really was a fun day... A little while ago I was looking for a

 new portable bluetooth speaker to take with us  during our vacation to France, 

 or for cosy evenings with family and friends in the garden or just to use indoors. 

Since I really like a good sound and a beautiful and stylish design aswell

 I ended up at the products of B&O at online warehouse fonQ.  

Yesterday we finally received the Beoplay A1 Bluetooth speaker (designed by 
Danish designer Cecilie Mantz) and from that moment our home was filled 

with the most varied music because the speaker has accompanied the whole family during

 the day. Everybody wanted to try it - and keep it ;-) - and with its compact design
 (only Ø 13.3 cm) the Beoplay fits easily in the palm of your hand, but it's even easier to
 carry or hang it with the leather strap.  

And I must say, even tough the speaker is very small,  behind the aluminum case

 go two speakers, good for a peak power of 280 Watts and in addition, the stunning 

True360 sound is spread in all directions. So it doesn't matter where you place 

the speaker, the sound always reach your destination in a perfect way!

Beoplay A1 is designed to take its fair share of bumps and scrapes while still 

protecting the delicate drivers and electronics inside. The more it travels with you,

 the more stories it can tell,  they say at B&O, So it's just perfect to join us this week when 
we will travel to our sunny vacay destination at the South of France... 
Can't wait to try it out there and enjoy the cosy moments!

This post is made in collaboration with with FonQ | opinion, /styling, /photos/and text by elvs

It's about RoMi - in my bedroom

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I love the little details... I know I said it before but I really think they 
always make the difference to create a certain atmosphere

If you followed my instagramstories these last few weeks you might have seen that we are
painting and refreshing our home. We started this project at the attic
 (where we also sleep) and I thought it would be fun to share some snapshots of 
our updated and crispy white bedroom.

This time I didn't add many new accessories to our bedroom.
I wanted a fresh but also soft summer look so I searched for some natural and
 warm tones in the collected items that I already have.
With small details like the bibs and bobs in powder, some wooden details,
the rusted red mug,  but also with magazines and books in natural and brown tones
 I created this atmosphere in a very simple way.

One of the new eyecatching accessories in our bedroom are the new lights.
I have been searching for a while and I thought it would be nice to add some marble.
So when I saw the stylish Athens table lamps from 'It's about RoMi'
at Dutch online warehouse fonQ,  I knew they would perfectly
 fit to the style that I had in mind.

'It's about RoMi' is a very affordable Dutch brand that takes its inspiration from the 
urban life of Amsterdam, but also a lot of their ideas come from nature.
The result: simple yet attractive designs made of pure materials.
The fitting of the lamp consists of a pretty slick piece of
 marble and since each piece of marble is looking a little bit different,
 each Athens lamp is really unique!

ps. I combined the Athens lamp with a large filament light bulb to make him even 
more  attractive... what do you think? Just love the stunning mix of the 
fresh whites and the natural details... simple and beautiful as I love it so much!   

this post is made in collaboration with FonQ.nl | styling/photos/text by elvs

FUWL cage table by Menu - tablelove

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Na een drukke periode vol interieur inspiratie in Zweden en Duitsland vandaag weer eens
 wat foto's van mijn woonkamer! Onze vernieuwde woonkamer eigenlijk... want tijdens de kerstvakantie zijn we begonnen met klussen en het opfrissen van ons huis. 

Omdat we niet zo'n hele ruime woonkamer hebben en onze houten lockerkast

 naar de opgeknapte kamer van onze zoon zou verhuizen,  was ik al een tijd 

aan het kijken voor een stijlvolle hangende wandkast waardoor de kamer ook wat ruimer

 zou ogen en we toch redelijk veel opbergruimte zou hebben.

Ook was ik al een tijdje op zoek naar een nieuwe koffietafel... Lekker hip en

minimalistisch, niet al te groot maar wel met genoeg ruimte om toch wat accessoires 

er op te kunnen neer leggen dat was wat ik zocht! Dus toen ik onlangs de persbeelden 

van de Menu SS2017 collectie zag met  daarbij de vernieuwde witte en zilverkleurige

FUWL cage table (ontworpen door Form us with love) wist ik dat dit het soort 

model was dat ik zocht!  De doordachte combinatie van het mooie strakke

 ontwerp en de functionaliteit is zo gaaf!

De zwarte versie van de FUWL cage bijzettafel vond ik op bij fonQ! 

Omdat het blad van deze tafel gemaakt is van warm donker essenhout 

(in tegenstelling tot het marmer van de vernieuwe SS2017 versie) en het frame 

van mooi mat zwart gepoedercoat staal,  had deze variant 

van de cage bijzettafel mijn voorkeur! Het feit dat je de tafel, als je het blad er af haalt, 

ook als opbergmand voor bijvoorbeeld tijdschriften of warme kleden kunt gebruiken

 sprak mij enorm aan... Houden we niet allemaal van het regelmatig veranderen 

van ons interieur of het hergebruiken van onze accessoires van tijd tot tijd?

After some busy weeks filled with Swedish and German interior inspiration today 

some photos of our living room! Our changed living room actually...  during our Christmas break we started doing odd jobs and upgrading our home. Because I knew our wooden locker closet would to move to my sons room and because our living is quit small I have been looking for a stylish hanging wall cabinet to create a more spacious look. 

Also I was searching quite a while for a new coffee table... It had to be a Minimalist, not too large one but with enough space to lay down some of my fav stuff ! So when I recently saw the press photos of the Menu SS2017 collection with the renewed FUWL cage table (designed by Form us with love) I knew this was the kind of model that I was looking for! The thoughtful combination of its stunning design and functionality is so cool!

I found the black edditon of the FUWL cage side table at NL webshop fonQ! I prefered this version because the top of this table is made of warm dark ash wood (in contrast to the marble top of the renewed SS2017 version) and of its matte powder coated steel frame.  I also like the fact that the design focuses on function combining the table with a storage unit underneath. The basket under the wooden the table is perfect for storing magazines or blankets!

this post is made in collaboration with FonQ.nl 
styling/photos/text by elvs

Theo by Stelton - weekendmood

Vrijdag is één van mijn favoriete dagen... Zeker deze tijd van het jaar! 

Een heerlijke rommelige dag waarbij het altijd een gezellige zoete inval is van

 schoolvriendjes en van vriendinnen. Toen ik van warenhuis fonQ de kans kreeg om 

de prachtige theepot en de koppen uit de Theo serie van het Scandinavische merk 

Stelton uit te proberen wist ik meteen dat ik dat ze op die dag voor het eerst zou gebruiken... De dag dat er bij ons liters thee wordt gedronken!

Eerlijk is eerlijk vanaf het begin dat de mat bruinzwarte Theo serie uitkwam 

viel ik op het mooie Scandinavische "less is more" ontwerp van de produkten die
dankzij het contrast met het bamboe handvat en het deksel ook een hele fijne

 Aziatische uitstaling hebben. De serie is ontworpen door Fancis Cayouette en is gemaakt 

van aardewerk met een mooie matte gietijzeren afwerkingslaag.

Toen het pakket van fonQ bezorgd werd heb ik de theepot en de koppen dan ook eerst 

een dag op tafel gezet en genoten van de bijzondere uitstraling van het ontwerp... 

Prachtige eenvoud en daardoor een mooie eyecatcher op tafel of in de keuken!

Dat de theepot een inhoud heeft van 1,25 liter kwam met onze 

uitgebreide vrijdagmiddag theesessie perfect uit...  echt een aanrader als je net als mij 

van mooi design en functionaliteit houdt! Het was een geweldige start van het weekend,

 Ik wens jullie allemaal een hele fijne toe!

Friday is one of my favorite days of the week ... A lovely messy day where it's always a kind of open house with school friends and my girlfriends. So when I got the chance by dutch online warehouse fonQ to try out the beautiful teapot and cups from  theTheo series of Scandinavian brand Stelton and to write a review about it I knew immediately that I would use them for the first time on that day... the day that we drink gallons of tea! 

To be honest from the first moment that the matte brown/blackish Theo series came out, I fell for the beautiful Scandinavian "less is more" design of the products. Thanks to the contrast with the bamboo handle and lid, it also has a delicate Asian touch. The series is designed by Fancis Cayouette and  made of Scandinavian stoneware with a cast iron finish. After the package from Fonq was delivered  I have admired the teapot and cups by displaying  them on the table for a whole day to enjoy the special appearance of the design ... Beautiful simplicity and therefore a beautiful eyecatcher on your table or in the kitchen!  Happy Weekend!

                                                                                                     photos and styling Elv's

nses. Theo invites youto enjoy a moment

of calm with your favourite tea or coffee.

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.

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nature inside - KUBU chair

photos elvs

I really like the ongoing natural trend that we see more and more...

a lot of greens, wood, bamboo, wicker baskets and other natural materials

such a great idea... Bringing the outdoor in! 

So when dutch online store FONQ.nl asked me if I was interested in making a review
about the Dutchbone Kubu chair it also was a great chance to update

 and redecorate my living room! I thought my minimalistic home could use

 a touch of nature and experimenting with how to bring more nature in my home and 

to create a warm atmospere for this coming Autumn is always a good idea!

The natural look and feel of Dutchbone Kubu is what makes this handicraft chair so special! 

 The rattan material is wrapped around the black, iron frame and that

 beautiful combination gives the chair also a stylish industrial look. 

A look that actually fits in a lot of interiors in my opinion! 

I love simplicity and by making a moodboard with a few beautiful

 green leaves from my garden and some stunning photos of my favourite 

fashion magazines I started to create a little urban jungle on my kitchenwall. 

The added fresh green plants on the bench in the livingroom 

completed my version of bringing more of nature inside my monochrome home!

Really love the fact that adding only a few new (natural) details 

really made the difference... did you already brought some nature inside? 

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

styling/photos and/opinion by elvs