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• Decora te your garden w i th wonder fu l f igures• En joy Japanese cher ry t rees and French lavender to the fu l l• Make wonder fu l appet izers and de l i c ious g ra t ins• Crea te the s ty le w i th b rocante on a budget• Have a look a t the bedroom a t L inde ly

Summer Sensations

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Summer Sensations5th issue 2016

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homes and gardens

Longing for Spr ing Longing for Spr ing

Come, l ove ly May, and makeCome, l ove ly May, and makeThe t rees g reen aga in ,The t rees g reen aga in ,A nd le t t he l i t t l e v io le t sA nd le t t he l i t t l e v io le t sB loom fo r me by the b rook .B loom fo r me by the b rook .

How I shou ld l i ke to seeHow I shou ld l i ke to seeA v io le t aga in .A v io le t aga in .A h, l ove ly May,A h, l ove ly May,How I shou ld l i ke to t ake a wa lk !How I shou ld l i ke to t ake a wa lk !

I t ’s t r ue that w in te r daysI t ’s t r ue that w in te r daysHave many p leasures .Have many p leasures .One c an t ramp about in t he snowOne c an t ramp about in t he snowA nd p lay lo t s o f even ing games.A nd p lay lo t s o f even ing games.

Bu i ld houses o f c ards ,Bu i ld houses o f c ards ,P lay b l ind man’s bu f f and fo r fe i t s ,P lay b l ind man’s bu f f and fo r fe i t s ,A nd go toboggan ing o f c ourseA nd go toboggan ing o f c ourseIn the love ly open c ount r ys ide.In the love ly open c ount r ys ide.

But when the b i rds s ingBut when the b i rds s ingA nd we happ i l y and n imb lyA nd we happ i l y and n imb lyJump about on the g reen lawns,Jump about on the g reen lawns,That ’s someth ing e lse aga in !That ’s someth ing e lse aga in !

Now my hobby- horseNow my hobby- horseMust s t and in the c o r ner the re,Must s t and in the c o r ner the re,For i t i s too muddy to go ou ts ideFor i t i s too muddy to go ou ts ideIn to the l i t t l e garden.In to the l i t t l e garden.

Oh, i f on ly i t were m i lde rOh, i f on ly i t were m i lde rA nd g reener ou ts ide!A nd g reener ou ts ide!Come, l ove ly May,Come, l ove ly May,We ch i ld ren beg you.We ch i ld ren beg you.

O c ome and, above a l l ,O c ome and, above a l l ,B r ing us lo t s o f v io le t sBr ing us lo t s o f v io le t sA nd lo t s o f n ight inga lesA nd lo t s o f n ight inga lesA nd beaut i f u l cuckoos too!A nd beaut i f u l cuckoos too!

M oz ar t – K V 59 6 ( V ienna , 1791)M oz ar t – K V 59 6 ( V ienna , 1791)

Chr i s t i an Ado l f O ve r bec k (175 5 -1821)Chr i s t i an Ado l f O ve r bec k (175 5 -1821)

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Dear ReaderThat amazing atmosphere that arises, the moment of happiness that you feel

when you’ve wished for something with al l your heart, worked hard for i t and then

f inal ly reach your goal is simply indescribable. You probably know what we’re

talking about? I t might be a special i tem that you’ve saved up for and are f inal ly

able to buy. Or maybe you’ve f inal ly succeeded in bringing out the perfect patina

on a wal l or a piece of furniture. Created the exact atmosphere that you wanted

in a room or something else altogether. I t goes for everything that we do in l i fe.

No matter what, i t ’s a sat isfact ion that no one can take away from you. The joy

and pride in what you’ve achieved. I f everything was presented to you or just

came easy, the pleasure at the result wouldn’t be the same at al l . We defini tely

know a thing or two about that here at the off ice. Our readers might think that

we’ve simply got al l the answers. Natural ly, we have a lot of know-how as far as

creativi ty and decorat ing goes but then that’s al l we do every day at work – and

when we’re not at work, our mind is st i l l constantly preoccupied with new ideas

anyway. The creativi ty and inspirat ion doesn’t turn off just because 4 PM rol ls

around and we’re off work. But we also dive into new and unchartered terr i tory

a lot. We’ve adopted the wise words of Pippi Longstocking: ”I have never tr ied

that before, so I think I should defini tely be able to do that.” Thus we also make

a great number of mistakes along the way when trying something new. We have

to use a method of tr ial and error, sometimes with pract ical ly zero guidance.

So there’s great excitement and we experience the aforementioned sense of

happiness when things turn out wel l and we f inal ly succeed, perhaps after several

fai led attempts. So our advice would always be to take the leap, do what you want

and be curious. Bel ieve in yourself and you’ l l succeed.

We hope you’ l l enjoy this issue of the magazine and that you’ l l f ind plenty of

inspirat ion for early summer projects, big and small .

Lonnie & VivianLonnie & Vivian

Helle Routhe

Lonnie Würtz Jensen Vivian Christensen

Bettina Solveig BakkestrømDorthe Hviid

Rikke Daugaard Thiel Rikke Vinter

Chief Editors:Vivian Christensen · Email: vivian@jeannedarcliving.dkLonnie Würtz Jensen · Email: jeannedarc@jeannedarcliving.dk

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No. 5 · 2016Published by Jeanne d’Arc Living

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Cover photo: Lonnie Würtz Jensen

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Page 4 . The t rans fo rmat ion a t L inde ly : B rocante s ty le in the master bedroom

Page 16 . Soph ie ’s Bed & Break fas t

Page 28 . Crea te the s ty le

Page 30 . PRAYER CARDS – fo r th is & tha t

Page 36 . Amaz ing appet izers

Page 41 . A cher ry c ream

Page 49 . Decora te your garden

Page 50 . Romance f ron t & cen te r

Page 56 . An an t ique look – fo r new marb le

Page 58 . F rench Moods

Page 64 . Wi th a Sense o f Humor

Page 70 . The Swed ish Dream

Page 80 . The co lumn

Page 82 . Brocante ON A BUDGET

Page 88 . Vin tage Pa in t

Page 89 . Lavender love

Page 94 . Mar ika ’s garden a lcove

Page 98 . Wonder fu l g ra t ins

Page 104. JDL L iv ing

Page 106. Crea te a tmosphere w i th new & o ld lace & embro ider ies

Page 116. Nord ic romance

Page 128. Swed ish charm

CONTENTS

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NEW SERIES:

The transfo

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Brocante style in the master bedroomIt ’s now time to take a look at the large attic room in our series of articles

about the transformation of Jørgen and Lonnie’s second floor. This

particular space was previously a large, old drying loft entirely without

any windows or dormer on this side. Now it ’s a large and inviting master

bedroom with plenty of light. In order to create this amazing room, a

very large dormer with no less than three windows was added. This now

allows plenty of daylight to flow into the room. A wide windowsill runs

all the way across the wall beneath the dormer, providing a nice balance

and plenty of room for knick-knacks. Yet another shelf has been put up

beneath the windowsill. They’ve insulated the wall and put up partition

walls. In order to allow daylight into the large landing just outside the

bedroom as well, two large, old window sections have been put in facing

the landing. The overall goal for all of the rooms was to ensure plenty

of natural light, including to the large landing, so skylights would not

be necessary. The lovely, old window sections were bought secondhand

from www.genbyg.dk. They have shutters on the outside that can be

closed if you want a bit of privacy. The walls are painted with Vintage

paint in ’Antique rose’ and a few of them are wallpapered with our own

floral wallpaper that matches the color perfectly.

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Lonnie has hung up her col lect ion of old hand mirrors and brushes

with various lace r ibbons on one s ide of the att ic . This is a fun

and decorative way to group many s imilar i tems together in one

place. A few of the brushes have no handles so they decorate the

windowsi l l instead.

The wonderful , old f igure was bought at a brocante market in

Belgium. It depicts the Virgin Mary with infant Jesus and has the

most beautiful patina. The colors are just perfect for the color

scheme of the room as wel l .

Lonnie put a great deal of thought into making sure that the room

didn’t turn out too feminine. When the wal ls are rose-pink and

there are f lowers on the wal lpaper, the pink can get to be a bit too

much. So she del iberately combined it with other colors. She chose

black, brown, mustard yel low, dark tea-color and antique gold.

Rust ic and mascul ine items such as l inen bedding, the bedside

lamp, top hats and iron chests provide a balance between the raw

and feminine.

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