Toerist Modernist

I love a thick column #victorvanroeij #1930s #inte

Spent the first bit of April in Italy and of cours

Red has quickly become my favourite colour so I ab

The kitchen is probably my favourite space, especi

I can finally tick this one off my modernism bucke

Trying to capture the essence of this beautiful or

My favourite discovery in a really long time: this

Always a fun quest looking for an architect’s si

I love a ceramic detail on a house, typically #195

Top tip: always check out the toilets Case in poin

A detail, but a wonderful one at that: built in wa

It’s kind of like this architect designed two ho

The dream: a modest bungalow in the dunes, surroun

Perfect weather to sit on the built in bench by th

Beautiful house asks for beautiful architect’s s

Starting the year with a very good doorknob - on t

I’m not a fan of annual reviews but this was def

One of the biggest mysteries to me since forever:

A good door by an unknown architect #interbellum #

Original kitchen in this house in the dunes by #ch

Lovely example of #newobjectivity / #streamlinemod

‘Tis the season (unfortunately) so here’s one

Gotta love a thick column #cthomas #1930s #belgian

From last summer: holiday homes nestled in the dun

Egyptian influence on #artdeco is undeniable in th

Appropriate for fall and All Saints’ Day: beauti

Beautiful #interbellum baby with plenty of notewor

Random entrance I passed from the #1930s with some

Can we bring back mosaics already?! School by #rem

Beautiful #artdeco details on this staircase, part

Simple yet beautiful house in #newobjectivity styl

An old and firm favourite, this house by #dancraet

Favourite ever terrace perhaps - and it could beco

Love a good mix of materials, especially if it inv

More seaside modernism - again no idea about the a

One of the many anonymous mid-century beauties in

Talk about bringing the outside in / living in har

The kind of #1950s entryway that’s slowly becomi

A bit difficult to take a decent photo from the ro

Always been curious to see more of this school tha

Always good to see a renovation instead of demolit

Never enough colours and materials: house for his

So simple yet so elegant, these stairs at the own

At the end of last year I went to visit @piaburric

Always a treat to be back in this 🔵 #oliviernow

I love a novelty doorknob and this cobble is such

No better place during rainy weather than a cosy c

More from the archives: lovely details of Palazzo

From the “archives”: art deco door, signed #mi

Courtyard of an open air school (yes you can take

So many lovely details in this hallway by #josboga

Even on an overcast day this facade shines: own ho

The kitchen dreams are made of: own apartment of #

Love how this load-bearing column is made visible

Just a nice chunky interwar doorway (no idea about

More #eduardvansteenbergen perfection in the Kempe

Inside yesterday’s post: children’s room with

The perfect modernist house (or double dwelling in

Can’t get enough of house Spruyt so here’s ano

One whole year since this came out - and I’m sti

Two weeks ago I had the pleasure of visiting the w

Want to go back to blue skies and Italy in general

It’s been so fun discovering modernist houses al

A sort of mild modernism: housing by #robertschuit

Caught just before this rear facade is taken over

I’ll never tire of the yellow tiles - green join

Such a treat to get to revisit #renaatbraem his ow

SUCH a treat to visit #casalana by #ettoresottsass

When the entrance of a bar looks like this, you ju

Even the cactus is originally from the #1960s at h

I pass this house at least weekly and today was th

Sometimes a house and its new owner are an instant

Drove past this and just had to stop and get a bet

I love a split level home, and this one was partic

Some years ago I happened upon this beautiful apar

This one always catches my eye whenever I pass by:

Expressway modernism; when I passed by this #expo5

With its hexagonal floor plan, steel construction

I love it when the letterbox is part of an overall

Compact but cosy, the best combo, in the own house

Simple and cosy, this fireplace with built in coff

Stairway to heaven(ly house) #arthurdegeyter #1960

Curious to see more of this? Next Saturday we’re

They don’t make ‘em like this anymore: ceramic

Former office of #lodewouters inside his own home

Wonderful stairway, part of a school designed by #

Former shop in true #expo58 spirit; wish I could’ve seen it with that fountain at the bottom still running #raoulbiront #1950s #belgianmodernism

Not sure about this bright yellow (anyone know wha

Some light in these dark days, with stained glass

A favourite from my book: such a simple yet cosy h

I love a tiny tile bathroom and really liked this

If you don’t have any of my walking guides, now

Most of you probably know this one already but for

A lovely surprise last week: coming across an old

Cosy corner: I loved this built in seating at a vi

My favourite detail in any modernist kitchen alway

Wonderful light at this wonderful bungalow by #art

Obsessed with these mosaic panels by #jeanpierrede

The (former) telephone corner at house Prové by #

Some yellow for this rainy day - showcasing the pl

A perfect staircase #gastoneysselinck #prosperbuyc

The best kind of #artdeco detail #1930s #belgianmo

Split levels at the own home of #rogerdewinter - l

A very good entrance (and doorknob) by #juliaanlam

Earlier this week I finally got to visit this wond

Talk about monumental: divine entrance by #janjaak

Wonderful interplay of materials in this shop, par

Anonymous art deco door that I liked and photograp

Dream kitchen - own home of #peteraldington #1960s

Didn’t manage to fully get it into the frame but

After years of being on top of my bucket list, I f

Very beautiful (and very scary) elevator at reside

Such a satisfying door handle, and entrance in gen

Religious modernist architecture has fast become a

One more of the #1970s home by #fritzschaffrath an

Brutalist beauty: this split-level home by #johanr

Coming across a bubble house (or “maison bulle”) will forever be a thrill - they appear so out of this world it’s magic. This one is by #philippemousset, who used to work with the master himself: #anttilovag #1980s #bubblehouse #maisonbulle

The most tranquil and beautiful place: sanctuary n

Very lovingly restored: @huisbilliet by #huibhoste

Such a great combination of materials on this faca

Somewhere I’d like to spend this Sunday: own apa

A very satisfying staircase by #mauricevanisacker

A time capsule from the #1960s, this villa by #edw

Obsessed with this entrance (and house in general)

More from this house by #renaatbraem in the Kempen

When @juleswabbes furnishes an apartment, even the

The cutest built in bench - former waiting room of

A good colour scheme and use of material by #marce

No one does decoration quite like #jozefdebruycker

The facade and stairway dreams are made of #jozefd

The entrance at villa Apers by #ernestapers, in a

The wonderful side view of house Schellekens by #r

Spent last Friday morning at the most wonderful #r

Inside the own home of #jeanmariehuberty a wooden

The luckiest find and the best coincidence, coming

I adored the simplicity yet ingenuity of this bath

When Spring had just sprung: museum by #kuniomaeka

Revisited a neighbourhood favourite today #bourgoi

Beautiful hearth sculpture by #joostmarechal in a

Loving the colour scheme and layout of this kitche

Another great example of harmony between architect

Not entirely original but so well kept: bathroom b

Another snapshot of @huisvandeburgemeester - view

Last weekend I got to spend an afternoon at @huisv

Some photos of last Friday’s book launch, thanks

The place to go if you want a waffle or pancake in

I just loved these cute 60s stools against that bi

I love a good modernist church and this was one of

Can’t believe the day has finally come: first co

Perfect view of and perfect weather for this perfe

Could it be the most beautiful toilet? #gentielvan

❗️heritage at risk ❗️ This house by #roger

The wonderful, colourful stairwell inside one of t

The Japanese cultural institute, built according t

Extremely delighted / excited / proud / emotional,

The devil’s in the detail: wonderful door handle

So many inspiring, modern churches in Köln thanks

The awe inspiring St Kolumba chapel by #gottfriedb

The Funkhaus cafe by #peterfriedrichschneider with

An absolute delight: #wefersparamente sells liturg

Even the city hall in Köln is a mid century beaut

Talk about a dramatic entrance: that curtain is ma

The most beautiful cafe, dating back to 1911 and t

One of my favourite things about modernist archite

The back of a house never looked so good: house De

It was impossible to photograph the monumentality

Showers are definitely an exception in interbellum

Artist #renaatramon his favourite spot in his own

A bit difficult to photograph but this staircase /

One of my very favourite things about interbellum

In exactly two weeks we’ll be visiting this Art

Recessed entrances - a selection #1930s #belgianmo

One of my favourite things about mid century archi

The library at Fondation Reine Elisabeth featuring

Another favourite: Kursaal by #leonstynen - with v

Never grow tired of this one: own home of #peterca

Rainy day yesterday brightened by this gorgeous st

Gotta love a thick column (and dito house number)

One of my favourite visits this year was a bungalo

Probably the cosiest house I had the pleasure of v

Let the sunshine in: dwelling by #georgespepermans

Died and went to marbrite heaven at Fondation Rein

I absolutely loved working with @autumnsonata.co a

Wonderful last tour of the year today - thank you

Remnant of #expo58 - part of an old pavilion desig

Grand staircase at the former telephone central #g

VERY excited to share the cover for my upcoming bo

A forever favourite facade, this dwelling by #walt

Love the angularity in this cosy home, by #janjaak

The best light today at former private clinic by #

Backside of artist house Spies, by #eduardvansteen

Beautifully renewed facade looking great in the su

Just one of the many extraordinary modernist gems

Good stairs (and tiles) at this residence by #silv

Small detail of the wonderful stained glass stairw

Could it be the cutest ever bathroom window? 🥹

Gorgeous stairwell at the own home of #françoisl

Anonymous interwar beauty #1930s #belgianmodernism

A touch of gold was not so uncommon in #1930s inte

Playful modernism, aka my kind of modernism #alfon

What a cutie. Unfortunately the name of the archit

I’m normally very anti less is more but this is

So grateful I was shown around by the original own

No one does it like #eduardvansteenbergen 👑 #19

The best light: own house of #carlivanhout #turnho

Throwing shade 😏 #raoulvanhoutte #1930s #belgia

Perhaps the most beautiful hallway I’ve ever see

The former Brepols factory by #jacquessaintenoy -

Gotta love a built in planter. This home designed

Cannot begin to explain my excitement when I disco

Didn’t know I needed a #granito (Belgian version

I live for all marbrite (the glass tiles, Belgian

Own home of #eugenewauters #1950s #belgianmodernis

So happy I finally got to have a look at this gran

A rainy day calls for my first reel I guess?! In c

I love pretty much everything about this: the fact

Anonymous apartment entrance I came across back in

Shoot for @belleroseofficial - location scouting b

Good curves and wrought iron door on this anonymou

Cannot get enough of this swimming pool so here’

Good curves and details #jeanplumier #1930s #belgi

I love a good mural, here at the entrance of an ap

Back to one of my favourite places of the past yea

Pretty run down but I’m still into the playful d

Don’t even know where to start with this 😭 go

Finally got the details on this cute house that I

Creative brutalism by #louisghysebrechts, who call

Some swanky stairs #gustaafdaniëls #1950s #belgia

I just love the curves in this concert hall. We wi

Somewhere I would like to sleep #fredsandra #lucpe

Hello, I am looking for a Liège native / resident

A bit on the small side but I adored all the detai

If I had to choose one architect whose designs I w

One of my favourite things about many modernist in

So simple, so chique - a dream by #juleslippens #1

Last month I had the pleasure of visiting the form

It is perhaps not the most striking building but I

I am obsessed with built in benches and this one b

Interested to know more about the house behind thi

Instagram vs. reality (thanks to my lovely assista

Unfortunately altered (after it lay abandoned for

Wish I could do my shopping here every day #louiss

I love to see how people actually live in modernis

A very pleasing Art Deco facade by #wernervanspran

Hi! In case you didn’t know: I’m making a book

From a couple of years back, and forever my favour

Revisiting this bathroom cause why not??! #marmori

Good t(o)ile(t) situation in the old library #geob

Hope to return here sooner rather than later, and

#eduardvansteenbergen, never ceases to amaze me #1

Wonderful Art Deco entrance #josephselis #1930s #b

Pheww these stairs. Designed by dad #eduardvanstee

Bringing the outside in #rogerdewinter #1960s #bel

Nothing but curves 🥰 #geobrosens #1930s #belgia

Turns out I have a dream toilet #leonstynen #1930s

Re: my last post; can we also bring back built in

Can we bring back stairwells with built in benches

Good tiles situation in this bathroom by #silvains

Ahh take me back! One of the many buildings we jus

Curvy cutie 🤗 chapel by #josébossuyt #1960s #b

My dream house you ask? Oh you know, just a simple

What a facade! Unfortunately anonymous #1960s #bel

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: bat

Rome in one photo: mid century apartment block inc

Wonderful staircase that I came across and that I

Most beautiful hidden door ever? Happened upon thi

One more from the school by #studiopassarelli, suc

One of the (many) highlights of our trip: school b

I’ll take two please 🎀 amazing marble chairs

Anonymous mid century apartment block I really lik

Italian entrances are always on another level. Nev

More from the amazing Hotel Bottoja, what a dream

Highlight of today: Hotel Bettoja Mediterraneo #ma

Stepping into this store is literally stepping bac

Like a #mondriaan painting come to life - it doesn

Outside and inside view of a bedroom - so lucky th

Loved this little bridge operator’s house we cam

Obsessed with this fat 🌭 heating #gerritrietvel

New favourite staircase 😍 the colours! #syboldv

Don’t think I’ll ever get tired of #cubex kitc

Elated after today’s enthusiastic visits to this

When the back view is just as good as the front: t

Satisfying close up of “Resurrection church” b

I don’t even know where to begin with this wine

I’m crazy about this bubble fence (which returns

Cannot get over this colour scheme 🥰 - social h

Interbellum beauty: own home of #charlesvannueten

Hard to believe I never noticed this before: beaut

Such a great (and well kept) example of my very fa

A bit worn out but gotta love that pop of 🟡 #fb

Wonderful, wonderful example of the playful mid ce

Wonderful sculpture at this entrance by #franstuin

Could it be the most beautiful cinema? Either way,

Absolute and total dream kitchen 🥺 #jjpoud #kie

Glorious sunshine on this glorious home: former pr

Coming across this one literally stopped me in my

Really nice light on this really nice door today #

Almost 6 months in the making (2022 is the year I

Kitchen front and back - both 👌🏼 #dancraet #

Another nice cheese shop with original interior -

Perfect weather for this one #graeffe #1950s #belg

Talk about a pool! A real stroke of genius by #pau

After years of wanting to visit I finally got the

A building I passed daily as a student but didn’

I hate cars #albertpoels #1930s #belgianmodernism

It’s almost here! A 4.5 km walk through #deurne

Side (or back? Unsure) entrance to the amazing “

I don’t know who gave the ok for the hideous col

Interbellum beauty #oscarvermeersch #1930s #belgia

Really enjoyed this hairdresser’s interior. Inte

Overgrown beauty - unfortunately no idea of the ar

Got lucky with the light today visiting this Ghent

A marvellous interbellum building, lovingly restor

After the kitchen this is probably my favourite de

So lucky that I was able to have a peek inside the

Kitchens and bathrooms are always my favourite roo

Some snapshots of a delightful #1950s neighbourhoo

A truly remarkable example of Art Deco #eduardcout

A bit overgrown but some nice details remain #paul

I’ve been absolutely obsessed with this house si

Childhood memories for me: apartment block I used

No idea about the architect but really liked this

I just love everything about the sculptural facade

Difficult to capture the radiant essence of this h

A year and a half after first ringing the bell I g

Another former butchers, this time turned bakery @

The man, the legend #renaatbraem #1950s #belgianmo

Stairs and tiles: these are a few of my favourite

Another anonymous mid century bungalow. This one s

I have been obsessed with this butchers (now chees

Nestled in the dunes lies this cosy holiday home,

Visited a most remarkable house by favourite #will

The upside to dusk setting in so early are cosy sh

Working on the #deurne walking guide as we speak a

Such a glorious detail to me and a nostalgic remin

Spot the differences… Maison Verley by #henrimou

Even in the greyest of weather this chapel still h

The magical chapel Saint-Saulve with ceiling art t

Once again an anonymous facade that I’m very cur

I just love the attention to detail (the door hand

This sculpture by #jeanpierreghysels seems as mode

Not sure which I love more: the joinery on the doo

Beautiful example of all the in situ artworks at P

What a cheerful backdrop for meetings: mural by #g

Ok ok last one from this dream home; the cosy hear

Front and back of the kitchen at own home of #erik

The light was just magical today in this own house

Not sure which I love most: the wavy garage door,

I know I know this has basically become an account

#lucienengels sure knew how to do stairs, and the

Of course the home of #fridaburssens boasts severa

Hideaway in the woods, the beautiful former home o

Even as a vegetarian I couldn’t help but drool o

Wouldn’t mind getting cosy around this fireplace

One of the best facades I’ve had the pleasure of

Couldn’t find any info on the architect but as g

Even that damn fire extinguisher couldn’t take a

I can’t tell you anything about an architect or

The chandelier at Congress hall in Palais des Beau

Amazing AMAZING visit to the Palais des Beaux Arts

I simply love every detail about this building - a

I love a coincidental discovery and this one was e

I love a relief on a facade and this one has such

The way the light streamed in through those staine

I never tire of tiles, pt. 22: the all star versio

Wonderful entrance at the own home of #louisgeirna

Back in the #1950s a student home also housed a ch

Phewwww these stairs 🥺 #leonstynen #1930s #belg

Perfectly blending into its lush green surrounding

Spent yesterday morning in heaven: beautiful home

Turns out #eeklo is a Mecca for modernist bungalow

Cannot get over this bathroom. Never before witnes

Looks like an entrance but actually part of a huge

Since starting this “project” (obsession would

Aren’t these the most joyous and fun stairs you’ve ever seen?! 🥰 Inspired by music notes #louisgeirnaert #1960s #belgianmodernism

Might this be part of an upcoming walking guide fo

Huge planter + detail of the wooden ceiling + terr

The own home of #hubertsemal is full of hidden noo

Two favourite details from the flat designed by #d

So deceivingly simple but so good, this kitchen #a

I never tire of tiles, pt. 22 #dudok #1930s #dutch

The perfect day to return to Kursaal, a masterpiec

There’s so many details I loved about Maison Lou

When you really have to pee and accidentally stumb

Although orange was not the original colour, I sti

The wonderfully light Maison Delcourt by #richardn

Dream kitchen 💛 at the house of (and designed b

Now from the outside (damn that car!!), Collège N

The majestic dorm for Dutch students in Paris. Gre

Another great Zürich memory: this apartment block

More than a month later I’m still not over this

One of my favourite stores is Artikel Nr, housed i

More #renaatbraem cause who can ever get enough? #

Same goes for the toilets, just perfect #renaatbra

Don’t think I’ll ever get tired of the pavilio

Got to pay iconic mid century illustrator Lie (Lie

Gorgeous lamp by #pieterdebruyne for Arteluce (cab

I love a good stairs and found this one particular

More magic on the backside #jozefdebruycker #1930s

What you get when #jozefdebruycker gets carte blan

Bucheggplatz station is Swiss architecture at its

One of my absolute favourites in Ghent because of

Just a good entrance #andréhaeck #1930s #belgianm

Can’t remember how I found this house (possibly

Elderly home (now looking rather depressing tbh) b

I somehow never shared these on here, or the fact

Last one from this magical place: the back entranc

Outside and inside the lovely office #willyvanderm

A couple of weeks ago I returned to what has proba

I never get tired of these power stations by #jana

The kiosk at another great outdoor swimming spot:

Former school of arts and crafts, prime example of

So lucky to catch the owners of this flat today an

Probably the dreamiest bar I’ve ever laid eyes o

Two of my absolute favourite things combined: outd

No info to be found on the possible architect but

Some good curves and tiles #luciendemunnynck #1930

The sun came out especially for the arrival of the

Didn’t realise I had a dream garage door until I

Good door(handle)s #1930s #belgianmodernism

Everything about this house is just perfect, can’t believe I never noticed it before. The baby blue, the stained glass windows, the details on the door 😍 #alexandermeuleman #1930s #belgianmodernism

Another anonymous beauty that I often pass on the

Can’t find any info on this interbellum beauty b

Art Deco at its most fabulous and striking and fun

Really exciting finding the exact location of thes

Something a bit different today but the #barbarahe

Good staircase at Tinside Lido, which has an amazi

The iconic High Cross House - wish I could’ve se

More #mervynseal by the sea #1960s #britishmoderni

Excited to be close to many #williamlescaze buildi

Front and back of Heath Court - not pictured: stun

Wonderful collab between two of the best: #jacques

The dream: own home of #pierrehumblet #1960s #belg

Master of light #juliaanlampens #1960s #brutalism

Another anonymous entrance, but what a good one! #

The most idyllic place, and an amazing art gallery

Frustratingly difficult to photograph but so beaut

Unfortunately I couldn’t find any info on this #

Apartment block by #adrienblomme #1930s #belgianmo

Own home of #eugènedelatte with beautiful sculptu

I love a good #1950s building, and #rogerhomez is

Really interesting to notice the similarities in t

Although overall quite altered, House Stuyck is st

Tiles, tiles, tiles - so good! #françoisladavid #

The dream of #expo58 is alive in Antwerp #adriaens

Just cannot get enough of the woodwork by #decoene

The whole house is a work of art but this staircas

Like stepping back in time: district house of Merk

One of my absolute favourites in Oostende: the wav

Absolutely wonderful #1960s house, beautifully res

Another #tournai legend is #geobariseau who design

Beautiful discovery yesterday: south cemetery of #

California in Antwerp: own home of #rogergroothaer

Own home of #albertbarentsen with the most beautif

The only photo from yesterday that survived - anon

Nice door that I spotted on the bike ride home, an

Can’t wait to see the interior of this house onc

Another one to be featured in the upcoming walking

Beautiful detail at the entrance of own home of #s

When I passed this facade I said “oh my god” o

Last one of #woningdebrabandere by #paulfelix - on

All tiles = dream bathroom basically, at #woningde

More anonymity in Mons (pls enlighten me if you ha

Mid century house that drew my attention because o

Not sure which I love more: the curved stairs, the

So lucky to have gotten a look inside this house b

Entrance to an apartment block that caught my atte

House Otters by #franzvandersmissen, obviously ins

I never tire of tiles (or stairs for that matter),

The facade is a bit worn out but it’s still very

Director’s residence of furniture makers #vanden

Anonymous mid century house that I really liked #b

More tiles in the entrance hall of the house for a

The stuff dreams (at least mine) are made of: priv

Love the use of tiles on this facade #emiledenil #

Beautiful stairwell detail at #villaberteloot by #

Inside #rogerhomez his own home, which has remaine

An absolute dream tbh. Felt like this should be on

Garden side of the absolutely stunning own home of

No better way to start the years than with tiles 🥰! Wonderful mid century apartment block with the best details, unfortunately that’s all I know #belgianmodernism

The spirit of the 50s is alive and kicking in Ande

I had this playground saved (if I remember correct

Anonymous but gorgeous #belgianmodernism

I’ve posted before about how I love @kopvzw’s

Difficult to photograph but these stain glass wind

The wonderful former home of artist #rogerbonduel,

Cute tiles and woodwork inside Residence du Blekke

Inside the apartment block next to the house I pos

Former home of furniture makers #vandenberghepauve

Mid-century doors of Brussels 😻 #belgianmoderni

I’m a stairs girl and you know it; this one just

Stunning stained glass and just an overall beautif

Although not the original colours (I think) on the

Y’all know I love a good staircase #jangoos #fra

House for sculptor #albertpoels (I just love that

If you liked the confessional, then you’ll proba

Even I’d make a confession or two here - chapel

Around the corner from each other and clearly rela

Villa De Beir by #huibhoste, simply perfect #1930s