Girandoles and my friend’s new webshop

 

Now that Christmas time is coming our way,  it's always nice to illuminate your home with beautiful lighting.

At this moment I am thinking about which lighting to use as Christmas decoration.

I came across some beautiful images of girandoles.

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A ‘girandole’ (French) is an ornamental branched candlestick often composed of several lights. Girandoles came into use in the second half of the 17th century, and ware commonly made and used in pairs. A girandole has always been a luxurious appliance for lighting and in the 18th century, the French ciseleurs designed the most beautiful examples.Girandoles can be made of metals or wood. For table use is silver the favorite material.

Image source : Richard Goullet Décoration

Image source : Linda Chase Associates

Image source : Augustus Brandt Antiques 

  Image source : Alhambra Antiques

Image source : Laurence Helmer et Maison James via Proantic

To my opinion a girandole is one of the most appropriate types of Christmas lighting. Don’t you agree?

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Talking about lighting, I would love to introduce you today to the brand new webshop of my friend Natalie Haegeman of Natalie Haegeman Interiors.

Image source : Natalie Haegeman Interiors

Most of you do know yet that Natalie is a Belgian interior designer and that besides her job as interior designer, Natalie is specialized in custommade and handmade lampshades, using the finest fabrics.

By reading my earlier posts about Natalie’s work here and here, a lot of my readers asked me where to find these kind of lamps and lampshades in their neighborhoods.  I knew that Natalie was working hard on a webshop, intending to offer her creations online.

I am very pleased to announce you that Natalie’s webstore is finally online now!!!

Beside lamps and lampshades, you will even find beautiful ideas for all of your Christmas gifts!

 

Click on the image below to enter Natalie’s online store.

A sneak peak of Natalie’s online store. All items shown in this mosaic are available at www.nataliehaegeman.com.

 

You will always find back the link to Natalie’s online store at the side bar of my blog :

So you would do me a favor to visit Natalie’s online store and to come back to tell me your thoughts about it! 

And if you are asking me if my blog is sponsored by any of the mentionned companies on my blog : NO!!

I do not have the intention to make of my blog a sponsored blog, a blog that is not really mine! I do prefer being free to post about or to mention people who are, in my opininon, worth talking about.

I wish my friend Natalie lots of success with her brand new online store and I wish everyone of you a nice start of this new week and a wonderful Thanksgiving!

xx

Open Doors at Natalie Haegeman Interiors

 

If you ever visit Belgium you definitely have to visit the shop of Natalie Haegeman. Natalie is a talented Antwerp based designer.

Last year I already posted about Natalie’s work here. In this post I told you that Natalie has a perfect eye to combine old and new objects and furniture. And she knows how to choose the perfect fabrics for seat upholstery and window treatment.

Natalie is even specialized in making lampshades! She offers a wide range of the most beautiful and custom-made shades.They are all hand- made and her clients can choose between lots of different fabrics of Natalie’s exquisite fabric collection.

A few weeks ago, Natalie had her Open Doors ( So sad I couldn’t be there!) and she sent me some of the picures of the event. I was so excited about them that I asked Natalie if I could share some of these with you, my readers. Fortunately she agreed! Thank you so much Natalie!

 

Use of subdued colors in Natalie’s bedroom. Beautiful gathered lampshade! And notice that gorgeous roman window shade!

 

Beautiful marble floortiles perfectly matching the blue-grey tones of the painted stairway railing.

 

Again a beautiful gathered lampshade. A group of ancient terracotta pots and an 18th century carved wooden panel hanging on the wall.

 

The only 4 left of a serie of old 18th century prints of birds Natalie once found at a Parisian flea market.

 

A beautiful still at Natalie’s living room. On the window tablet a serie of works of art of the French artist Jean-Marc Louis.

 

A beautiful fabric fragment on a frame as a decorative element. The fabric is of the collection of Chelsea Textiles,a company which is known for her beautiful embroidered fabrics with flowers and birds and of which a lot are seen in English hotels.

 

Fabulous linen fabrics for cushions and seat upholstery as this one here of GP&J Baker.

 

Definitely one of my favorites! Cushions in a Mark Alexander fabric.

 

Natalie’s bedroom.  Elegant embroidered ML Fabrics bedlinen and again the Chelsea Textiles fabric fragment on the wall.

 

Beautiful bench at the entrance hall with cushions in an old linen striped fabric. The small cabinet is made of an antique clock! So charming!

 

Again one of Natalie’s hand-made lampshades. Did you notice the book ‘The Private House’ by Rose Tarlow on this table?!

 

Beautiful displayed decorative accessories in Natalie’s antique cabinet.

 

Nathalie removed the doors of the upper part of this antique cabinet and painted the inside in a blue-gray color. Natalie loves all things white and clear in summer.

 

The dining area next to the kitchen. Beautiful French pine dining table with a pendant fabric shade above the table.

 

And isn’t this a most gorgeous kitchen?! Natalie has chosen for old terra cotta floor tiles. The fabric under the sink area and the one used for the shades of the wall sconces is of C&C Milano, Natalie’s favorite collection of linen.

 

Natalie sitting at her dining table, pricing all the articles for the Open Door Event.

The combination of that bench and the Swedish chairs around the table is just gorgeous! Notice the plate rack with the green English plates! And what a wonderful fabrics Natalie has chosen for the roman shade (C&C Milano), the pedant (Mark Alexander) and the bench (antique linen).

 

You are so talented Natalie!! I just love your work!

 

 

For any further information, please visit the website of Natalie by clicking on the NH logo. Or contact Natalie at info@nataliehaegeman-interiors.be, I am sure she will love to help you!

 

Natalie told me that she is working hard on her new website and she assures us that it will be gorgeous!

I am looking forward to the launch of it!

What do you think? Shouldn’t Natalie start her own shop on-line? Please tell me about your thoughts!

xx

All images with permission of Natalie Haegeman

Natalie Haegeman, a decorator from Antwerp

Today I want you to meet a Belgian decorator who lives and works in Antwerp. Natalie Haegeman creates very charming interiors. She loves to decorate with antique objects, because they have a soul. Creativity and authenticity belong together, Natalie explains on her website.

And yes that is what you notice looking at the images on her website.

Natalie has a perfect eye to combine old and new objects and furniture. And she knows how to choose the perfect fabrics for upholstery and curtains.

Let's take a look.

Notice the color of the pottery on the table and the matching fabric Natalie chose for the blinds.

Orange upholstered armchair. I love it! This shade of orange looks wonderful with the surrounded objects and furniture.

A shade of purple. Why not?

Natalie loves to work with beautiful lampshades and isn’t afraid to use some more vivid colors for those.

Perfect combination of the carpet and that coffee table, don’t you think?

Awesome, the entry hall of her home, isn’t it?

Serene chosen colors for this bedroom.

Natalie surrounded by fabrics and lampshades.

Kelims on a stool.

Gorgeous wall light.

A beautiful still.

So next time you visit Antwerp, don’t forget to stop by at Natalie Haegeman (on appointment I guess!).

NATALIE HAEGEMAN INTERIORS

Leopoldslei 75

2930 Brasschaat

www.nataliehaegeman-interiors.be

xx

all images : www.nataliehaegeman-interiors.be, except image 1

Photography : Sven Everaert ; Bieke Claessens (except image 1)