A 1920s Vintage Industrial Dutch Home

Location: Coevorden, the Netherlands
Size: 1,292 square feet
Years lived in: 4 years, owned

Despite not having any renovation experience prior to this huge project, five years ago this dweller took on the challenge of purchasing this house and doing most of the work himself in his spare time.

Style: It’s not just one style, we like lots of styles and we love to mix those! But we think you can call it vintage, industrial and green.

Inspiration: We just do what we think is pretty, no inspiration.

Favorite Element: We love the old and original stoves with mantelpiece, we also love the old industrial metal plates with the numbers on them and we love our self-made veranda!

Biggest Challenge: Our biggest challenge so far was building our veranda. We did it all by ourselves without actually knowing what to do. It turned out to be a great outdoor space and an extension of our living room!

What Friends Say: They love the style and think it’s extraordinary!

Biggest Embarrassment: That’s not hard to tell; we are embarrassed by our front door, but later this year we will get a new one!

Proudest DIY: Definitely our veranda with the large table!

Best Advice: Do what you really like, don’t let other people’s style be your guideline! It’s your home so you have to be comfortable. Don’t forget: items with a story are always a great part of your interior!

PAINT & COLORS
Living room: wall behind sofa — Tapenade by Histor

LIVING ROOM
Sofa — Stirling (color: Rover Olive) by Trendhopper
Cushions — Loods 5
Side table with black frame — Loods 5
Side table with white frame — Bought at a market in Belgium; it’s really old.
Retro armchair — Secondhand; we bought it via Marktplaats (the Dutch Craigslist).
TV cabinet — IKEA
Curtains — Inside Blinds
Lamps — secondhand
Rug — Kwantum
NYC photo above mantelpiece — Shot by by the dweller during their US vacation.
Plants — Oosterik

DINING ROOM
Dining table — Mart Kleppe
Big cabinet — Secondhand; it consists of two different parts. The upper segment belonged to another cabinet and its glass doors were removed so we could display our plants and personal belongings.
Plants — Oosterik
Old French wooden doors — Bought them at a market in Belgium.
Curtains — Inside Blinds
Big lamp above the table — It was from an online shop, but we can’t remember the name anymore.

KITCHEN
Cabinets — IKEA

BATHROOM
Cabinet — Self-made using stainless steel IKEA kitchen drawer fronts.

VERANDA
Table — We made it ourselves!
Chairs — Karwei
Plants — Oosterik
Persian rug — We bought it secondhand via Marktplaats.
Lamps — secondhand via Marktplaats
Candle holder — self-made