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February Twilightby Sara Teasdale (1884-1933)

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Dear ReaderDo you fee l i t? Spr ing i s coming – o r a t leas t we ’ re ab le to foo l

ourse lves in to th ink ing tha t we fee l i t . I t ’s the thought o f i t be ing

jus t a round the corner because as we wr i te th is , we can ’ t ve ry we l l

wr i te about spr ing be ing on i t s way. Our pub l i sh ing t ime here a t the

magaz ine means tha t we ’ re a few months ahead so i t ’s s t i l l f i rm ly

w in te r r igh t now w i thou t even the s l igh tes t s igns o f spr ing ou ts ide .

And ye t we sense i t o r fee l i t s imp ly by look ing th rough a l l o f the

amaz ing photos in th is i ssue . Here in our own l i t t l e wor ld in wh ich we

a l l t rave l once we open the magaz ine , spr ing has de f in i te ly a r r i ved .

I t ’s no t jus t on i t s way – i t ’s in fu l l b loom! A l l o f the wonder fu l spr ing

p lan ts b r ing ou t tha t spr ing fee l ing in everyone. They ’ re in s to res r igh t

now so hur ry up and go ge t some. We cer ta in ly can ’ t he lp ourse lves ,

and we ’ re a l ready look ing fo rward to i t so much. Everyone ’s mood

ge ts an au tomat ic boos t when love ly bu lbs a re p lan ted in po ts and

con ta iners ins ide and ou tdoors .

In add i t ion to a l l o f the love ly f lowers , you ’ l l a lso f ind insp i ra t ion fo r

in te r io r decora t ion , wonder fu l , easy rec ipes and fun DIY pro jec ts as

a lways – bo th smal l -sca le and on a la rger sca le as we ’ re fea tu r ing

the remode l ing o f Jørgen and Lonn ie ’s second f loor. I t ’s a p rac t i ca l l y

unused a t t i c , wh ich w i l l be t rans fo rmed over the nex t few months

us ing p r imar i l y recyc led bu i ld ing mater ia ls . Fo l low ing th is p ro jec t

i s bound to be rea l l y in te res t ing . You ’ l l f i nd a lo t o f ideas to use

par t l y o r in the i r en t i re ty, and i f no th ing e lse you migh t be insp i red to

rep l i ca te some o f Lonn ie ’s c lever decora t ing ideas .

Happy read ing !

Lonnie & Vivian

Helle Routhe

Lonnie Würtz Jensen Vivian Christensen

Bettina Solveig BakkestrømDorthe Hviid

Rikke Daugaard Thiel Rikke Vinter

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No. 2 · 2016Published by Jeanne d’Arc Living

magazine

Cover photo: Lonnie Würtz Jensen

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Page 4 . The t rans fo rmat ion a t L inde ly

Page 10 . Bo ld co lo r cho ices & un ique so lu t ions

Page 22 . Crea te the s ty le

Page 24 . O ld bu t tons

Page 30 . Ce le ry roo t

Page 36 . Green hope

Page 48 . Wi ld spr ing in peach & purp le

Page 53 . Shrove t ide ce lebra t ion

Page 60 . Renew your fa rmhouse tab le

Page 63 . Vin tage Pa in t

Page 64 . Tureens – a l i fe long love

Page 70 . Downtown count ry charm

Page 82 . B lue spr ing

Page 88 . C igare t te cases

Page 92 . A wor ld o f wonders

Page 106. Nord ic b read

Page 112. The Co lumn

Page 114. Brocante & sou l

Page 126. D IY: wonder fu l rococo scarves

Page 132. JDL L iv ing

Page 134. R ikke ’s top 10 f inds

Page 140. L i t t le bu t te r f l y

CONTENTS

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NEW SERIES:

The transfo

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When the light breaks throughIn the months ahead, you’ll be able to follow the transformation of

the upper floor of Jørgen and Lonnie’s farmhouse, Lindely, here in the

magazine. What was previously one large, dark room beneath the roof

is being transformed into a series of lovely, light rooms with lots of

exciting details. The entire upper floor is about 1400 ft2/130 m2. The

space will be divided into three bedrooms, a master bedroom in a new,

spacious attic, a large bathroom and an amazing staircase with a landing

with room for a seating area. The thoughts and basic ideas behind the

remodel are first and foremost to bring plenty of light into all of the

rooms and secondly, to use as many recycled materials as possible. One

of the most important things to Lonnie was that she didn’t want skylights.

The remodel needs to be carried out with respect for the house and its

original appearance. The Lindely farmhouse was built in 1910 and has

so many lovely details both inside and outside. Back then, bricklaying

was truly a work of art and there certainly weren’t any skylights. Lonnie

feels that putting them in now would ruin the look of the house so the

challenge was finding an alternative way to secure the light. So a plan

was formed to make a large attic with three windows on the north side

of the house. The south side already has an attic with one large window

and two windows on each gable. Lonnie also found a lot of beautiful,

old windows, which have now been installed in several places between

the rooms to allow the light to flow freely between the spaces. This has

resulted in a lot of exciting solutions that can be an inspiration to all of

us looking for creative solutions for our own home.

We’ll start out by taking a look into the guest room. The room is located

in the gable facing West. Two old, peeling windows have been installed

in two of the walls to allow the light from the gable window to travel on

into the adjoining rooms. To further help along the light, Lonnie came

up with an alternative curtain solution. Old lace that fits the size of the

windows approximately is hung from two nails. Whenever there’s a need

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for curtains, they hang from both nails; when a curtain isn’t necessary,

they hang from one side only or simply decoratively draped so they don’t

block the light. After all, there’s not much point in making light rooms

only to block out the light with curtains.

Lonnie has decorated all of the rooms in a rustic boudoir style with

wonderful, neutral colors and touches of red and blue. In this room,

the beautiful, flowered wallpaper and a pink wall serve as the backdrop

for the decor. Other touches of red and blue are added in the form of

wonderful finds and in the flowered bedding. The old floorboards have

been preserved in the room. They’re painted with linseed oil, which

helps to reflect the daylight into the adjoining rooms. Doors, backbands

and floor panels are all reused as is the old radiator cover. In this case,

they bought one that fit the measurements approximately and then

a carpenter adjusted it to fit using new wood. The result is incredibly

beautiful. The radiator cover is almost like a piece of furniture on its

own. The headboard has plenty of patina and beautifully frames the two

box mattresses. In addition to creating a beautiful inflow of light, the old

windows also help to create an amazing atmosphere in the room. The

glass shelves have been installed inside the tall, narrow window. Lonnie

has arranged small displays of perfume bottles, a Madonna, a jewelry

box, a vase with a feather and other lovely items. Glass makes a beautiful

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