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Martine Claessens

A FEW THINGS ABOUT ME

I'm a Belgian who settled in Romania, after spending a few years in Italy.

My roots are in Fashion Design so this discipline and training translated naturally into my current Interior Design career.

I love to work with genuinely creative people, as revealed within a series of workshops that I facilitated in the last couple of years.

Inspiring and being inspired, is something that I now actively pursue through Interior Design classes and professional counseling. I love unlocking people's creative potential and talent and I have discovered my love of teaching and coaching.

I love the art and culture of different countries and to better understand their cultures I have learnt the languages of France, Italy, England and Romania as well as my native Flemish. This helps me and my clients on our searches for special pieces, commissioned pieces throughout Europe.


Great Design is in the Details

August 02, 2020 in Decorator's tips, Decorator's Notebook
Great Design is in the Details

We see all those glamorous interiors in magazines and on social media. Amazing locations, elegant furniture, beautiful color combinations. But what turns good design in to great design? It is all in the details.

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From Kimono to your Interior

July 20, 2020 in Getting inspired
From Kimono to your Interior

This week I got inspired, after watching a video on You Tube, by the exhibition “Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk” at the Victor and Albert museum in London. So let’s travel this time to Japan.

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Tags: kimono, Japan
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Inspired by the Provence

July 08, 2020 in Getting inspired
Inspired by the Provence

Let the Provence inspire you to decorate your home and create a relaxed summer feeling.

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Tags: Provence, summer, outdoor, relaxed living
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Decorating with Patterns

July 01, 2020 in Create the Look, Getting inspired
Decorating with Patterns

A pattern is an arrangement of a repeated decorative design or visual motif. We can create patterns inspired by nature, with a more mathematical approach, symmetrically or asymmetrically. The pattern can be with a precise repetition or more artistic approach. It can be a simple dot or line, floral or geometrical.

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Tags: patterns, ethnic, floral prints, stripes, geometrical
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Elegant Simplicity for Summer

June 21, 2020 in Create the Look, Getting inspired
Elegant Simplicity for Summer

Summer! The season of long evenings outdoor with friends. Holiday, travels and relaxed time with a book. As the days and evenings are long, life seems to go slower. And we slow down because fo the warm weather.

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Tags: summer, summer feeling, outdoor
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How to prepare an Apartment for Rent

June 03, 2020 in Decorator's tips
How to prepare an Apartment for Rent

This week I got inspired to write this blog post by a friend, she is preparing a small apartment for rent. She called me and said: I need your help, I’m lost. Give me some advice.

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Nautical Chic

May 24, 2020 in Getting inspired
Nautical Chic

When we think of nautical style we imagine: blue and white, stripes, relaxed living. But it can be more than that.

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Tags: nautical, holidays, blueandwhite
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Inspired by Nature

May 12, 2020 in Getting inspired
Inspired by Nature

We can find so much inspiration for our interior in nature: colors, materials, structures and even shapes. Use of natural, environmentally friendly materials is very much in trend these days.

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Tags: nature, clay, recycling, cleanliving
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Decorator's Tip: Start with an Art Work

April 28, 2020 in Decorator's tips, Getting inspired
Decorator's Tip: Start with an Art Work

Finally you can start decorating your new home, or even just one room in the house. But than you feel overwhelmed and have no idea where or how to start. Choose an artwork you really like to start with.

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Tags: color palette, art, bedroom, nursery, bathroom, kitchen, color inspiration
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The Power of Color: Yellow

April 20, 2020 in The Power of Color
The Power of Color: Yellow

Yellow, the color of sunshine, hope, and happiness. Yellow, a color giving you confidence and bringing creativity, joy to our hearts and lift up our spirits. As the color of the sun it is associated with warmth, as the color of light it is associated with knowledge and wisdom.

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