The wonderful illustrations of Kerstin Hiestermann
Kerstin Hiestermann lives and works close to Hannover, Germany. She’s married, a mother to three children and works as a teacher with children who have learning difficulties. Besides all that Kerstin is a wonderful illustrator. On Instagram she’s well known for her work in which she incorporates everyday objects like flowers or a simple piece of bread accompanied by some well chosen black lines. Her illustrations ...
Tableware by Dols & Martens for Serax
You might know that I’m a big fan of ceramics. Tableware, vases, coffee mugs, you name it. Vintage or brand new, it doesn't matter. Subsequently, our house contains now three large cabinets filled with tableware that I mostly picked up on flea markets. I’ve actually reached a point that I can only buy a new piece when one other leaves the house. Insert chuckle here. Greenish ceramics I always find a way fooling myself ...
Flower power by Claire Basler
You know how it goes, you start your online search for a new duvet cover with a floral design and before you know it, clicking away for 30 minutes, you’ll end up looking at pictures of a flower-patterned house. I mean literally, wall to wall... Surrounded by flowers Painter Claire Basler lives and works on the outskirts of Paris were she surrounds herself with... flowers. Her paintings are impressive. Her house on the ...
A Corbusier-inspired apartment in Paris
Above you see one of my most pinned pictures on Pinterest. It’s an intriguing image don’t you think? Interior and exterior are blurred together. I think it’s like looking at a movie set designed for the latest film by Tim Burton. Inside and outside at the same time However, what you see is a patio of an eighteenth-century apartment in Paris, re-designed by architect Michael Herrman. For his new home, he was inspired ...
It’s easy being green
[metaslider id=1984] Healthy salads I'm into greens lately, both vegetables and greenish ceramics. Firstly, I found this great book that has 250 healthy and quick salads. The dishes are arranged by season and don’t take more than 20 minutes preparation time. Thank you! There are also dozens of tips given for dressings. David Bez, a graphic designer in London, made the book. He’s known for “the guy who sexed up ...
A remodeled Victorian house in San Francisco
I have great memories of San Francisco. Four years ago I made an amazing trip along the West Coast with my heartmate. Starting point was SF and after three weeks I was very pleased to end my trip right where we started it. We stayed in a wonderful old wooden house in the Haight-Ashbury district. A transformation that worked out well Surfing the web I found this complete remodel of a Victorian house in San Francisco. Only ...
Vintage ceramic vases
Besides a modest collection of white ceramic vases, I’ve been collecting some other varieties over the years. West German Pottery (WGP) is one of my favorites and easy to buy. However, the fun part of course, is to spot that special copy on a flea market or thrift shop and get it for a reasonable price. At least I think so. Because it’s Sunday, I’ll leave you now with my small collection of vintage ceramics ...
Modez Fashion Hotel
Planning on going to Arnhem? Stay at Modez Fashion Hotel, full stop. It’s located in the heart of the fashion district, only 10 minutes away from the city centre. Studio Piet Paris devised the hotel concept, designed the logo and is responsible for the art direction. Thirty Dutch (fashion) designers came up with surprising concepts that characterize their style and in addition all the rooms. I think it worked out very ...
A huge thank you
Dear fans and friends of Whiteboxliving, thank you ever so much for your support and votes during the last week. Or in Dutch: Bedankt! Unfortunately I didn’t win the blog contest but I do feel like a winner: I’ve received heart-warming responses from all over the world, my Fanpage on Facebook is doing great and in general people seem to like what I post and share. A special thank you to my heartmate and parents who have ...
Into the woods!
Get into the mood Newsflash: I’m one of the three finalists of the Villa ArenA Blog Event. You’re looking at my last assignment. Our job is to create a mood board for the courtyard of Villa ArenA. No limitations, except for the fact that I have to show all the wonderful items you can buy at Villa ArenA in the theme I’ve chosen. Well, that’s easy! ;-) In my fantasy there will be a tree house you can actually go ...
