Loods 5 - A dutch interior stylist´s heaven

Loods 5 is one of my favorite places in Holland to buy furniture, they have almost anything, all diferent styles, from nursery´s to kitchens, you name it, they have it.

Here is a movie that gives you an impression how big this shop is. Try to see it without the music (you can hear the man breathing- ugh, and I hope this rollercoaster way of filming doesn´t make you dizzy)

The man filming should have been pushed around in one of those shopping carts for the movie not to been so bouncy. Well I hope you liked your Dutch shopping experience.

Here are a few online pieces of furniture that I liked...I warn you many chairs, chairs and chairs

                                                                            Chair Nicole

                                                                   DSR Eames chair

                                                               Xavier Puchard chair

                                                              Eames rocking chair

                                                                  Gringo Side chair

                                                                             Brussels rack

                                                                         Bety Kitchen unit

Time 1 industrial lamp

If you move to Holland, go and visit Loods 5 

Lisbon´s best secrets

Happy easter! I wanted to share the lovely places and shops that we have been too when travelling in Lisbon. My absolutely favorite shop in Lisbon is: Prego sem estopa, owned by interior designer and shop owner Ana Cordeiro. (this is where I bought my black and white pillow and other goodies)

Prego sem estopa

calcada do combro 36

1200-114 Lisboa

www.pregosemestopa.pt

Another beautifull shop is República das flores

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A luxury shop that offers decoration, flowers, gourmet and many other luxurious things, you will be very inspired by this shop.

Republica das Flores
Rua do Alecrim 99
1250-243 Lisboa

A lovely hotel that we visited (we took a coffee on their 6th floor panoramic vieuw terrace)
is Hotel do Barrio Alto.

Hotel do BArrio Alto

Praca Luis de Camoes 2

 Lisboa 1200-243, Portugal

This next Hotel blew us away, we discovered it touring around Belem visiting the Cathedral and monuments.

It´s Altis Belem hotel & spa

image by beau lifestyle

Altis Belem hotel & spa

Doca do Bom Sucesso,

 Lisboa 1400-038, Portugal

Then next images are a flower shop with an cafe extension called Flower Power by Carlos Filipe design

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Flower Power

Cocada do Combro 2

1200-114 Lisboa

And if you feel like having a sweet something, go to Confeitaria Nacional, a cafe/bakery that excists since 1829, with it´s antique decor and best pasterys you can take a cafe+sweet and enjoy the scene.

                                                                                      Confeireria Nacional

Praca da figuiera 18

www.confeitarianacional.com

Hope you will enjoy these places when you go to visit Lisbon!

New finds for our home

I have been to the Monday morning market (Maandagmorgen markt) wich is a market for fabrics, vintage clothes, curiosities and antiques. The market is in the hart of Jordaan district, centre of Amsterdam along the famous canals. I do recomend to go here early and pick up some treasures, and do negociate.
Did find some sweet vintge things for out home.

This is the nightstand in my old bedroom at my parents house, the antique cristal lamp is my there always to give enough light to read at night, The Litograph is by Michael Parkes wich I was obessed/loved with as I was younger, I have bought many of his pretty litographs.
The Malachite art deco plant pot is bought today, I am soooo happy with it as it is unusual to see such a large object made of malachite, peach roses as a gift from my mum. The brass olw is also a market find, as the cristal and glass plates to hold my jewelry at night.

Portuondo bros. from Madrid

In the Alhondiga (see previous post) this weekend, they organized an antique and decoration show, it was tiny show but I saw a booth hat caught my eye.
They are called portuondo Bros. they are located in Calle Castello 85 en Madrid.
The pictures (again with my phone) are not so nice, as you can not see the details of some objects, in real this booth had some mighty fine pieces.

I like the stapeled trunks and the huge lamps.

The table had a bone zigzag motif

I like the pineapple lamp.