Un jardin urbain d'Amsterdam dans la région de Gooi
A peek outside with the 'Gooise Mannen'...
With Stoned Amsterdam, their interior brand for marble accessories, the 'Gooi Men' are taking the interior design world by storm. The name contains a reference to Amsterdam, where John ter Riet and Derkan Atakan have lived with pleasure for many years. The two have since exchanged the big city for a Manor House in Bussum, including a beautiful garden where the couple regularly organizes grand dinners.
They could hardly imagine ever leaving Amsterdam. Yet John and Derkan - creators of the @gooisemannen Instagram account - took the plunge a year ago. The 'entrepreneurs, interior lovers and film freaks' instantly fell in love with a 1902 Manor House in Bussum. Derkan wanted a property on the Amsterdam canal and John wanted a farmhouse outside the city. This house is the middle of our wishes, haha!' A tough but short renovation followed. Now the two of them live in the Gooi region, only 20 minutes from amsterdam, with great pleasure. When they're not working on Stoned Amsterdam, their exclusive brand for marble accessories, they relax in their film room (furnished with 10,000 DVDs and Blurays) or receive friends in their eye-catching garden.
Amsterdam apple tree
'When we bought the house there was quite a bit of overdue maintenance to the house and garden,' the couple says. The garden was dark, the bushes wild and the trees untended. But we definitely saw the potential!' In the end, they left the best trees standing, including a fig and a beautiful holly. From their small Amsterdam garden, John and Derkan took their apple tree. This was given a new, prominent spot in the sun. 'The tree is doing like never before! It has never had so many apples.' John and Derkan had one goal: to create enough places in the garden to spend time with family and friends or just relax as a couple. 'In our opinion, we found the right proportion.'
Bended Bench and Field Chairs
Inspiration for the garden the two found close by: namely, in their own interior design tastes. 'We like a mix of natural materials. In the house we combine our own designs a wooden floor, chairs, a rug and a nice fabric sofa.' The couple carried that playfulness through to the outdoors. We don't like gardens that are too landscaped or too designed. You won't find landscaped flowerbeds surrounded by a boxwood hedge in our garden. It's a good mix, ranging from decorative grasses and a Verbena with a small purple flower to a holly or a palm. The abundance of greenery is combined with spacious terraces of cold concrete and warm wood and a few Weltevree classics. On the one hand you'll find the Weltevree Bended bench, on the other hand we also love the wooden Fieldchairs. The Sheepscoat finishes it off. A top combination!
Front yard
Would they approach things differently now? John and Derkan don't have to think about it for long. When we renovated, we didn't have an idea for the front garden right away, so we left the design for what it was. The result is a front yard with a little bit of green, but mostly a lot of tiles. In the near future, we will be rocking the necessary tiles in the front yard to put greenery in.' In the meantime, the couple is thoroughly enjoying their gorgeous backyard, where they host get-togethers and dinners for friends and family all year round. 'Summer, winter, spring or fall: it doesn't matter to us. Our first Christmas in this house last year consisted of 5 Christmas days with alternating family and friends over. And yes, with 5 different Christmas dinners!'
Outdoor dinners
So they definitely have some tips for outdoor dinners.
Tip 1: the drinks must be cold! And you can bet that Waterworks is going to help with that this summer, when we turn it into an outdoor bar with the bucket full of ice and cold water for the wine and beers.
Tip 2: better one good piece of organic meat - for example a tender steak - with large fresh salads than piles of BBQ packages from the supermarket. You then do not stand all evening looking at the glowing coals, but have time left for your guests.
And tip 3: Provide enough space to sit and preferably a large garden table where there is room for all your guests. Nothing more fun than all around the table, right? And also a piercing light or large parasol easily contribute to the coziness.'
BENDED BENCH AVEC DOSSIER
€595.00
Le banc Bended avec dossier fait partie de la série Bended, un design unique et fort de Jaïr Straschnow. Le banc de jardin est facile à soulever et à déplacer vers un nouvel endroit grâce à sa conception légère en aluminium. Les plaques d'aluminium incurvées sont pliées à 45 degrés et s'adaptent de manière flexible à n'importe quelle surface, de sorte que le banc ne vacillera jamais.
Avec le Bended Bench, créez un coin salon agréable dans le jardin ou sur le balcon.
Entourez le banc de jolies plantes et ajoutez une table basse. Ainsi vous aurez toujours un endroit agréable pour boire votre café.
Utilisez le banc en combinaison avec notre table de jardin arrondie, ils s’intégreront parfaitement à votre jardin et profitez en pour
l agrémenter avec l'ensemble des coussins de la même collection. Conçus par Jaïr Straschnow, les produits de la série Bended sont fabriqués en aluminium de 3 mm, 100 % recyclable.
Parce que les produits Bended présentent une finition poudrée, ils nécessitent peu d'entretien.
Vous nettoyez facilement les produits avec un chiffon doux et de l'eau. Tout dans la série Bended peut être utilisé à l'intérieur et à l'extérieur et est disponible en vert clair, gris-bleu our agate-gris.
FIELDCHAIR
€328.00
La simplicité à son paroxysme : la construction astucieuse rend cette chaise longue Fieldchair très confortable et facile à ranger. Trouvez un endroit agréable dans le jardin et dépliez la chaise. Détendez-vous et détendez-vous tout en profitant du coucher de soleil, d'un bon livre ou du feu crépitant du four extérieur. Prenez un Sheepscoat pour plus de confort. Les Weltevree Fieldchairs, conçues par Floris Schoonderbeek, sont en bois de mélèze durable. Pour prolonger la durée de vie de votre meuble, nous vous suggérons de lui faire faire un traitement à l'huile annuellement. Avec un entretien, un pliage et un stockage d'hiver appropriés, vous pourrez profiter des Fieldchairs pendant des années.
Diverses options de €229.00
WATERWORKS
€379.00
The Waterworks crée de l'ordre et du confort autour du raccordement à l'eau dans le jardin ou la terrasse .
Le Waterworks comprend un plan de travail et une paroi ajourée. Le plan de travail a un évidement où le seau inclus s'adapte parfaitement. Accrochez facilement vos outils de jardin à l'aide des 3 crochets en S inclus.
Utilisez le Waterworks pour rincer les bottes sales, laver les fruits frais, préparer de la nourriture dessus ou le transformer en mini bar avec le seau comme refroidisseur à vin! The Waterworks, conçu par Floris Schoonderbeek, transforme votre robinet extérieur en une station d'eau et un évier extérieur tout en un ! L'unité murale est résistante aux intempéries grâce à son revêtement en poudre et est disponible en RAL 7033.