Innholdsfortegnelse for 1st issue 2024 i Jeanne d'Arc Living English Edition

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Stirred tuna My absolute favorite. This is what you need for 4 servings: 2 tins of tuna½ tin of natural cream cheese½ onion3-4 pickles1 tbsp small capersA bit of lemon juice1 tsp oyster sauceSalt and pepper When serving:ArugulaToasted breadA few caper berries2 red onions0.4 cup (1 dl) vinegar0.4 cup (1 dl) sugar Drain the oil from the tuna. Chop pickles, onion and capers, and mix all the ingredients using a fork. Serve the topping on a piece of toasted bread along with arugula, caper berries, a slice of lemon and some pickled red onions. Prepare your pickled red onions by boiling a brine made up of equal parts water and sugar which is poured on top of the thinly sliced red onions. Allow the onions to infuse for a couple…

Ramona’s small, creative paradise used to be a garage. The gate was exchanged for a window wall for more natural light, and the room has been furnished with lots of storage space, cozy furniture and plenty of materials, including old documents, paper, buttons, lace and fabrics. Many of the other things in this room are DIY items that Ramona has collected during her visits to local markets. You mainly know Ramona from all the wonderful flower articles that we featured in the magazine throughout 2023 and we will continue to do so in 2024. She’s a very talented florist and that’s her main passion, but she’s got so many other creative talents as well. The old table and the sewing machine have been placed in front of the big window…

We’ve been publishing the magazine since 2009 so this year, we’ll be celebrating our 15th anniversary. Throughout 2024, we’ll be revisiting early editions of the magazine from the past 15 years, showing you some of our highlights. We’ll show you some of the homes that we visited back then, some of the recipes that we published, and some of our ideas for creative interior design and DIY from back then. When I flick through those old magazines, I’m surprised that they still inspire me. I hope that this is true for you as well. This was the very first Dear Reader article ever: Dear Reader. Along with the very first signs of spring, the magazine Jeanne d’Arc Living has now been published for the very first time. We’re very happy…

One of our new cooperation partners as of 2024 is Vibeke Svenningsen from Norway. Just like you and I, she loves the cozy country style, and throughout the next year, she’ll be telling us about all her creative projects and showing us how she dresses her home for each season. Look forward to lots of inspiration for your own home. @vibekedesign @seasons_by_vibeke Vibeke works part-time as a photographer and a stylist, and she also works at an activity center for people with mental disorders. Vibeke lives with her husband, Hans Petter. Creativity has always been a big part of her life and she tells us that she’s always working on some creative project. This might be a small project, such as renovating a piece of furniture, or a large-scale project…

It all started with an advert on Facebook. A beautiful, historical church, located in the middle of the small town of Edna in Texas, was put up for sale. Heather and Zack love everything unusual and although they couldn’t actually afford it, they did all they could to be able to buy the place. They had always dreamt of living in such a place and they just couldn’t get that church out of their minds. They sold their newly renovated home and went all-in. This project was something that they just had to do! Later, they started a big renovation project and did most of the work themselves. The house offers no less than 9,687 ft2 (900 m2) of living space but with three noisy boys in the home, it’s…

What you need: Big straw wreath Burlap Glue gun Scissors Paint in the colors white, gray, brown and black Stencils with numbers and letters Brown furniture wax Sandpaper and masking tape What to do: Start by wrapping your masking tape around the wreath to make sure that the straw doesn’t stick out through the fabric. Also, this ensures an equal wreath thickness all the way round. Cut out shreds of burlap with a width of approx. 4 inches (10 cm). Glue the shreds onto the wreath. Start and end on the back of the wreath to avoid joints on the front. Paint the entire wreath with brown paint and then with gray paint. Finish off by painting the entire wreath white. Once the paint is dry, sand down the wreath…

Today, I’d like to tell you a short fairy tale…Once upon a time, a woman called Vivian lived in a small and cozy town in the countryside. She was a traditional housewife who enjoyed the little things in life such as baking and cooking for the family, making beautiful flower arrangements and turning her home into a warm and cozy oasis. As the money was always scarce, Vivian was very creative, and she loved finding nice things at the flea markets and changing them so that they’d fit to her home. Her heart was very much in love with the Nordic country style with a hint of French interior design, and this passion would later take her on an extraordinary journey. On a sunny morning 20 years ago, Vivian had…

One of the first items that you’ll find at the florist’s just after Christmas are small pots full of pansies. They’ll cope well with a bit of night frost and you can easily bring them into your home and use them to make small decorations. When you cut them, new, small blossoms will grow, and if you take good care of them, they’ll last in your pots outside during the entire summer and even into the autumn season. In addition, they are quite cheap. Ramona has combined them with a selection of other flowers in small glass bottles and vases. The stems aren’t that long so you’ll need very small vases. You might want to place several vases and bottles next to each other.…

We’re visiting Jayne Daimo who’s a hobby designer for a company selling paint and DIY materials. This isn’t how she makes a living but it’s definitely her passion! She does all the things that she loves doing. Jayne enjoys recycling so a flea market is like one big amusement park to her. She also enjoys turning old rubbish into something new and completely different. As an example, a pair of old "long Johns" from her grandmother and a bit of starch is all she needs to make some beautiful fabric flowers. Visiting Jayne’s workshop is like stepping into a fairy tale and this place is full of exciting treasures. Some four years ago, Jayne and her husband bought an old house from 1906, located in the Danish town of Nyborg.…

This newly renovated villa in the Danish town of Kerteminde, where Tine and Tommy live, offers plenty of basement space. The couple bought the place a few years ago and they’ve spent all their spare time renovating this big, old house that offers lots of space for them and for Tine’s company, Ville Kulla. They need extra storage space whenever Tine has been on one of her frequent shopping trips to France or Belgium. The house also offers plenty of room when their grown children or friends come for a visit. The house includes a big basement where Tine has created a nice hobby room, amongst other things. In this room, she can have fun making bouquets and wreaths, or collecting seeds for the garden, and this is also where…

When you step into this home, the outside world disappears. The tall walls that surround this place is one of the reasons why La Divine Comédie is different from the rest of the world. Even though the house is located in the middle of town, it feels as if you’re in the countryside. It’s very quiet and all you hear is the birds singing and the wind rustling the leaves. The wall has been constructed with stones from the cardinal’s palace which was torn down in the 1500s, the owner of the house, Béatrice Dellenbach, tells us. During the 19th century, the current main building was added to the original wing from the 1700s. Throughout the years until the 1980s, the house was used for various purposes and then it…

hello@slowlivinghideaway.com @thelandscapelodge This hut is located in a small village in the French Alps, and it’s both elegant, rustic and modern. In the interior design, owners Frances and Mark combine design furniture and country style treasures from local antiques markets. The couple made their dream come true when they discovered this hut which is situated in the untouched nature in the Abondance valley. When they bought it in 2019, it was full of typical hut interior, and it was old and worn. Everything was made of wood, and all the walls, floors, ceilings and furniture were heavily lacquered. All the surfaces had a light, shiny, orange color. Everything seemed very heavy and the spaces seemed small so the couple immediately started sanding down the surfaces. It turned out that the…

18 years ago, Julie and her husband bought this house but Julie has only been interested in vintage and shades of white for the past few years. She fell in love with the view of the lake. She knew that everything inside the house had to be renovated to make this into a personal home. One of the things that Julie likes the most is the hand-painted harlequin flooring. Her husband, who’s a handyman, has made much of the furniture, including the dining table, several coffee tables, as well as shelving units and doors. He builds the item and then Julie paints and patinates it to make it look old. Everything is white and "distressed", just the way she likes it. She finds inspiration in magazines and on Instagram. Her…

Visiting Adriette is like stepping into a cabinet of curiosity, but an oversized one. The colors are striking and the place is full of original details, unique floor tiles, decorative plaster of Paris elements, old wood and extraordinary windows and doors. Each room has its very own personality and special collections. Leather bound books and golden adornments decorate most rooms as a tribute to the rich leather merchant who was the first owner of this place. Leather trading was one of the first areas of business in this part of Holland. The main entrance in the middle of the house is surrounded by Adriette’s studio on one side and her store on the other side. The studio is where she makes her own designs and she’s got cupboards full of…

This is just so idyllic – like something from an old movie. Cobblestones in the driveway, a thatched roof, and doors and windows with small muntins. This wonderful house with the thatched roof is from 1870. Nete has been renovating it herself for the past 15 years. She has furnished her home using her unerring eye for the French/Nordic style, adding lots of recycled furniture and funny items from markets and second-hand stores. The house has just been sold but Nete invited us over for a visit to show us her interior design before she moved out. Although the house has been renovated, many of the original details have been preserved, including the old ceiling beams and the chip stones in the corridor between the kitchen and the living room.…

Ramona makes these dainty "snowflakes" and hangs them in the windows after Christmas when the house seems a bit empty. They are made of old bobbin lace insertions or crocheted insertions. In the good old days, people made them and placed them in between the plates in the cupboards. Ramona has wrapped metal wire all the way along the edge. Continue by decorating the circle using a thin thread and some glass beads (old ones from the flea market). Hang the snowflakes at various heights using sewing thread or fishing line. Combine them with white hyacinths and ranunculus, which are available at the florist’s right now, to create a beautiful winter still life that’ll make you smile. These fine snowflakes also make nice hostess gifts.…

You might remember Anette Sandholdt’s wonderful home and garden which we have visited several times? She has furnished two rooms in her house as hobby rooms and this is where she keeps all her materials and has room for working on all her creative ideas. She uses many of her own creations when furnishing the family home or she sells them together with the creative group "Kreatanterne" whenever they go to markets, including our Jeanne d'Arc Living market. This includes anything from crocheted elf hats to flower wreaths, flag garlands and cards made of recycling materials. This place is both cozy and tidy. The rooms have been furnished with old, beautiful pieces of furniture that offer more storage space than meets the eye. Just like Jayne from the previous article,…

Mette and Jens have created a combi-room which they use for preparing the accounts for their business, Café Moulés, and for doing small-scale creative projects. Each of them has a workshop for bigger projects in one of the farm extensions but small projects, such as embroidering, sewing clothes for themselves or for the grandchildren, and recycling old jewelry, often take place here in their shared room in the main building. Because the room is located right next to the living room and the kitchen, you feel connected to the rest of the family although you’re doing some work or a creative project. Very often, their foster children and grandchildren join in whenever Mette and Jens open up their creative cupboards, and then the entire family gets going. As an example,…

Mary Hummert, who has been an ambassador and agent for our magazine for many years, lives and works in this historical and very charming town called Round Top, Texas. The place is located in the middle of some beautiful nature in a rugged landscape with lots of wonderful beeches, some cattle and a few horse farms. Each year, the town hosts a big antiques market for more than 300,000 visitors. During one of these markets, Mary met At Weijers, the owner of Antiques-Vintage in Best, Holland. At and his business partner, Pieter, were selling lots of European antiques at the Round Top market, including French doors and shutters, chandeliers and furniture. When Mary walked down the narrow paths surrounded by beautiful, old, carved doors, it felt as if she was…

"No other breakfast makes me feel as well, clean and healthy as this ‘Green Fuel Bowl’ which is full of vitamins and boosts your immune system. This is the ultimate inner shower that you can offer your body." GREEN FUEL BOWL SERVES 2 1 apple (preferably slightly sour)1 small, ripe avocado1 cup (75 g) frozen broccoli flowers1 cup (75 g) frozen spinach1 tsp peeled, fresh ginger1 level tsp spirulina powder3-4.5 fl oz (1-1½ dl) coconut water (or tap water) Juice from 1 small lemon4 pitted Medjool dates GARNISH: Hemp seeds without shells, chopped almonds, bee pollen, chia seeds, fresh fruit/fresh berries Cut the apple into four pieces and remove the core. Pour the apple into a blender. Add all other ingredients and blend the mixture until it turns thin and…

What you need: New or used magazine files Old documents or pieces of paper that look old Hobby glue and glue gun Hairdryer Gold and/or bronze wax (Vintage Paint) Fine brush Sandpaper Flexible wooden ornaments from Woodwill Perhaps some porcelain signs with numbers or other ornaments What to do: Start by positioning the pieces of paper on the file, allowing them to overlap and cover the entire file. Glue them onto the file using hobby glue. Try ripping pieces of paper and turning them into patchwork. Don’t get rid of any paper scraps. You can always use the smaller pieces to cover empty areas on the files. If pieces of paper are sticking out, rip off the excess paper and sand down the edge with sandpaper to achieve an uneven…

It’s January and my garden is sleeping. New plans and ideas are already filling my head and I find it hard to be patient and wait for the right time to start. But even on cold, snowy days, my garden thrills my soul. As I return to the house with frozen hands, I’m overjoyed by the treasures I’ve brought back. My borecole and the brussel sprouts are growing nicely and I prepare them in my kitchen with lots of love. I’m very grateful for my tomatoes from last year because I even had enough for the winter. They quickly turn into a delicious, warming tomato soup with borecole chips. @wiesenglueck www.healthyfoodstyle.de Tomato soup 2.1 cups (500 ml) tomatoes3 dried figs5.2 oz (150 g) boiled rice2 tbsp olive oil Salt and…