This time I want to show you around in the beautiful home of my friend graphic designer Elies van der Linden. She lives in The Hague in a little ground floor apartment. Her taste is colourful and minimalย withย natural elements.
The grey cabinet fits perfectly next to theย mantlepiece. Behind the glass doors is aย display of collectedย items, tableware and herย collection of gardening books.
The eye catching botanical wallpaper in the livingroom isย fromย Onszelf.
Elies ownsย aย big garden not far from her home, where she grows vegetables, herbs, fruit and wild summer flowers. The pink and purple flowers on the mantelpiece are from this garden.
Elies owns 2 tuxedo cats, they look so much alike, I cannot keep them apart. One of them photobombed this picture, can you spot him? They followed me all around, curious as they are.
Although the house is small it doesn’t feel that way, it feels spacious and cosy. The colours are well balanced and I love the little cornersย with displayed flowers and objects. Tip: Use large furniture in a small room, like theย cabinet and sofa in Elies herย livingroom. This makes a room look bigger.
The yellow table lampย is from Leitmotiv, design Barefoot.
The bedroom
The bedroom is serene and has tints of brown and green combinedย with a beautiful floral vintage wallpaper. The window looks out intoย the garden.ย The lace curtains and old window frames give a romantic atmosphere to the room.
The Office
The office has an entrance to the garden. The purple wall makes it vibrant and inspiring. The office chair isย a design byย Charles & Ray Eames. This is where Eliesย does her work as aย graphic designer. She also makes beautiful artwork.
On the wall some prints of her artwork
The floor in the hallway Elies bought some years ago via VT Wonen.
The Garden
Elies is very passionate aboutย gardening. She has two gardens, the one behind her house and aย big vegetable garden not far from her home. The book from Alys Fowler is one of her favorite gardening books. She can eat from the garden all summer and sometimes has too much and shares it with her friends.ย Lucky me!
The garden behind her house is wild and filled with flowersย and herbs. Here she can sit and unwindย with a cup of tea. The gardens always keep her busy but she loves to work in them.
Do you want to seeย more of theย work of Elies? Check outย her websiteย or follow her on Instagram.
2 comments
WOW, wat prachtig!!!
Dank je Annette!