Laundry day

Today was one of those days, when your iron basket is so full that you can't ignore it any longer. So, that's just what I have been doing, laundry, ironing, and more ironing... I don't really mind to do some ironing, sometimes it's even therapeutic.
Beautiful products and nice packaging make doing laundry a bit nicer though!

Don't you love that scent of clean laundry, cupboards with neat piles of sheets and linens, all ready for use ?
I don't know about you, but I love to have crispy ironed bedsheets, it's just one of those little luxuries which makes a difference in your day.
Now, I am just happy it is sunday evening, and before starting the week, I'll enjoy a cup of tea.

quiet week

It's been a quiet week, did some sewing and managed to arrange some things here and there.
I made a lovely linen food cover, for keeping bread or cookies in, I have been very inspired by the book 'Esprit de Famille' so I try to make as many projects as I can from there.




Plants and books just make the picture complete, and for my birthday I received 'Forbidden Fruit' about the history of women and reading, so interesting! and it makes a beautiful coffee table book....

let's hope the sun won't leave us too early this summer and that we still can enjoy the outside a bit.
take care!

Here comes the sun....and some flowers too!

Finally some sunshine...How different the world can look with a bit of light. I have been making a pillow from a piece of fabric of Laura Ashley, which gives immediately more colour and gives a cottage feel.
The garden has been decorated with some flowers and I discovered the Laura Ashley garden collection, which is so lovely, the garden boots are so feminine and their gloves, aprons, it all makes you feel like working in de garden (even though my garden is not so big...).

We also bought a new bed, which makes me happy, since I wanted something completely different, first I opted for white but than I thought that a dark bed with a lot of white around, is also very elegant and special. So, now I am busy redecorating our bedroom, which is very nice.

Yesterday I found a new treasure which I will share soon with you, but for now I will continue with my home and wish you all a sunny day!
Solange

How much choice we have...

picture: Oka

Sometimes when you try to find the right objects for your home, you don't find anything but when you are not looking, it seems to me that you usually bump in to them.
Last week, I ordered this lovely new quilt for my bed. It is from Oka a lovely british store, which unfortunately is only available online for me, so I couldn't resist the temptation... The quilt is white, with a beautiful repetitive pattern which gives my bed class and comfort.



The beautiful flowers come from my sister, for my birthday last week, and the piece of fabric you can see on the picture is a left over I found from Laura Ashley. I love to buy some small pieces of tissue and thinking of ways what I can do with it.

I visit all of you, but don't always have the time to leave a comment, but love all of your posts, so interesting and full of inspiration.


enjoy the nice days and take care.

reading, watching, enjoying

I have ordered some new coffee table books, I know I already have enough books and magazines around me, but the temptation to sit and read some more is sometimes stronger than myself.
This time I found the lovely 'Perfect english cottage' and 'Simply Country' both have great photographs and really show the cosy cottage interiors.
We are off work for some days, so I will be more than happy to browse through the pages, hopefully visit some old bookstores, to look for old engravings and pictures.



enjoy the days everybody!

Once I start, I can't seem to stop...

I have sewing last weekend again, it started with a little pillow, than a handkerchief holder and now, I have ordered more fabric from Cabbages and Roses, to keep the projects going! Since the weather is back to cold and rain, it's a good excuse to keep internal projects going.

Cabbages and Roses really is my point of inspiration at the moment, their colours and prints are amazing.

enjoy the week everybody!

moving furniture...

I have been moving furniture...always thinking of how to change our livingroom and give it a different look. know that Trish of the lovely blog Trouvais tagged me, so I chose some recent photos. The first picutre, is of my trip to Italy 2 weeks ago, which has given me a lot of inspiration, the scents, the buildings, the views, just lovely.
I also baked cakes lately, see picture below, and we are starting some big works in our house soon, so I am busy, busy...
Spring is here, and I hope the sun chooses to stay a bit more, as I thoroughly enjoy the weather as it is.
Solange