It has always been clear to me that I’d go back there someday. I grew up in the countryside, and moved to the city to study. However, I always lacked the freedoms that I had in the countryside. Then suddenly there was the opportunity to move into my childhood home, and I immediately thought of the beautiful garden, the forest and the fields. That’s why we’re back here now.

I often have to improvise, as not everything is ready in our new home, and we want to find the perfect furniture and accessories piece by piece. In general, we want simplicity; natural materials, a mix of old and new pieces, light wood and small personal accents should play a role in any case.

We had a smaller jute rug in our previous apartment which complemented the wooden parquet floor. In our kitchen now, however, we have a far less beautiful tiled floor, which makes the room seem uncomfortable. With the Salaya jute rug, the room gets its cosiness back, and it looks great with our wood stove too; I thought it would make a good kitchen rug thanks its robust look and sophisticated structure, plus its so soft too.

Oh yeah! Above all, nature is a huge source of inspiration for me, but also a source of energy and strength for new projects. There is a strange symbiosis between nature and man. On the one hand, it helps us decelerate; the silence and apparent endlessness bring peace into our hectic everyday lives. On the other hand, it provides a huge amount of inspiration, and if you get involved in it you can find a fantastic source of creativity.