Friday, July 3, 2015

A lovely light-filled Dutch family houseboat

Yaaaay, it's the weekend (almost)! The sun's shining and I can see the sea sparkling in the distance (definitely heading off for a swim shortly!)....but first today's tour. Could you imagine anything more wonderful than living on a house boat at this time of year? Brought up in a sailing family, I was practically born on a boat and this would be my dream come true, but it does conjure up images of a rather dark, cramped living space. Not in this Dutch house boat captured by Binti Home though. Located a mere 10 minutes from the centre of Amsterdam, Annelie (co-owner of Bynorr.nl), Hans and baby Scott's home is flooded with natural light. The self-designed open-plan space is uncluttered with fresh white walls and pretty pastel accessories.  The only real hint that it's afloat is from the water seen from the living room window. Such a lovely family home, don't you think?














Homeowner: ByNorr.nl. Binti Home (shared with kind permission). Featured in Flair Magazine.

Apart from the fresh colours, patterns and light wood I think my favourite thing about this home is the mix-match coffee tables in the living room. How about you?

I love the cute children's room too. For similar inspiration it's well worth popping over to fellow Malmö blogger Paul et Paula. My favourite online children shops right now are The Youngsters (owned by my talented interior designer friend Genevieve who also lives in Malmö and who I recently collaborated with on my little girls bedroom) and British/Swedish brand Indikidual (Syreeta used to live here too!) - so lucky to be surrounded by such talented people!

There are a load more pictures of this lovely home plus a full write-up over at Binti Home and Flair Magazine (in Dutch). 

For more inspiration from Holland this weekend (after all, the Dutch do have such a great sense of style don't they?) there's an entire archive here (scroll through the first one as it's most likely this home). 

Have a wonderful couple of days and for those of you in America...long weekend!

PS if you fancy a dip this afternoon but have no where to go - you can always imagine yourself relaxing in one of these beautiful swimming pools. Love!  

1 comment:

  1. Hi there

    I really love your website, Hi there

    I really love your website, , and was wondering if you're looking for more content for your site? I work for Modernize.com and over the past few months, we've written for The Huffington Post, About.com, and even Time Magazine. I think we could provide some pretty awesome free articles for your readers as well.

    Here are a few samples of our writing style:

    Great Sources for Temporary Wallpaper
    (http://renters.apartments.com/great-sources-for-temporary-wallpaper)
    Trendspotting Home Accents in Neon
    ( http://interiordec.about.com/od/AphroChic-About-Decor/ss/Trendspotting-Home-Accents-In-Neon.htm )


    Keep in mind our content is free and written specifically for your site's audience. All that we ask is that we be given credit for our work with a link back to Modernize. We have a huge following in the remodeling industry and we would be happy to promote the article through our PR channels after it was live.

    Feel free to reach out if you have any questions, I'd also be happy to hop on a phone call if you prefer.
    Looking forward to hearing from you. We can usually get you a great article within a week!

    Cheers,

    Ryan


    , and was wondering if you're looking for more content for your site? I work for Modernize.com and over the past few months, we've written for The Huffington Post, About.com, and even Time Magazine. I think we could provide some pretty awesome free articles for your readers as well.

    Here are a few samples of our writing style:

    Great Sources for Temporary Wallpaper
    (http://renters.apartments.com/great-sources-for-temporary-wallpaper)
    Trendspotting Home Accents in Neon
    ( http://interiordec.about.com/od/AphroChic-About-Decor/ss/Trendspotting-Home-Accents-In-Neon.htm )


    Keep in mind our content is free and written specifically for your site's audience. All that we ask is that we be given credit for our work with a link back to Modernize. We have a huge following in the remodeling industry and we would be happy to promote the article through our PR channels after it was live.

    Feel free to reach out if you have any questions, I'd also be happy to hop on a phone call if you prefer.
    Looking forward to hearing from you. We can usually get you a great article within a week!

    Cheers,

    Ryan


    ReplyDelete