Rural Holland Home

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Inspire Notes:

This the home of Ms Paula Leen and Mr Kees Middendorp. They live on a harbour in Northern Holland. Ms Leen is a Dutch felt artist and has created many of the items seen in this space. See the lamp in the bedroom below. Their creative influence is all over the home.

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Fond of recycling and upcycling, Mr Middendorp built the kitchen pantry from the home’s wood flooring. Ms Leen commissioned a local ironsmith to build the 11 foot long kitchen island.

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Sheeps wool plays a major role with other natural materials in creating the rural vibe of this home space. Ms Leen experimented with it by dragging loose wool wrapped around a concrete roller behind a tractor.

After an hour the fibres would weave together creating a usable fabric. These days she uses a large, self built steel  contraption in her workshop.

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“I like buildings where people work with their hands, where craftspeople do their thing—that was an inspiration for our house.” Ms Paula Leen.

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Photography:

Hotze Eisma

 

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