“I don’t like static decors. If I listened to my own advice, I would move all the time, just to have the pleasure of redecorating somewhere else.

“The 33 is a large house that we bought with the intention of making it into a guesthouse, because I needed an adventure and I was crazy about the idea of completely redecorating a place. It’s the ideal link between a passion for decoration and a desire for contact. The North is a crossroads for Belgians, British, Dutch, Germans…receiving guests is enjoyable, as is learning about new cultures and our differences.

“Decoration is all about your eye: you must sense the colors and materials in order to associate them in an original manner. It’s also a vision—to be capable of transforming a space into another decorative universe. Most people who ask me for help simply can’t imagine their universe other than as it is.

“Decoration and photography are totally linked to each other. If I hadn’t gone into decoration, I would have made photos of decoration. They are two expressions of the same creative function. An eye, esthetic research, harmony…”
Photos © Florence M.

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