Rearranging the front room

Now that the autumn is definitely is here, I feel the need to do things around the house and rearranging the furniture.

I just sold eight(!) diningroom chairs and haven't decided what to place back. We did buy the old church bench and placed a few stools but I need something more. When I have made a decision and have bought them, I will let you know!

S. and I live in an old 1930 house and we have a front and backroom with two fireplaces. My brother-in-law just removed a tree from his garden and he had an big piece of wood left and gave it to us. I placed it in the fireplace and put some candles on them. It really looks good in the evening and you have the feeling that there's an actual fireplace burning, only without the warmth...



To see the candles better, I put the sidetable to the other side of the room, next to the Riviera Maison chair and the painting of Erik Zwezerijnen.

It looks better this way, altough the colour of the table is a bit dark and would look better when it's painted in a lighter colour. But this table is so old and not mine (my sister borrowed it temporarily to me and that was six years ago...) so I can't just paint it. Maybe I will rearrange it all again, we will see. It fun anyway to change the furniture every once in a while, let's just hope that S. agrees with me...

Back from Belgium

Yesterday, S. and I came back from Belgium. When we left, the weather was beautiful, nice and warm. We went to a small town called Hoeselt and stayed at a B&B. We walked around and enjoyed the sun and saw some lovely cottages!





The next day, we went to Verviers where we visited the village Spa on the first day. There, we took a ride up to the hill where we had an amazing view!






The weather got worse and worse everyday so we had to put our coats on while we tried to accept that the summer days are really over. The hotel where we stayed was located in an old factory in Verviers which was lovely. The town Verviers itself wasn't very special. We walked around but didn't see anything we liked. So, the second day we went to Maastricht to go shopping!

It was a perfect get away!

Fall or still summer?

This week was a wonderful weather week! After an awful summer where there was nothing but rain, it is just great that we had to experience a few summer days before the fall really is going to set in.


Last week en this week, S. and I are two weeks off from work so we took our little nephew to the beach and had a great time. This morning, we also went to the beach and you can see that a lot of people had the same idea!





This coming week, S. and I are taking the car and we're driving to Belgium where we'll stay for four days. Our plan is to walk along the forest and visit some small villages around from where we are staying. unfortunately, the sun will disappear slowly and the fall weather is going to kick in...

So, the next couple of days we will be gone and I can't post anything while we're away. When we return on thursday, I'll have lot's to tell you so don't go away!

Have a great sunday everyone, talk to you soon!

Do I love Paris of New York?

Yesterday I watched the film Paris, je t'aime and a few days before that, New York I love you. Just sitting relax with a cup of tea, lighting the candles while the sun is slowly disappearing earlier everyday, fall is actually happening...


After seeing both films, I have to say that I prefer Paris je t'aime more. Maybe it has something to do with that I know the city better. A few years ago I worked as an intern in a hotel in Paris and got to know the city very well. My favourite spot is just outside of the Louvre museum and sitting there, watching a the people pass you by. New York I haven't seen yet but S. and I are planning a three week honeymoon to the east coast of the USA and we'll start in New York. We're so excited about it but more about that another time!

While I was watching the film, I saw the sun disappearing and made a few photo's of the front room, also looking into the backroom. It lookes to homy, a great start for the weekend!



What are your plans for this weekend? S. and I are going to shop a little, I need some yarn and a new dress and S. needs some clothes too. Tomorrow, I will be spending most of my time behind the pc and working to finalizing my school assignment.

I wish you all a nice weekend and talk to you soon!