Happy new week! Today I want to start with a crochet book, wrote and design by a creative dutch girl, Maaike van Koert.I had the opportunity to spend few hours with her last week and she has been so nice to give me her last book, Puur Haken. The book, although it’s in dutch {for now!}, it’s very appealing for… View Post
Today I heart this #22
Looking for a creative and easy idea to update your headboard?This may be the perfect solution: a simple and quick headboard made using the back of canvases in different sizes. The additional hint? Add feathers or other little objects and change them seasonally.A project right on time for the weekend! Alla ricerca di un’ idea creativa e facile per aggiornare… View Post
My favorite Ikea
Yesterday, while I was flipping through the new Ikea catalog pages, I asked myself: “if you have to choose, which would be your favorite Ikea piece?”. Not easy, right?I would say the PS cabinet: it’s functional, has a simple and clean line, it fits every interior and every rooms.Mine is now in the entrance and it gathers the seasonal shoes. Now… View Post
My ideal beach house
When I was in Levanto for my summer break, I started dreaming about how to decorate a small beach house. Own a small apartment in Liguria {where I was used to spend my summer holidays since I was a little girl} is always been my dream. Nothing big, my idea is more about a studio apartment with a nice space… View Post
Baby room #7 {Cubit}
It’s time today to introduce you another baby room sponsor: Cubit.Cubit is a modular shelving system made from MDF. You can choose between 25 formats in 8 depths and 17 colors, for endless combinations {and they are super easy to install, hubby’s word!}.The best part is that you can use these cubes in any room of the house. I made… View Post
The winners are…
Good morning from a super sunny Eindhoven! How is it possible to start in a better way a new week? Well, maybe telling you the 4 lucky winner that will have a free ticket for the Snor festival!Here the names: Winnie, Inger, Lotte and Arzu.Please, email me asap {ciao@idainteriorlifestyle.com}, so I can send you the tickets. In the meanwhile I’m… View Post
My new studio {2014 edition}
After my last studio arrangement {here}, I realized that the new setting wasn’t working well. The fact is that I need space, a lot of space to be precise!I need a desk to work and I need storage space to stock the yarns, even more now that I have the Malmedy wool too. Include a guest bed is quite a… View Post
Crochet fox purse and Snor giveaway
Let’s start with something personal..in these days I don’t feel very good, so all my mornings are at the desk, but the afternoons are almost entirely on the couch. So I’m trying to use this forced “immobility” and turn it into something useful. I’m crocheting new stuff for the Snor Festival: as I said in this post, on September 21… View Post
Carnet de shopping: Sissy Boy
A new hotspot in town!Sissy boy moved and now is located in a futuristic building in the middle of Eindhoven city center. I love this shop, it’s hip, cool and the products quality is really top level. Now that is bigger, the home section has been improved and on the first floor you can also find a lovely cafè with… View Post
New yarn! Malmedy 100% wool
It’s finally here!Annell Malmedy is the new yarn you can find from today on my shop, IDA yarn shop.This new products is 100% wool {weight: 50 grams, length: 125 meter, needles: 3.5 – 4 mm} and genuine 100% quality for such an amazing cheap price.It’s available in 26 colors, check the page to see them all! Happy new week and…… View Post
una città che senza 
