Jeanne d'Arc Living Magazine - ISSUE 1 (2017) Time for a change

Lifes tyle in a C l a ss o f i ts O wn

magazine 1st issue 2017 US $13.95 €9.95

Time for a change

A NEW YEAR FULL OF NEW LIFE – ALSO HERE IN THE MAGAZINE • Keep up with our big project:

Sleepin g Beauty

• The monthly brocante guide – introducing the best markets.

• Wonderful small and large projects for your home.

• Furnish your home with brocante on a budget.

WINTER HOMES 1

JANUARY The days are shor t The sun a spark Hung thin bet ween The dark and dark Fat snow y footsteps Track the f loor And parkas pile up Near the door The river is A frozen plac e Held still beneath The trees’ black lac e The sk y is low The wind is gray The radiator Pur rs all day

By John Updike

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Dear Reader

We often tell our children the tale about just how much snow we had when we were young. At times, my children smile at me when I talk about snowdrifts high enough to cover the windows and Granddad digging a tunnel for us to get out of the house and go to school. Well, it’s not completely incorrect... we did have lots of snow back then…but in the end, I probably only saw such high snowdrifts three times during my entire childhood. Somehow, however, my memory has turned these special experiences into ”we always had lots of snow in the winter”. We tend to remember the peaks, the special things, and luckily we also have a fantastic ability to idealize everything in our memory.

The good, old days...they were wonderful indeed but many things were also bad. We just tend to only remember the good things. Take the best memories with you and leave everything else behind. At some point, the period in which we’re living right now will turn into the good, old days, so right now, we’re creating memories for ourselves and for our dearest ones. That’s why it’s so important that we try to create some nice stories for the future. This is my New Year ’s resolution: I want to spend time creating good memories.

Although it sounds very simple, this is actually one of the hardest tasks ever because very often, everyday life turns into one long routine where nobody stops to spend time with each other, and that completely jeopardizes our possibility of writing a shared history. In the end, there are no memories apart from the memory of never having enough time. I guess now this space has been used up on something other than presenting this, the first edition in 2017; however, this text is so expressive in its own right that any further presentation is unnecessary.

Take a break from everyday life and enjoy a couple of hours with the magazine.

Lonnie & Vivian Enjoy reading!

magazine No. 1 · 2017 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

Rikke Daugaard Thiel

Dorthe Hviid

Graphics & Layout: Flower Arrangers: Photos & Styling: Food, Text & Styling:

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

Paint Expert: Proofreading: Handyman: Carpenter:

Betina Thorsager Jensen Vera Jensen Ole Sørensen Michael Lundgaard Madsen

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

Betina Thorsager Jensen

Helle Routhe

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Ole Sørensen

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Michael Lundgaard Madsen

CONTENTS Page

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Colorful brocante

Page 18.

Soulful treasures – create the style

Page 20.

Ranunculus – a sophisticated harbinger of spring

Page 28.

French croissants

Page 34.

Beautiful glass fakirs

Page 40.

JDL clothing

Page 42.

Tine’s French passion

Page 52.

Add atmosphere with marvelous moldings

Page 58.

Vintage Paint

Page 60.

French treasures

Page 76.

Brocante ON A BUDGET

Page 82.

Soulful Yarn

Page 84.

Panini – Let’s bake!

Page 90.

The monthly brocante guide

Page 92.

Cast your very own fabulous figurines

Page 99.

January delights

Page 105.

Alternative candlesticks

Page 112.

Treasures with charme

Page 120.

Emmanuelle’s charme

Page 136.

PROJECT: Sleeping Beauty

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P h ot os & te xt : P ia va n S p a end o nck. Edited by: Camilla & Lonnie

Colourful Brocante

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Shades of turquoise and blue are very beautiful and they add calmness. If you use these colors in your home, you have a summery – almost exotic – atmosphere all year round, just like in the home of Dutch couple Brigit and Tim. In addition, these colors highlight the beautiful, antique, golden items in a completely different way than what we see in other homes in our magazine. This wonderful home might inspire you to paint a wall with one of the marvelous shades shown here – or in another nice color. Add some interior in similar color shades to create coherence. Brigit and Tim have only recently started to use brocanteries in their interior design but nevertheless, their home adds up to a beautiful, detailed and well-contemplated whole.

Tip:

An old double shelf is being used as wall decoration above the sofa. You can also hang two shelves above each other to achieve a similar effect. You can place old boxes, hatboxes and other beautiful items on your shelves.

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Tips:

The couple is using a wonderful, old suitcase as a coffee table. They ’ve attached wheels to the suitcase to make it moveable and facilitate cleaning. Suitcases in all shapes and sizes are just brilliant because they can contain all the things that you don’t want to look at.

Being more than 80 years old, this house with its wonderful flow of light from the beautiful, leaded windows and the amazing stucco ceilings makes up a perfect setting for the style. The couple has mounted some old, turquoise shutters with golden patina on each side of the living room windows, and the shutters fit perfectly to all the old, golden items in the room.

In the corner, on a beautiful table with the most incredible patina, Brigit has created some very nice arrangements with glass domes in various shapes and sizes, using a consistent color scheme of light, golden color shades.

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