Modern House Minimalist Design

  As a reader of Belgian Pearls, you will have noticed that I always try to be helpful at your search for specific Belgian products or companies. As your demand for Belgian adresses of antiques dealers is always returning, I would love to introduce you today to the Belgian house of antiques and interior design AMBER ANTIQUES.   Antiek Amber was founded in 1972 by Paul Wagemans. He started out

  As a reader of Belgian Pearls, you will have noticed that I always try to be helpful at your search for specific Belgian products or companies. As your demand for Belgian adresses of antiques dealers is always returning, I would love to introduce you today to the Belgian house of antiques and interior design AMBER ANTIQUES .   Antiek Amber was founded in 1972 by Paul Wagemans. He started out searching for antique furniture on the French, English and German countryside. Soon he got the demand from clients to also search for architectural antiques. This combination was a success and the projects grew in size. During this period the same clients started asking for new timberwork with an old patina. Paul met this demand by using the wood from old oak beams for the construction of stairs, doors, panelling and even complete kitchens. " We concentrate on craftsmanship and traditional measure work: quality work that is getting very rare in our age of industrialisation an...

  I have always been fascinated by the beautiful and authentic American barns. All around bloggerland I discovered the most beautiful images.   Source here The grayed and red/brown aged wood reflects a long time farm activity and bearing of all weather conditions. Source here   I loved the images of the Winter Collection 2012 online catalogue of the Belgian brand Scapa Home, where a part of the

  I have always been fascinated by the beautiful and authentic American barns. All around bloggerland I discovered the most beautiful images.   Source here The grayed and red/brown aged wood reflects a long time farm activity and bearing of all weather conditions. Source here   I loved the images of the Winter Collection 2012 online catalogue of the Belgian brand Scapa Home , where a part of the photoshoot was taken in a barn. A wonderful location to present their winter collection. To discover the collection , click here . Source Scapa Home – Photo credit Arjan Benning   Today I am pleased and proud to tell you about a Belgian company that is importing old barn wood to Europe! The Belgian Antoine Verhofstede, a man passionate about wood and experienced in the wood trade for more than 30 years, came up with the idea to give a new destination to the wood of old American barns! He started to ship the best batches of old barn wood from the states to Belgiu...

  Frequently I receive emails from readers who are planning to visit Belgium and who are looking for addresses of antiques dealers. Today I’d love to introduce you to one of my favorite antiques dealers, the in Antwerp based Bie Baert. Bie Baert Antiques & Decorations The renown US antiques dealer Amy Perlin, who passed away 2 years ago, named Bie Baert ‘the secret source of Belgium’. The

  Frequently I receive emails from readers who are planning to visit Belgium and who are looking for addresses of antiques dealers. Today I’d love to introduce you to one of my favorite antiques dealers, the in Antwerp based Bie Baert . Bie Baert Antiques & Decorations The renown US antiques dealer Amy Perlin, who passed away 2 years ago, named Bie Baert ‘the secret source of Belgium’. The introduction text on the website of Bie Baert is written by Amy Perlin, who was a dear friend of Bie. Introduction text by Amy Perlin. To read it, click HERE .   Bie Baert Antiques & Decorations To read on the website of Bie Baert : “Entrez sans frapper is Bie Baert's motto when you walk through the front door of her charming house in Sint Job in 't Goor, 20 km from the center of Antwerp, where Bie lives and works. “I want people to feel comfortable when they come to visit my house“ Bie says, it has to be a bit like coming home, where you can sit in easy chairs, surroun...