Friday, March 30, 2012

fermob à paris

fermob à paris by wood & wool stool
fermob à paris, a photo by wood & wool stool on Flickr.

Everyone knows;
I am a huge fan of Fermob.
Not a day goes by without that Fermob feeling.
I prefer to sit outside to enjoy the moment on one of the loungers or bench (like the last few days).
but I also love to sit indoors on the Fermob behind my desk.

Are you a fan?
then join in the casting!

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

here is spun

here is spun by wood & wool stool
here is spun, a photo by wood & wool stool on Flickr.

It's been proven
by people who are really skilled in style;
a house is a home when it's homespun.

A Homespun Style house is never done (whew) and always alive.

Selina Lake's Homespun Style is a book to refer to again and again and again...

Monday, March 26, 2012

wood & wool metropole stools

Okay it is an exception, but too fun not to mention.

Two weeks ago on Monday I've send three handmade stools, one to Paris, one to Los Angeles and one to New York.

Wood & wool stool goes cosmopolitan!

Saturday, March 24, 2012

sissy boy

sissy boy by wood & wool stool
sissy boy, a photo by wood & wool stool on Flickr.

Being a big fan of Sissy Boy since my teens,
I was pleasantly surprised by the message that I am one the winners of the 30th anniversary book of Sissy Boy.

In the 25th anniversary book published in spring 2007, a few pictures of Pippa and me were featured.

When we visited the SB shop in Breda 5 years ago, we got the book as a gift from the storemanager, who had recognized us as regular customers in the book.

Now we won the book!

The beautiful book represents the classy SB style through the years.
It's a tribute to the founder Michael Smit.
Reading the handwritten text of Michael in the 25th anniverery book, really touched me yesterday.

Sissy Boy is my favorite store in the Netherlands and I can't imagine my wardrobe and home without Sissy Boy...

Friday, March 23, 2012

flowers for...

flowers for... by wood & wool stool
flowers for..., a photo by wood & wool stool on Flickr.

it's spring
you can feel it
this weekend we switch to summer time

"oh can you believe
that everything is waiting to unfold?"

(flowers for Zoe by Lenny Kravitz)
(flowers for me by Lysbeth)

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

nathalie lété plates

nathalie lete plates by wood & wool stool
nathalie lete plates, a photo by wood & wool stool on Flickr.

Yesterday the mailman brought two boxes from Londen.
Content; thirteen diner plates by Natalie Lete.
Well, there's only one plate pour moi.
Last Thursday I showed my colleagues the Natalie Lete plate I was planning to order at Anthropologie. In no time I had a collective order of 13 diner plates.
Today I have displayed the colorful collection on the garden table (for the picture) and tomorrow I will hand out the dinner plates to my colleagues.
Tonight we have opened the 'dinner outside' season (using other plates by the way).

Monday, March 19, 2012

lasting love

lasting love by wood & wool stool
lasting love, a photo by wood & wool stool on Flickr.

Since the super sofa arrived,
I get happy everytime I enter the livingroom.
It fits in our house perfectly and is everyone's new favorite spot at home.
Saturday the pillow covers that I had ordered at Stof Enzo arrived.
Hydi made two almost equal pillow covers in her lovely African fabric.
(the other one has a different print on the back)
The prints match so surprisingly well with the sofa.

This morning when I came back from running,
I kicked off my shoes and stretched out to relax on the sofa for a while...
oh yeah, this is 'lasting love'

Friday, March 16, 2012

friday i'm in love with tommy

This evening I will spend with Tommy M.

rocking rooster

rocking rooster by wood & wool stool
rocking rooster, a photo by wood & wool stool on Flickr.

A working day at Villa Augustus;

My favorite weekly Thursday flower day.
The chandelier Easter preparation, this year with rocking roosters and eggs.

The restaurant is open as usual during the small renovation.
(does not seem crowded, but everyone was sitting outside in the sun on the terrace)

In the market more Easter mood
Spring bouquets
Forget me nots
Easter baskets
shiny hares and homemade chocolate lollipops.

Thursday, March 15, 2012

moving

moving by wood & wool stool
moving, a photo by wood & wool stool on Flickr.

My office moved a few meters eastwards today.
Our new super long sofa caused a 'furniture swap'.
(all possibilities have passed through)
After a lot of shuffling back and forth, everything has a new place and I do not even have to get used to it.
The whole family can sit on the 4.5 couch.
We even fit all at once and there is still plenty of space for at least half a person.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

bottlenecklace

bottlenecklace by wood & wool stool
bottlenecklace, a photo by wood & wool stool on Flickr.

The big bottle is a gift from Lammie.
I'm very pleased with the old bottle, it's so pretty with that pink blossom branch and deserves a prominent place in the living.

Stuck on the wall this week;
Bottle vases by Foekje Fleur.
Front and back of the postcard I've made for Lammie's shop.
A supersweet photo of Minne on opa's neck.
The new Villa Augustus Easter brochure with glorious illustrations (as always) by Dorine de Vos.

Sunday, March 11, 2012

revive

revive by wood & wool stool
revive, a photo by wood & wool stool on Flickr.

Hey what a feast today!
After breakfast we moved outside.
Just enjoy doing nothing all day long.
Well, a bit of reading, crochet, browsing magazines...
Revive :)

Friday, March 9, 2012

my dear dad

my dear dad by wood & wool stool
my dear dad, a photo by wood & wool stool on Flickr.

(1930 - 2000)
Today is his birthday.
He was the sweetest dad you can imagine.

My finest memory:

Early Sunday mornings,
cycling together in the woods
and enjoy a breakfast picnic.

Thursday, March 8, 2012

happy women's day

happy women's day by wood & wool stool
happy women's day, a photo by wood & wool stool on Flickr.

For all women a pretty blossom branch,
well okay a picture of a pretty blossom branch.

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

oh baby!

oh baby! by wood & wool stool
oh baby!, a photo by wood & wool stool on Flickr.

baby blankets
seem endless projects

but once all colored circles become squares
and all 36 squares are hooked to each other,
it's getting endlessly cool

almost ready
add some neon pink and a nice little edge

oh baby!

Sunday, March 4, 2012

destination saint barthelemy

Some stools have all the luck.

I mean, what a wonderful destination; an island in the Caribbean Sea.

I guess this multicolored threesome will feel like a tropical fish in the water in Saint Barthelemy.

Friday, March 2, 2012

lammie goes etsy

lammie goes etsy by wood & wool stool
lammie goes etsy, a photo by wood & wool stool on Flickr.

Lammie sells - only on Saturdays - in her shop in Dordrecht.
No worries, from now on you can buy her curious objects worldwide twentyfourseven;

Lammie goes Etsy.