These are some stills I shared from our living room on Instagram this week and I keep thinking I want to change this room up a little bit. I have so many ideas and need to draw them all out so I can decide what comes first.

Painting the walls is high on my priorities list and when I asked this question on Instagram you almost unanimously mentioned a light beige/grey mixture, which I can totally see as well. I think a wall lamp on top of the sofa would look great and I’m looking to replace my carpet for something more velvet looking. Any tips would be highly appreciated.

So many things on my list, but I love to take it slow and to see step by step what I like in the setting and what I don’t.  The prints you can see here are the Mountain ABC and Circular Watercolor in case you were wondering.

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I hope you all got a great start into the new month ! It just started snowing here in Munich again, just when I thought Spring wasn’t that far away anymore (this was wishful thinking, I admit). I changed some things around in our bedroom and have the Botanical no. 3 print hanging above our bed now. Cold weather just makes me want to stay home and redecorate.

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I introduced some beige accents on our living room cabinet and just loved the contrast with the black Paeonia Officinalis print. I’m thinking about painted our living room walls in a very light beige now as well, I think it will get more cozy and warm.

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I will be travelling to Paris very soon to gather inspiration at Maison & Objet and I couldn’t be more excited about that. This year I will be part of the MAISON&OBJET’s Discovery Jury. I will be sharing my impressions of the fair on my Instagram and in my Instagram Stories if you would like to follow my trip.

I wish you all a wonderful night tonight and a Merry Christmas to all of you. I hope you spend this time with your family and loved ones and enjoy it to the fullest.

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I spend so much time in my office and it can easily get super cluttered on my desk. I cleaned out and rearranged my desk area this weekend and took the opportunity to snap some pictures and show you my current workspace.

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On a winter weekend morning it’s perfect to take the time and cook up a nice breakfast. We are going for pancakes this morning !

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Last week I told you all about my collaboration with Bosch Smart Home to make our home safer and to add a sense of security while we are not at home. Another great feature though of these integrated smart devices is that they can help you make your home more comfortable.

We installed the Twinguard Smoke Detector in our bedroom. Other then the expected functionality of warning for a potential fire, it also measures the air quality and temperature of a space. On the Twinguard app, we can check the air purity, humidity and temperature which I find important in the bedroom especially.

Since we live in an old building, there is no central thermostat that allows us to keep the entire apartment on a constant temperature. We’ve installed the Heating starter kit on our heaters directly and now I can set a constant temperature on every heater so that I don’t have to keep turning the knobs all the time to adjust. I can easily control the heat in every room individually from the Smart Home App and program the temperature to go down while we are travelling or during the night. In the bathroom, where we frequently have the window open to reduce humidity, we installed both a thermostat and a Door/Window Contact and programmed it so that every time the window is open, the heater will be turned off automatically to save energy. You can also use the contact on the front door for example, to warn for a potential burglary.

We have been trying out the Bosch Smart Home system for a few weeks in our home now and love the multifunctional purposes for the different devices. In our bedroom for example, we have the thermostat to manage the temperature, the Twinguard smoke detector to warn us in case of danger and to manage the air quality and we have smart plugs that control the different light sources. All of them can be managed from within the Bosch Smart Home app, but I also have the Flex Universal Switch next to my bed, which I programmed and personalised into the ‘go to sleep’ mode as I like to call it. When I press the battery powered switch, all lights connected to the smart plugs will switch off, and the temperature will go down to one that’s comfortable while sleeping. No need to get out of bed anymore. We installed a Universal switch at our front door as well, which we programmed to turn off all lights, turn on the Camera and lower the temperature to save energy.

If you would like to know more about the Bosch Smart Home products and everything you can do to make your home safe, comfortable and smart, you can visit the Bosch Smart Home page.

I finally started to add some small Christmas details to our home. I’m not such a big fan of over the top decor, but love some hints of Christmas. The Snowy Tree print is so perfect for this season and by adding a wreath to our living room this creates an instant winter setting.

Usually I talk about design and interior inspiration here on the blog and when I show pictures of our home it’s usually of how I updated our apartment in a way that makes it feel cozy and personal. Feeling at home has a lot to do with character you give to a space and with the way you make a place your own. It has to do with the pieces of furniture you feel fit your style but a good home makes you feel safe as well. Safety is probably one of the most important factors in a home. When you don’t feel safe, nothing else really matters in my opinion. So when Bosch Smart Home asked me if I wanted to try out some of their Smart Home products I immediately got excited.

We are trying out the 360° Indoorcamera for a week now and I can truly say that it ads an extra level of security when leaving the house. When the camera is switched on (which you can conveniently do from the Bosch Smart Camera app) it will detect any motion and will send a notification to our phones. When we receive a notification we can check wether it’s our cleaning aid or if it’s really something we need to worry about. The camera has an elegant and minimal design and the lens will go down into the cover whenever the camera is turned off.

While we are travelling for longer periods of time it will really give me a good feeling if I can check upon the house every once in a while. For pet owners it can be nice to check on their pets while they are at work. You can even talk to your pet via a built in intercom when necessary. There is an outdoor version of the camera as well, which can be used to check out the front door when you are home alone for example.

While we are gone in the evening, or while travelling, we can also turn on the mood lights in our home with the Smart plugs. Just like the camera, the plugs can be turned on via the app, which is a nice feature even while at home. When we will be travelling for longer though, we will just set them up to turn on and off at a certain time so that it will seam like we someone is home.

If you would like to know more about the Bosch Smart Home products and everything you can do to make your home safe and smart, you can visit the Bosch smart home page.