Home tour - London town house

Time for a home tour! This time I'm taking you to this chic London apartment. EnJoy!  

Source images: Achitectural Digest. 

Happy week + words of wisdom

One of the greatest things in life is interacting with people, sharing stories and experiences and to feel connected. Whenever that happens, that is magic! You feel energized, inspired and uplifted. But, sometimes you find yourself surrounded by people who bring you down and leave you drained. I believe that life is too short to spend your time surrounded by people who weigh you down and steal your joy and therefor, you need to let them go. Here is a reminder to surround yourself with people who lift you up and make you happy! They are the ones worth spending your time with!

Have a beautiful week, surrounded by wonderful people!
Natascha xoxo

Mocca & Me weekend quick list - week 18/2013

Hello dears! How glad are we that the weekend's here? I've spent most of my friday late afternoon in my new indoor hammock in front of my back window! It's my new favorite spot in my home. Check it out on my Instagram. And since it's friday, here are my favorite links of this past week!

Have a lovely weekend!
Natascha xoxo

Do I even have to explain why this image is eye candy? Didn't think so! 

Royal links

Don't know if you heard, but here in the Netherlands our queen has abdicated and as of this week we have a new king, Willem Alexander. The whole country was glued to the television to see the ceremonies and festivities. New queen Maxima's beautiful royal blue inauguration dress was the talk of the town. Two of her fabulous dresses (she wore many that day) were made by now world famous Dutch fashion designer Jan Taminiau. For those of you who missed it, or for those of you who didn't get enough, here is a photo report.  

Restaurant tour

I loooove the interior of this Barcelona restaurant; Muy Mio! I could actually live there! 

Quick recipe

I love pasta, I like vodka and I don't want to spend a lot of time cooking. So when I read the words quick and easy tomato vodka sauce it sounded like music to my ears. I'm trying this one for sure!  

Decorating tip

If you're having guest over for dinner this weekend and you're looking for ideas on how to set a beautiful table, than you might want to check out Nate Berkus' tips on table setting.  

Mind blowing

I'm not going to say anything about this performance by the Japanese Miyoko Shida Rigolo. Just watch it, 'till the end! And don't tell me it hasn't blown your mind! Incredible! 

Sound bites

This time I'm sending you off into the weekend with the song Troublemaker by Olly Murs! It had me dancing around the house all day :) Enjoy!

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Source original image Tumblr.

Happy four year blog anniversary!

OMG! I just realized that Mocca & Me turned four on the 11th of april! With everything that's been going on lately, it just completely slipped my mind! I do believe it's important to pay attention to these moments. So, Happy anniversary Mocca & Me! In these past years this blog has given me an outlet for my passion, it has connected me to many wonderful like-minded people and it has been a great source of joy! I want to thank everyone who has been reading and following my little blog throughout these years! You are my little bundles of bliss! :)

Big smooch!

Natascha xoxo

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Wish list - five fab things to want right now! Swiss crosses

It's time for another Mocca & Me's wish list of five things to want right now. This time the theme is Swiss crosses. We've seen the Swiss cross trend all over the blog sphere. But it wasn't until I saw the Pia Wallen cross blanket over at Little Big Bell, the blog of lovely fellow blogger Geraldine, that I fell in love. She's used it to decorate the room of her little boy and it looks very cool. It inspired me to pull a wish list of five fab Swiss cross items. What's your favorite item?

1. White Swiss cross cushion (via Etsy - Zana products).

2. Aggy's cushion croix (via Tutze.nl*).

3. HK Living chest (via WonenMetLef.nl*).

4. Stamped crosses jute bag (via Etsy - Rannka).

5. Pia Wallen cross blanket (via Pia Wallen online shop). 

* These are Dutch webshops that deliver in The Netherlands only.