Archive for August, 2011

Delft Blue accessories – a touch of Holland or Chinese?
Interior Styling

Delft Blue accessories – a touch of Holland or Chinese?

image by ping he Hi everyone, today is Monday again, I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Amsterdam is getting colder and colder. I am not sure whether the summer will still continue here. Maybe this year here we skip the summer and go straight to autumn. Too bad, […]

Amazing table decoration for weekends
Interior Styling

Amazing table decoration for weekends

image by ping he It is weekend again. This week, time goes very quickly. Many work have to be done before the weekend. I managed to have one hour bike ride this afternoon around the city, and certainly pass by my favorite park -Vondelpark, it is a place where I […]

Inspiring space from Jessica Helgerson Interior Design
Interior Styling

Inspiring space from Jessica Helgerson Interior Design

image by ping he I love the home with a touch of nature, and if the house have some Asian touch, I will love it even more. When I came across the Portland based Interior Designer Jessica Helgerson‘s project. I could not stop to think about share them with you […]

Contemporary nature inspired fine china
Ceramic design

Contemporary nature inspired fine china

image by ping he When John and I got married in 2009, we got a nice set of fine bone china gifts from families and friends. They are from Villeroy & Boch Urban Nature. The set includes rice bowl, tea pot, coffee set and dishes. They are timeless. We use […]

Follow your dream
Design

Follow your dream

image by ping he When I was a little girl living in a little village near Shanghai (I lived in Shanghai till 4 years old, then moved back to Shanghai after 15). we don’t have iPad2 or playstation 3 or Barbie, instead all of those we have rope jumping, ping […]

chinoiserie – a touch of elegance at home
Interior Styling

chinoiserie – a touch of elegance at home

image by Ping He I noticed that more and more friends or acquaintances ask me about how to decorate their own space with the influence of Chinese style. I want to show them with images that I like or show them what I have done with my space. But these […]

Kreoo-Nabhi Stone Sinks: style in your bathroom
Interior Styling

Kreoo-Nabhi Stone Sinks: style in your bathroom

It has been six and a half months since we moved to our new apartment. We both enjoyed very much with our new place. Luckily the basic of the house is ready. The dark brown wooden floor, the ceiling, the kitchen and bathroom are all set. We don’t need to […]

Color of the day – exciting yellow
Flower Inspirations / Wedding

Color of the day – exciting yellow

I am back to the blog page. When I rode my bike today on the way back home, I felt that I was flying on the bike. You know why? Because I could not wait to write on the blog. I took some days off during the summer holiday here […]

Summer holiday
Design

Summer holiday

It is summer in Amsterdam, most of my friends are taking holiday. As a Chinese, I never get used to the idea of taking holidays. I never had experience of taking holidays when I used to living in Shanghai. We only had national holidays, when schools, banks and other business […]

Elegant wedding table decoration
Flower Inspirations / Wedding

Elegant wedding table decoration

image by Ping He I love go to weddings, no matter Asian weddings or Western weddings, I just love the atmosphere on the wedding day. Most of the wedding I have been were fantastic. Some have more budget than others, they choose more extraordinary location than the others. I know […]

The French country style or the city glamor?
Interior Styling

The French country style or the city glamor?

image: Ping He Today I was preparing my trip to France, and I was posting some notes on my facebook that I am learning French to get myself ready for my two weeks staying in Provence. I got a lot of tips about how to learn the language and trips […]

Beach inspired wedding theme
Flower Inspirations / Wedding

Beach inspired wedding theme

image: by Ping He I have been to many weddings recently, and in my memories, have a wedding on the beach is such a romantic idea. Many years ago, two friend of mine had their wedding on the beach. It was a beautiful beach wedding theme. From dress, decoration and […]