Jeanne d'Arc Living Magazine - ISSUE 2 (2016) Boudoir atmosphere & plenty of...

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Boudoir

2nd issue 2016 US $13.95 €9,95

atmosphere & plenty of brocante

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CREATE WONDERFUL ATMOSPHERES WITH SPRING FLOWERS DECORATE WITH TUREENS & THE COLOR GREEN MAKE LOVELY ROCOCO SCARVES & THINGS WITH BUTTONS BAKE NORDIC BREAD & MAKE WONDERFUL DISHES WITH CELERY ROOT

Homes wit h a twist

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February Twilight

by Sara Teasdale (1884-1933)

I st ood be side a hill Smoot h wit h new-laid snow, A single st a r looked out From t he cold evening glow.

T he re wa s no ot he r c reat u re T hat saw what I could see -I st ood and wat ched t he evening st a r A s long a s it wat ched me.

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Dear Reader

Do you feel it? Spring is coming – or at least we’re able to fool ourselves into thinking that we feel it. It’s the thought of it being just around the corner because as we write this, we can’t very well write about spring being on its way. Our publishing time here at the magazine means that we’re a few months ahead so it’s still firmly winter right now without even the slightest signs of spring outside.

And yet we sense it or feel it simply by looking through all of the amazing photos in this issue. Here in our own little world in which we all travel once we open the magazine, spring has definitely arrived.

It’s not just on its way – it’s in full bloom! All of the wonderful spring plants bring out that spring feeling in everyone. They’re in stores right now so hurry up and go get some. We certainly can’t help ourselves, and we’re already looking forward to it so much. Everyone’s mood gets an automatic boost when lovely bulbs are planted in pots and containers inside and outdoors.

In addition to all of the lovely flowers, you’ll also find inspiration for interior decoration, wonderful, easy recipes and fun DIY projects as always – both small-scale and on a larger scale as we’re featuring the remodeling of Jørgen and Lonnie’s second floor. It’s a practically unused attic, which will be transformed over the next few months using primarily recycled building materials. Following this project is bound to be really interesting. You’ll find a lot of ideas to use partly or in their entirety, and if nothing else you might be inspired to replicate some of Lonnie’s clever decorating ideas.

Lonnie & Vivian Happy reading!

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

Lonnie Würtz Jensen

Cover photo: Lonnie Würtz Jensen

Vivian Christensen

Chief Editors: Vivian Christensen · Email: vivian@jeannedarcliving.dk Lonnie Würtz Jensen · Email: jeannedarc@jeannedarcliving.dk Editorial Office:: Jeanne d’Arc Living ApS Houmarksvej 92, Kondrup · 8920 Randers NV · Denmark · Tel: +45 36932010 Email: jeannedarc@jeannedarcliving.dk · www.jeannedarcliving.dk · www.jdlblog.dk Graphics & Layout: Flower Arrangers: Photos & Styling: Food, Text & Styling: Proofreading: Handyman: Advertising Director:

Rikke Daugaard Thiel

Lonnie Würtz Jensen & Helle Routhe Lonnie Würtz Jensen & Dorthe Hviid Lonnie Würtz Jensen & Rikke Daugaard Thiel Vivian Christensen, Rikke Vinter, Dorthe Hviid, Rikke Daugaard Thiel & Bettina Solveig Bakkestrøm Vera Jensen Ole Sørensen Email: annonce@jeannedarcliving.dk

Rikke Vinter Translation into Swedish, English, Dutch, German, Finnish & French: www.wordtoword.dk Translation into Norwegian: Linda Rønsholm.

Dorthe Hviid

Bettina Solveig Bakkestrøm

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Helle Routhe

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CONTENTS Page

4. The transformation at Lindely

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10. Bold color choices & unique solutions

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22. Create the style

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24. Old buttons

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30. Celery root

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36. Green hope

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48. Wild spring in peach & purple

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53. Shrovetide celebration

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60. Renew your farmhouse table

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63. Vintage Paint

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64. Tureens – a lifelong love

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70. Downtown country charm

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82. Blue spring

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88. Cigarette cases

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92. A world of wonders

Page 106. Nordic bread Page 112. The Column Page 114. Brocante & soul Page 126. DIY: wonderful rococo scarves Page 132. JDL Living Page 134. Rikke’s top 10 finds Page 140. Little butterfly

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When the light breaks through In 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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