Christmas in the House of Walda Pairon

 

 

It was already getting darker as we walked through the lane towards Walda’s house to receive our annual dose of   inspirational Christmas decoration.

Every year, the date of the winter open house at the home of Walda Pairon, is definitely listed in my calendar.

Since 1985 Walda has thrown open the doors of her home in Kalmthout, near Antwerp. Nowadays she is assisted by her son Raphaël, who works in the design business.

Entering the property, we were attracked by the charming shed where Walda’s son and garden designer Mikael Pairon presented his flower creations together with a beautiful collection of terracotta pots and planters.

The charming shed where visitors discover the beautiful creations and the collection of terracotta planters, presented by Mikael Pairon.

 

The Christmas tree at the entrance of Walda’s house.

 

Year after year, Walda succeeds in decorating several Christmas trees through the house, in her very personal and exceptional way, which are a treat for the eyes!

As this ‘all white’ decorated tree, standing in one of my favorite spaces in the house of Walda, the glass-ceilinged orangery. An inviting place to sit, definitely at this time of the year.

Christmas tree standing in full glory in the orangery.

 

Let us take a closer look at the beautiful settings, which the designer created in her typical style.

Walda loves to bring in color in her interiors and uses orange, red, green and lavender in harmony with the neutral and earthy tones of the walls as the perfect backdrop.

Richly covered table with a silk tablecloth.

 

Touches of lavender.

 

Christmas in the living room. Notice the green and purple tones here. The white fireplace contrasts well with the room’s green painted walls.

 

Walda mixes antique items with new glass candles and globes.

I do love the display of silverware here that contrasts well with the dark stained table.

Notice the fur cushions under the table!

 

More Christmas vignettes in the home.

 

Candles and pots grouped together in the orangery’s kitchen.

 

I was totally smitten by these beautiful covered chairs around Walda’s kitchen table!

 

Antique garment as a decorative item!

 

Beautiful damask table cloth. Antique Venetian doge chair with authentic leather upholstery.

 

The cross on the fireplace mantle is designed by Walda and is composed of buttons.

 

If you are an antique lover, you will enjoy the antique furniture and decorative items which are all for sale.

(All pictures by me)

I would love to thank Walda and her husband Roger, her sons Raphaël and Mikael for their warm welcome and hospitality.

 

If you live nearby or in case you visit Belgium the next days, you still have the opportunity to admire Walda’s work next weekend December 6 - 7- 8, from 11 am to 7 pm.

You shouldn’t miss it !

For more information :

WALDA PAIRON

Kapellensteenweg 544
B-2920 Kalmthout

Tel. +32 (0) 3 666 74 17

e-mail : giardini@myoffice.mobistar.be

www.waldapairon.com

If you are interested in reading more of the work of our Belgian designer Walda Pairon, I would like to point out that there is more to read in one of the latest issues of these 3 renowned interior design & lifestyle magazines :

‘AT HOME WITH WALDA’ , story appeared in the Fall 2013 issue of MILIEU

‘EINDEJAAR IN GLAS EN ZILVER’ , story appeared in the Nov.-Dec.-Jan. 2013-2014 issue of Tijdloos Wonen

‘ELEGANCE FLAMANDE’ , story appeared in the Mars-Avril 2013 issue of Maisons de Campagne

 

If you missed my last year’s blogpost about Christmas at the house of Walda Pairon, please click HERE.

 

xx

Greet

Three designers with their own kind of lamp shades

 

The interiors of Walda Pairon, Pam Pierce and Natalie Haegeman are trademarked with their personal  lamp shade design.

Paying attention to the design of lamp shades is probably a distinctive mark of female designers.

 

Belgian interior designer Walda Pairon loves to work with trapezium shaped lamp shades.

Walda Pairon

Walda Pairon  Photo credit Claude Smekens

Walda Pairon  Picture by me

Walda Pairon  Picture by me

Walda Pairon  Picture by me

 

Rectangular shades are noticed in the interiors of American designer Pam Pierce.

Pam Pierce  Photo credit Peter Vitale

Pam Pierce  Photo credit Peter Vitale

Pam Pierce  Photo credit Peter Vitale

Pam Pierce  Photo credit Peter Vitale

Pam Pierce  Photo credit Laura Resen for Veranda

 

Pleated, handsewn lamp shades are the trademark of Belgian designer Natalie Haegeman.

Natalie Haegeman

Natalie Haegeman

Natalie Haegeman

Natalie Haegeman

Natalie Haegeman

What is your favorite kind of lamp shade?

 

Enjoy the weekend!

xx

Greet

Christmas at the Home of Belgian designer Walda Pairon

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!

Yesterday we visited the beautiful home of one of my favorite Belgian designers Walda Pairon.

I already posted about Walda here.

Two times a year, in winter and in summer time, Walda organizes open house weekends.

At this moment Walda’s private home is decorated for the Christmas season! We so enjoyed walking around and admired Walda’s gorgeous creations! She is a real artist!! Like no other she knows how to combine colors and creates the most cozy rooms with her carefully chosen and exquisite pieces of antiques.

Walda’s style is authentic and radiates a perfect harmony. Her work is widely known. She works with passion and love. Her special good taste is her secret. Color is favorite in her decor. Walda is inspired by Italy, especially by Tuscany.

Every time I visit Walda, I am inspired to redecorate my home!

Let’s go inside to make a home tour.

Entrance of the garden house.

Entering this part of Walda’s property, you already feel the warmth and cosy atmosphere. The house is filled with candlesticks, candleholders and hurricane globes.

One of Walda’s favorite decorative items are spheres. You can see them throughout her house.

Georgeous settings all over the house.Beautiful antique pieces and decorative accessories to discover!

Walda has a preference for bringing in all shades of purple, orange and green as you will notice in the following pictures.

Walda is born with the skill of making vignettes. Her ability to group accessories, stack books, and arrange flowers is amazing.

And here is the first Christmas tree we discovered!

And the festive tablescape with a purple silk taffeta tablecloth !

And again some of Walda’s vignette creations.

Entering the conservatory of greenhouse we noticed the second Christmas tree. Decorated in white and silver.

Notice the wood storage cabinet ! And that beautiul wooden chair !

I was totally smitten by this chair with fur seat cushion.

Touches of green, orange, purple…

A group of terracotta jars on a table with a greyed and weathered tabletop.

Decorative table setting at the greenhouse.

Kitchen of the greenhouse where Walda’s husband Roger Souvereyns - who is a renown Belgian cook - prepares the most delicious meals for his guests.

Christmas decoration even in the kitchen.

We enter the main building of the property and arrive at the dining room.

Notice the antique Venetian doge chair with authentic leather upholstery.

Kitchen of the house.

The cake looked delicious!

And we discovered a third Christmas tree in the living room.

Every light bulb in the tree Walda wrapped in silk paper to create this special glow !!! Gorgeous ! Can you imagine how much time this took?

I could sit here for hours enjoying the cosy atmosphere in Walda’s living room.

Jan and me in conversation with Walda.

If you live nearby or in case you visit Belgium the coming days, you still have the chance to admire Walda’s work next weekend (November 30 – December 1 & 2).

You shouldn’t miss it !

For more information :

WALDA PAIRON

Kapellensteenweg 544
B-2920 Kalmthout

Tel. 00.32.36667417

e-mail : giardini@myoffice.mobistar.be

www.waldapairon.com

If you want to see more of Walda’s work, I would recommend you her latest book ‘Interiors With A Soul’.

 

What are your thoughts about the work of Walda Pairon? Are you inspired by her work to decorate your home for this Christmas season?

xx

 Greet

All pictures by me and Jan