She's owned this gorgeous 17th-Century canal house for three years in the center of Amsterdam with Alexander Wijs. They've filled it with vintage finds and beautiful art, like these cowboys paintings by Tuftluck. Credit: Lula PoggiCredit: Lula Poggi
"I would say that what brings us the most joy is the art, which fills the walls of the house," Louise writes. Credit: Lula PoggiCredit: Lula Poggi
"Most of these are commissioned from friends of ours, and these will always be the best purchase." The painting above the sofa is by Claire Dufournier. The coffee table is from Ceraudo. Credit: Lula PoggiCredit: Lula Poggi
"We have spent the last three-and-a-half years carefully collecting treasures to fill it with," Louise explains of the home. Credit: Lula PoggiCredit: Lula Poggi
"My husband designed and built our bookshelf (no mean feat in a house which is very wonky and has no straight lines!)," Louise describes of a proud DIY. Credit: Lula PoggiCredit: Lula Poggi
"I adore going to the local flower market on a Monday morning and spend a lot of time arranging flowers all over the house," Louise explains. Credit: Lula PoggiCredit: Lula Poggi
"Cheap flowers are truly one of the best things about living in the Netherlands." Credit: Lula PoggiCredit: Lula Poggi
"We also LOVE to host. Our dining room was decorated with the intention of always having people over and we call it a little jewel box — painted in a lacquered blue with a candle chandelier: It truly feels like it when we close all the doors … " Credit: Lula PoggiCredit: Lula Poggi
The dining room is painted in Farrow & Ball's "Yonder." Credit: Lula PoggiCredit: Lula Poggi
"The most wonderful thing about our home is that it feels steeped in history," Louise admits. Credit: Lula PoggiCredit: Lula Poggi
"We cherish every broken tile or faded plank of wood." Credit: Lula PoggiCredit: Lula Poggi
"The kitchen is probably our favorite room because it is eternally cozy; with its wood burner, it’s also always the warmest room … " Credit: Lula PoggiCredit: Lula Poggi
When asked what the oldest thing in the home is, Louise says it's the "Dutch white tiles which are called 'witjes.' These are from the 17th century." Credit: Lula PoggiCredit: Lula Poggi
Louise says her home doesn't really have a dirty secret ... "but some people do find it rather strange. I collect wooden and woven ducks and I think my headcount is now around 30 … " Credit: Lula PoggiCredit: Lula Poggi
When asked if there are any house rules, Louise wrote: "I think we can filter this down to one rule: 'Too Much? Never!'" Credit: Lula PoggiCredit: Lula Poggi
"When we first entered this house before buying it, it felt like we had stepped back in time," Louise writes. Credit: Lula PoggiCredit: Lula Poggi
"The house was in its original state, with all the 17th-century walls and floors, and books were piled high in every room. My partner and I both adore objects with history and fell completely in love with the home and its atmosphere." Credit: Lula PoggiCredit: Lula Poggi
"Something that makes people laugh is the height of the doorways: They are incredibly small, for very tall people," Louise describes. Credit: Lula PoggiCredit: Lula Poggi
"My brother-in-law has never walked through the dining room door without banging his head … " Credit: Lula PoggiCredit: Lula Poggi
Louise says the home's previous owners had not renovated in the 70 years that they had lived here. "This meant that the house was still completely intact, with all the original flooring and walls." Credit: Lula PoggiCredit: Lula Poggi
"We did however, have to slightly modernize the kitchen and add bathrooms (they were still of the generation to have sinks in every room to wash rather than proper bathrooms!)." Credit: Lula PoggiCredit: Lula Poggi
The hallway is painted in Farrow & Ball's "Babouche." Credit: Lula PoggiCredit: Lula Poggi
"Someone once commented, 'Nothing matches, but it works.' And that is very much how we love to live. Everything has a story — whether it is the bench in the kitchen, which we bought from an antique dealer in the street, to the mirror, which my godmother gifted us for our wedding." Credit: Lula PoggiCredit: Lula Poggi
"Every room sparks joy for us, and that is the intention with which we fill them," Louise describes. Credit: Lula PoggiCredit: Lula Poggi
"I suppose the most unique thing might be that the house doubles as a creative office for my companies: my theater company Amsterdam on Stage and my antiques curation platform Playhouse Amsterdam." Credit: Lula PoggiCredit: Lula Poggi
"With old houses come a lot of challenges. Leaks are an eternal source of grief in this household," Louise admits. Credit: Lula PoggiCredit: Lula Poggi
Louise Snouck Hurgronje is a theater producer (she runs an immersive theater company called Amsterdam on Stage) and an antiques dealer (she’s in the process of co-founding an antiques business called Playhouse Amsterdam). And she says she has a love of “collecting preloved and vintage furniture and knickknacks,” all of which fill the gorgeous 17th-century canal house she’s owned for three years in the center of Amsterdam with Alexander Wijs.
“When we first entered this house before buying it, it felt like we had stepped back in time,” Louise begins. “The house was in its original state, with all the 17th-century walls and floors, and books were piled high in every room. My partner and I both adore objects with history and fell completely in love with the home and its atmosphere.”
“We have spent the last three-and-a-half years carefully collecting treasures to fill it with. We didn’t want to renovate or alter the house at all; it is precious to us as we found it. Its tiny, narrow little Amsterdam staircase may be considered a death-trap by friends, but these are the details we love so dearly about it.”
Although the couple kept lots of vintage vibes in the space, they say they also “wanted to imprint our own style into the space, but we very much adore the old feel of the house. We have now assembled an eclectic mix of furniture from different centuries and aesthetics.”
“Someone once commented, ‘Nothing Matches, but it works.’ And that is very much how we love to live. Everything has a story — whether it is the bench in the kitchen, which we bought from an antiques dealer in the street, to the mirror, which my godmother gifted us for our wedding. Every room sparks joy for us, and that is the intention with which we fill them,” Louise describes.
Louise says the home’s previous owners had not renovated in the 70 years that they had lived here. “This meant that the house was still completely intact, with all the original flooring and walls. We did, however, have to slightly modernize the kitchen and add bathrooms (they were still of the generation to have sinks in every room to wash rather than proper bathrooms!).”
“Every renovation choice we made was centered around the aim to make it look as ‘old’ as possible — with the result being a kitchen which looks like it has been there forever (according to friends!).”
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