Good morning and welcome to another Behind the Blogger. Today we visit?Greet over at Belgian Pearls.?Greet’s?blog was one of the first I visited and admittedly this happened before I even knew what a blog was! I was clueless, but all I knew is that from time to time I would visit and was guaranteed to see some seriously gorgeous and inspirational eye candy every time I clicked on this magical site! Greet and her husband are the proprietors of?Lefevre?Interiors, and are responsible for some exquisite Belgian design. Let me tell you now, this will knock your socks off! To boot, Greet is an incredibly kind, gracious and classy lady. Hopefully our paths may cross one day…. you never know! ?If you don’t already know of her blog, you are in for a mega treat. She is a Belgian designer with superb taste and an equally impeccably beautiful home that is often featured in her gorgeous posts. If you would like to see more of their brilliant interior design and cabinetwork click?here?to be taken directly to their design?firm’s?website. By all means, if you don’t already, do visit her wonderful blog and I am so happy to present Greet.
Thank you Greet for participating!
Click on the header below to visit Belgian Pearls!
So……. what inspired you to start blogging in the first place??By?starting my blog I was inspired by all the beautiful and interesting design blogs I came across browsing the?internet?searching for inspirational interior design images. I started reading and following some of them as Velvet & Linen,?C?te?de?Texas,… and I was so surprised about all the interesting things concerning interior design the authors wrote about.? ? I do have to tell you that in Belgium we are not that used to design blogs! There are only a few. So I decided to start my own blog because I really wanted to learn to know all the authors behind the interior design blogs to exchange interesting information. And to learn from each other. So ‘Velvet & Linen’ of my friend Brooke from LA, was the blog I really loved reading. The day after I wrote my 1st?blogpost?(end of July 2009) I emailed Brooke to tell her about my new blog!! Brooke was so interested in it and asked me to email her some pictures of my work! So I did and Brooke wrote an entire post about me and Belgian Pearls. From that day on lots of?bloggers?popped over to my new started blog and these people really inspired me to go on with it! They motivated me because they came back and back every post I did and they?let?me know how much they appreciated my posts on Belgian Pearls!?
How did you come up with your blog name??Well, living in Belgium explains why I use ‘Belgian’ in my?blogname?and second I love pearls! And a pearl means ‘a thing of beauty’, isn’t it? And in the mean time it seams that my name ‘Greet’ is derived from a Greek name Margaretha which means ‘pearl’. ?So I wanted to share with my readers ‘ beautiful things (pearls) of Belgium ‘ .
Do you have a favorite all time movie?Definitely ‘A Good Year ‘ with Russell?Crowe. First of all Russell?Crowe?is one of my favorite actors and I just love the scenes of the French Provence!! And above all the romantic story has a Happy Ending!
You get to spend a month in the European ?countryside…..is it Italy or France??A tough question! I love both! Maybe my preference is more going out to the French countryside because I know it better than the Italian countryside and I do speak French so it is a little bit more easier to choose for France than Italy. Although the Italian countryside is so beautiful and charming! Hard to choose.
Favorite meal?Belgian?stew?and French fries. We, here in Belgian, have the best French fries of all places! We are known for it! And for our Belgian chocolate, I know!
Tell us as little or as much as you want to about your family.?OK. I have a 15 years old son Anthony and my husband Jan has a daughter?Nele?who is married to Tom. They have 2 children Alexa and Tristan, the cutest ever! We love them. And oh, not to forget our dearest member of the family, our dog Ralph.
If you could have any career what would it be??Interior designer! I am only good in designing!
If you could only live in one color what would it be??Stylish black!
Favorite season and why??I do love all seasons because they all have their charming days and appropriate weather conditions here in Belgium! But the most coziest season to me is Winter. I just?loooovvvveee?to spend some time around the fire place with family while we can see the snow whirling down outside!
Design icon??Axel?Vervoordt?(although he don’t want us to call him a designer, he is a antiques dealer he explains).
One place you haven’t?been that you want to visit-?I would call it a large place,?haha?! The US!
What’s your number one pet peeve??Oh my gosh!! Sometimes the used English expressions are my peeve! I sometimes don’t understand them so well and I have to search in translate portal sites, where I can’t find the exact meaning! Frustrating!
What are the two best things about blogging?To meet the most interesting people (with who you share mutual interests) and to be able to get inspired by other cultures!
You get to have a private dinner with any two people in the world, they can be from the fashion, design world, literary world, Hollywood, politics,etc….your choice. Who are the lucky two??My husband (he surprises me over and over again when we have our dinner conversations) and Axel?Vervoordt.
Do you have a favorite saying or quote??Yes I do. In Flemish : ‘Verlies?nooit?uw?moed?en?geduld?in?het?leven!’ One second please I go over to a translation site!!…Ok?I am agree with it. It says : ‘Don’t ever loose courage and patience in life.’
Most overrated trend right now??Facebook.
Reading anything interesting that you want to share??Patina?Style
You are 18 again. What do you do?I would start studying art history! Definitely!?
What are your plans for the summer??Jan and me would love to enjoy our garden this year because finally the landscaping of it is finished ! So we pray for the best weather conditions in July and August! And we will of course have some one-day trips to visit a Belgian museum or castle.
In ten years I will be..a retired blogger???!!!…………
If you could live anywhere on earth and money was no object where would you go??Switzerland I guess, because of the beauty?and the peaceful feeling the mountains can give.
Best tip or two for any new?bloggers?reading this ??Be inspired by all the wonderful blogs but at the mean time don’t take over everything from it! Keep staying yourself and give us any interesting new things we would love to hear and see!……
Blogging to me is?_a wonderful way to express yourself and to share your?thoughts??and?is sometimes?overwhelming_!!
Give me four words that describe your personality.?Oh my !! I would prefer to ask this to you and my readers!!! ?Let them answer this question! I would love to hear what they think about the person I am! Thank you!!
Thank you Greet! And now a little recap on all about Greet….
Thank you Greet…so nice getting to know you. I love what you do and consider myself lucky to count you as one of my dear blog friends! Don’t forget to visit Belgian Pearls and until next time…….
I am not familiar with this blog as I only visit a handful but I will go check it out now! She sounds like a talented lady and I really have gained an appreciation for Belgian design. Thank you for this, it was well done!
I haven’t visited Greet’s blog, but this interview has inspired me to do so now. These are the four words that I would use to describe her personality from reading this post: Authentic, Gracious, Charming, Delightful! Thank you for the introduction, Tina!
I love this series- it gives such a real glimpse into such fabulous bloggers!! I am so with Greet- if I could do it all again, I would have loved to have studied art history!
This was a real treat to read this morning! It was inspirational as a blogger and designer and shop owner, etc…I loved that it was so personal and so real! Thanks so much for introducing alot of us to Belgian Pearls! I will definitely begin following this one! Sincerely, Carolyn Bradford mulberryheightsantiques.com
Tina- This is one of your best posts- well…I mean I love them all but I really like one that highlights someone that I am unfamiliar with…so, I suppose now I will be dragging my butt over to yet another blog to follow. If you have a moment could you please send me some of your extra time so that I have the luxury to visit everyone I need to?;>) I love the interview and her “inner person”..2 people in the world she could dine with and one of them is her husband? That is one smart chick! xo Diana
Anyone who thinks Facebook is over rated is a winner in my book! I also love that she loves Switzerland, one of my favorites too. And a Good Year with Russell Crowe was one of my all time favorites so we have lots in common! Now I need to go visit her blog, sounds like a good one!
Tina! This “series”, the interview with Greet, was the best read. I have admired her and her blog. She is authentic, charming, stylish, kind, real……
And while I loathe every American reference to Belgium style in catalogs and print, Greet and her family remain the best of Belgium. Brooke’s post of her recent visit with Greet convinces me she is one lovely lady in our industry whom I too would like to personally know.
I look forward to more interviews with interesting bloggers who are unassuming and not in there to commercialized themselves.
You know you ARE at the top when you are able to interview the ‘big hitters’! You are blessed! And the interview is so insightful and full of personality! It’s great getting to know both the interviewer, as well as the interviewee! It’s inevitable that both persons reveal much about themselves in an interview! I love it!
Another fabulous profile and introduction Tina, I love this series. It’s fascinating to see the diversity in background and talents, and their origins. Greet’s first choice for a dinner companion is charming, it made me smile.
My dear friend Tina, I feel overwhelmed reading this post! Oh my! Thank you so much Tina! You are so sweet, do you know that! I will show it to Jan this evening, I do know he will love reading this. And all these sweet comments from your readers!I feel honored! Tina, thank you a thousand times! And thank you to all of you, readers of Tina’s blog! You all made my day! Hugs and kisses, Greet PS Sorry for the anonymous comment. Problems with blogger again.
Fantastic interview! I look forward to chekcking out her blog, if you say its good then I totally trust you! I think this is such a nice way to get to know the people behind all this talent. Really well done, thank you for sharing it with us.
Hi Tina I love these posts.I have visited her blog before and as a new blogger I take so much from posts like these. It is indeed a overwhelming medium and there is so many blogs to get through. I get so involved in other blogs that I forget about my own blog. I still have loads to learn and this is the ideal way. I have watched a good Year many time and still adore it.
Haven’t read her blog before but after having a look, I’d say she is talented and stylish. I’m with her, I love castles! On the subject of her pet peeve, I have heard this before from a friend I have from Germany. (Us Silly Americans!)Facebook being over rated? She is so right on as far as I’m concerned. I am soooo over Facebook. Bor….ing.
This was so great Tina! I have admired Greet’s blog for as long as I have been reading blogs – it’s wonderful! I loved that one of the people she would choose to have dinner with is her husband – that says a lot of great things about their relationship, and HIM. 🙂
Greet, is so kind and gracious. Her style is impeccable and she is always so supportive and positive. You can tell that she is a true class act! We adore her blog! Thanks for sharing with us, Tina. Great interview! Angela and Renee
What a beautiful post, Tina and Greet! I am so blessed to have Greet in my life and to be able to call her a dear friend. If I had to describe Greet in 4 words:
I don’t know Greet personally, but feel like she is a dear friend. I love her style and her perspective on life and blogging even more. She is the real deal. I so enjoyed this interview. Greet is a gem. Mona
I recently learned of Greet’s blog through Velvet & Linen, and have enjoyed reading Greet’s posts. It seems I can sense Greet’s warmth & inner beauty through these written words!
Tina, you keep producing so many (and great!) posts that I can’t keep up with you!
I am SOO glad thar you decided to feature Greet. She is a most wonderful person (in and out) and one my closest blog friends/sisters. I adore her and so enjoyed learning more about her. Fun to learn about the blog name and that she thinks FB is overrated! (: (I agree!).
Greet is one amazing person. I truly admire her for her talent, but especially for how friendly and honest she is. She’s one of my dearest friend in this online world.
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Love this! What a great interview! Thanks for sharing!
I am not familiar with this blog as I only visit a handful but I will go check it out now! She sounds like a talented lady
and I really have gained an appreciation for Belgian design.
Thank you for this, it was well done!
i love GREET.
i want to go riding with her!
x
I just love that you are doing this~ so many new places to discover and enjoy~ Thank you my friend
I haven’t visited Greet’s blog, but this interview has inspired me to do so now. These are the four words that I would use to describe her personality from reading this post:
Authentic, Gracious, Charming, Delightful!
Thank you for the introduction, Tina!
I love this series- it gives such a real glimpse into such fabulous bloggers!! I am so with Greet- if I could do it all again, I would have loved to have studied art history!
This was a real treat to read this morning! It was inspirational as a blogger and designer and shop owner, etc…I loved that it was so personal and so real! Thanks so much for introducing alot of us to Belgian Pearls! I will definitely begin following this one!
Sincerely,
Carolyn Bradford
mulberryheightsantiques.com
oooo a new blog I will have to check out! great interview as always.
Tina- This is one of your best posts- well…I mean I love them all but I really like one that highlights someone that I am unfamiliar with…so, I suppose now I will be dragging my butt over to yet another blog to follow. If you have a moment could you please send me some of your extra time so that I have the luxury to visit everyone I need to?;>) I love the interview and her “inner person”..2 people in the world she could dine with and one of them is her husband? That is one smart chick! xo Diana
I adore Greet and Belgian Pearls – and since she is leaving it to us, I would say she is gracious, stylish, generous and talented!!
Anyone who thinks Facebook is over rated is a winner in my book! I also love that she loves Switzerland, one of my favorites too. And a Good Year with Russell Crowe was one of my all time favorites so we have lots in common! Now I need to go visit her blog, sounds like a good one!
Tina! This “series”, the interview with Greet, was the best read. I have admired her and her blog. She is authentic, charming, stylish, kind, real……
And while I loathe every American reference to Belgium style in catalogs and print, Greet and her family remain the best of Belgium. Brooke’s post of her recent visit with Greet convinces me she is one lovely lady in our industry whom I too would like to personally know.
I look forward to more interviews with interesting bloggers who are unassuming and not in there to commercialized themselves.
You know you ARE at the top when you are able to interview the ‘big hitters’! You are blessed! And the interview is so insightful and full of personality! It’s great getting to know both the interviewer, as well as the interviewee! It’s inevitable that both persons reveal much about themselves in an interview! I love it!
Another fabulous profile and introduction Tina, I love this series. It’s fascinating to see the diversity in background and talents, and their origins. Greet’s first choice for a dinner companion is charming, it made me smile.
Sending you a smile as well,
TP
My dear friend Tina,
I feel overwhelmed reading this post! Oh my! Thank you so much Tina! You are so sweet, do you know that!
I will show it to Jan this evening, I do know he will love reading this.
And all these sweet comments from your readers!I feel honored! Tina, thank you a thousand times! And thank you to all of you, readers of Tina’s blog! You all made my day!
Hugs and kisses,
Greet
PS Sorry for the anonymous comment. Problems with blogger again.
Love Greet!
She is fabulous, beautiful, talented and genuine! Did I say smart too?
Thanks for posting, Tina.
Teresa
xoxo
Great interview with Grett! I think is really top notch. And she is truly a lovely person as well. Thanks Tina,
I hope your week is wonderful,
Amy
Loops. I meant to type Greet! Stupid smart typing!
What a great interview! I love her blog and her home is so beautiful 🙂
Good morning Tina!
Oh Greet is such a lovely woman; I so adore her style and her kindness most of all.
ENJOY THE DAY! Anita
Fantastic interview! I look forward to chekcking out her
blog, if you say its good then I totally trust you!
I think this is such a nice way to get to know the people behind all this talent. Really well done, thank you for sharing it with us.
Hi Tina I love these posts.I have visited her blog before and as a new blogger I take so much from posts like these. It is indeed a overwhelming medium and there is so many blogs to get through. I get so involved in other blogs that I forget about my own blog. I still have loads to learn and this is the ideal way. I have watched a good Year many time and still adore it.
Veronica
http://www.tasselsantwigs.blogspot.com
Haven’t read her blog before but after having a look, I’d say she is talented and stylish. I’m with her, I love castles! On the subject of her pet peeve, I have heard this before from a friend I have from Germany. (Us Silly Americans!)Facebook being over rated? She is so right on as far as I’m concerned. I am soooo over Facebook. Bor….ing.
This was so great Tina! I have admired Greet’s blog for as long as I have been reading blogs – it’s wonderful! I loved that one of the people she would choose to have dinner with is her husband – that says a lot of great things about their relationship, and HIM. 🙂
http://bjdhausdesign.blogspot.com/
Greet, is so kind and gracious. Her style is impeccable and she is always so supportive and positive. You can tell that she is a true class act! We adore her blog! Thanks for sharing with us, Tina. Great interview!
Angela and Renee
Greet is so fascinating and talented. Thanks for this, Tina.
I’m so happy to become acquainted with Greet and her blog! She is charming!!! I am off to discover more about here. Thanks, Tina!!!!
xoxo Elizabeth
What a beautiful post, Tina and Greet!
I am so blessed to have Greet in my life and to be able to call her a dear friend.
If I had to describe Greet in 4 words:
Beautiful
Inspiring
Generous
Authentic
xo
Brooke
My mom actually e-mailed me about this blog a couple weeks back, she also really likes Brooke’s blog too! Loved hearing more about the blog author!!
I get so much from these interviews. I even discover things about myself.
What a lovely way to get to know other bloggers! Have you done an interview with yourself?
I would love that!
Yvonne
I don’t know Greet personally, but feel like she is a dear friend. I love her style and her perspective on life and blogging even more. She is the real deal. I so enjoyed this interview. Greet is a gem. Mona
What a great interview! Loved learning more about Greet. Her home is absolutely stunning!
I recently learned of Greet’s blog through Velvet & Linen, and have enjoyed reading Greet’s posts. It seems I can sense Greet’s warmth & inner beauty through these written words!
Tina, you keep producing so many (and great!) posts that I can’t keep up with you!
I am SOO glad thar you decided to feature Greet. She is a most wonderful person (in and out) and one my closest blog friends/sisters. I adore her and so enjoyed learning more about her. Fun to learn about the blog name and that she thinks FB is overrated! (: (I agree!).
A style and class you both have in common, Tina!
A lovely and witty interview! Loved it!
ox, Mon
i love your questions tina
four words for greet; talented, kind, stylish, giving, inspirational, humble, enthusiastic,…….i could go on and on
debra
Greet is one amazing person. I truly admire her for her talent, but especially for how friendly and honest she is. She’s one of my dearest friend in this online world.
Great interview, Tina!
xo
Luciane at HomeBunch.com
Another fun interview! I’ve never been to her blog…so guess where I’m going now? Haha! Thanks for the introduction!
Greet’s blog is a marvelous blog; and such a talented and generous decorator!
Thank you for the lovely interview!!!