We rang the bell on a Wednesday morning. Louise opened the door with Elora in her arms. Lucas and Marie had just left for school. We stepped inside.
Louise is the founder of Studio Prendre Soin, a natural skincare brand built around care in its broadest sense. But that's almost beside the point when you're standing in her living room. What you notice first is how the house feels: calm without being empty, personal without being cluttered. Objects that have been here for years. Light coming through the windows the way it does in old Amsterdam houses, sideways, golden, unhurried.
The home
Family Home
The house is in a beautiful, historic neighbourhood, the kind of Amsterdam street where you can hear the canal if you open the window. It's filled with furniture and objects that have been part of the family for years. Not arranged in one go, but gathered slowly.
What's your golden rule when styling a baby's room?
"For me, it's often these familiar things that make a house feel like home. The things that you see around carry memories. Family photographs, pieces we've collected over the years, objects from holiday that have a story behind them. Those make a home feel truly ours."
A shared world
Astronauts & fairies
Lucas and Marie have been sharing a room for a few years. Their personalities couldn't be more different, Lucas is deep into galaxies and space, Marie into fairies and fantasy, and yet their room holds both worlds at once. Not divided, but woven together in the way that only children's imaginations can manage.
What makes a shared space work for two children at different stages?
"Before they fall asleep, they often start sharing stories with each other and we can hear them laughing from a distance. I love seeing them in their imaginary world, playing together. The room can be a space for both of their personalities without having to feel divided — curated, but still leaving room for imagination and play."
Ela's Room
A space to grow into
Ela has her own room — small, quiet, thought through. Louise wanted it to feel calm and soft, but not static. "Still like a space she can grow into," she says. For now it's a nursery. But the things Louise chose for it, the Zoé Rumeau moon, the linen canopy, the framed Libra zodiac poster, are all the kind of objects that earn their place and stay there.
Is there one object or detail in one of the rooms that you're especially proud of, or that tells a story?
"The 'I love you mama' plate by Anouk Kramer. I got it as a present from the kids."
Has becoming a mother changed how you think about the word "care"?
"Care has many layers. Of course there is caring for your skin and your body, but there is also your mood, your energy and how you feel in your everyday life. Becoming a mother has made me think about care in a much broader way. It's not necessarily about adding another thing to your routine. It can be about listening to your body and giving it what it needs."
Studio Prendre Soin
Care has many layers
The name of Louise's brand means "to take care of" in French. But the way she talks about care goes well beyond skincare. Moving, eating well, being in nature, laughing with friends. "Things that fill my cup and make me feel balanced in motherhood."
The Prendre Soin balm is made with just three organic ingredients: calendula, olive oil and beeswax. The high concentration of calendula encourages collagen production, supports wound healing and nourishes dry skin. It is gentle enough for a newborn's skin, and Louise uses it on her own and her children's skin every day.
For walks outside
Wool Baby Jacket
Louise and Elora walk every day, it's part of the routine, and part of how Louise stays grounded in motherhood. The Engel Natur jacket in Walnut is the piece she'd reach for on the way out the door: pure merino wool, warm without being heavy, and a colour that works with everything. The kind of thing that looks better on a baby than anything else you could put them in.
