Creative living

Two artists + one flat = one boho chic place beyond believe! I feel right at home here in this flat in Southern France (incidentally near here). Every single chair in this abode is amazing and the walls with their rough texture are charming.

All photos: Marie Claire Maison

Blue salon

All photos: Marie Claire Maison

A cute salon in a Parisian flat. I love this shade of blue which reminds me of Farrow & Ball's 'Cook's Blue'. It is a very happy colour. How do you feel about blue? I always think one has to be careful that it doesn't make the interior too cold. It really worked in this flat.

China is fantastic - I think I have to blog about it even if it is not exactly Europe.

Greek life

Ah, Mykonos, a place that comes pretty close to paradise on earth. The white washed house, the pool, the view of the azur blue sea... The interior is simple but not boring because designer pieces (especialy mid-century chairs) are mixed with more traditional handmade furniture. I like the 'built in' shower- it looks very organic. Pretty handy to have your own chapel, too, non? (See last photo). The owners got married there. How lovely!  

All photos: Marie Claire Maison

European still life

Photo: Marie Claire Italia

I like this vignette very much. It evokes the old flemish masters, doesn't it?

On  different note; I saw that a remake has been made of one of my all time favourite French movies La guerre de Bouton. Why?  

French Impressions VII

Here are a 'couple' of photos from my trip to Les Cevennes near Montpellier this summer. The area is known for rosé wine, sweet onions (made into a sort of chutney), its natural beauty, caves and hiking with donkeys.

I took a photo of one of the many hiking groups we saw. They all seemed to have, ahem, difficulty getting the donkey to walk.

Les grottes des demoiselles, which we visited, was the largest cave I have ever been to. Amazing!

There are supposed to be a lot of sheep - I just saw absolutely zero sheep except the bronze shepard statue.

 Our house was on top of a hill overlooking the mountains and it was so remote that there was not even mobile phone access. The grey cat came to our house twice a day and demanded to be fed. I bet it did rounds at all the houses in the neighbourhood! We met the dog while hiking in a national park and he really enjoyed bathing in the tiny waterhole.
The danger sign below is self-explanatory, right?

All photos: European Chic

Converted mirror factory

There is an Alice in Wonderland quality to it when you can say that you live in a former mirror factory, isn't there? Today this charming house is a Bed & Breakfast in Brussels, Belgium.

I am smitten by the large collection of earthware and glasses. It is never too late to get started I suppose. What do you like about this house?

The address:

Chambre en ville, 19, rue de Londres, 1050 Bruxelles, Belgium

All photos: Marie Claire Maison