Hidden In France

What you gonna do with all that junk?

I'm working on a post I'm excited about.  A fellow French expat I just met gave me a tour of her incredible house.  Oh what a house!  I'm still under the shock.  But I'm waiting for pictures so not yet.

 Meanwhile, Karey m. of Mackink heard my whining distress and urged be to go to this  A Cup of Jo post, (with a guarantee that there would be no nymphet threat whatsoever)  which led me to this Cookie Magazine article and Karey, you must know my virtual self pretty well because I love this house.

I wonder what's going on with me?  The more I read about architecture, design.  The more I look at Etsy and drool, the less I actually want stuff in my house. The more my personal stuff feels like an tar-coated albatross around my neck. This morning I packed boxes and boxes of objects I could not separate from, could not live without, in an effort to create more visual space.  It's a matter of sanity suddenly.  And now I want to let go of it completely.  I don't even want it in boxes.  I don't want my former precious collectible--now junk--near me.

Is there a shrink in the house?

So these rooms, clean and pared down to the essential, yet warm and cozy. (Is this another way to say 'Swedish?' ) are like (mmm..  oh well...) a visual oasis to my parched corneas.  

What do you do with your unwanted decor stuff?  Do you sell it on e-bay?  Give it away?  Do you sell it on etsy or at garage sales.  Or are you of the hoarder persuasion? 

Zara home kids decor

In another life I would love to decorate children's bedrooms for a living. In my first life, with my own children, there happened to be too little to choose from, and too little money to buy cute stuff. And now the kids are older with (horrible) ideas of their own when it comes to decor and we wouldn't want to stiffle their creativity would we?

But the industry of children decor has boomed since, and wow, is there irresistible stuff out there now.

I adore the Zara Home Kids collection. Look at all the loveliness. Not sure if they ship to the U.S quite yet.

Hanging houses from the Netherlands

This was one seriously frustrating day dealing with internet connection problems (now solved, but for how long?)

For those of you who have little girls, or for those of you who still are little girls at heart, maybe it's not too late to order these ravishing little houses from Hanging House for Christmas. The company is based in Amsterdam and the houses cost 100 Euros or under. I am charmed by the poetic details as well as the concept of a little house simply hanging from a branch. Just lovely.

Ikenik

I'm not sure I want to subscribe to the notion that once children have outgrown the infant stage (in my case they are 8 and 15) one must give up on decorating with baby stuff. Au contraire! It keeps me young to surround myself with immature décor. And no, I don't care what the rest of the family is saying. Here is Ikenik, a fun online store located in the Netherlands, found via the must read French blog Petit Bistro.

Coming B line of kid's décor

In the mood for something tart, tangy and sweet, such as tangerine and lime together?

I found so many kids products I liked on the Coming B website, but there is also plenty for grown ups. This is a French manufacturer who offers very affordable and whimsical options to update the look of a room or change its ambiance.

This is a lot of pictures, and I hope it doesn’t take too long to open. If it does, could you let me know?

sandrine herlin

Here are photos taken from Sandrine Herlin's website. She creates tablecloths, curtains, bags, children decor etc... I love this tablecloth with removable silk flowers.

I adore those panels made out of linen.

She also makes pillows embroidered with linen, cotton and silk.