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29/04/2013

Light grey shades

We are just in the phase to renovate our shed in the garden. It’s around 15-17 square meter & has been used for various storage needs. It’s a perfect little house to furnish as a guest house. And so it will be used too – with relatives that will arrive within four weeks & stay for four weeks. It’s just outside the veranda, in the corner of the garden with all the lovely trees & bushes around. It’s been made in country style which fits well with the rest of the house. We will retain the outside in same style so most of the work will be to get the interior nice, comfortable & functional. All walls white, I guess we will choose white floor also. White tiles for the shower area & for the sink too.

It will not be much color except textiles, rugs & accessories. The usual, so to speak. Colour is always nice in many ways but ” colourless” works well too. To visualize that, I chose to do a post with images in grey – shades of light grey.

Stylish & simple / mtrlst.com

Cool hair colour / jeanbaptistesantens.com

Kitchen styling / agentbauer / camilla Krishnaswamy

Store & organise / studiokarin

Simple & striking design / contemporist

Welcome home / tyrifrid.com

Cool combination / takeovertime.tumblr

Natural material / stylizimo

Scandinavian freshness / IB_S_CONTENT_DESCRIPTIONWRITER

Contemporary country / city style / livethemma.se

Hang them right / stilinspiration.blogspot

White & grey / studiokarin

Nice wall paper / borastapeter.se

Rustic elegance / rosesandrustblogger

Tagged Color, colours, grey, grey shades, hair colour, home design, home styling, light grey, scandinavian

23/03/2013

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Lengthwise & crosswise

Stripes are something that never goes out of style – according to me, that is. It’s the simplicity, I guess … whether it’s garments, home textiles, interiors or outdoors. It’s neat, simply. Stripes helps you to create a lot of various expressions. Navy theme or perhaps more graphically in base colors, or in mix with other patterns for greater effect. Narrow stripes combined with broad stripes looks great together. Also stripes combined with floral pattern … without it becoming too cute. I honestly don’t know how many sweaters, t-shirts, shorts, etc that I have with stripes – nor curtains or fabrics for that matter. I have certainly cleared out a lot since the last move – so it’s not as bad as it was before, but still. I think the chances are promising that there will be some purchases in the future, because everyone knows that the force of habit is great. But what does it matter, I like stripes lengthwise & crosswise.

Simple use of stripes /cushandnooks

Ready to go /convoy

Cute / thekhool

Cool angel /tumblr.com

Close but with distance /whereisthecool via tumblr

Basic colours /matchbookmag

Whatever it takes to protect /notquitesnowwhite

Stylish & casual /thewayyoudo via fancy

Home accessories / livethemma

Simple pleasures / paulraeside

Always nice /technicolourmyworld

Energising multi usage /skonahem

Black & white plus some colour / arcadianhome.com

Patterns & stripes / husohem

I like / tumblr

Take care / Marie

Tagged base colors, classic, colours, fabrics, Fashion, home decor, home design, navy theme, pattern, striped, stripes

17/03/2013

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Mixed taste

Putting together things to make it look nice & appealing…that’s not an easy thing to do. But when it’s done right, it sure is inspiring. It’s rather exciting when things are mixed based on taste rather than expression. Especially if it doesn’t have a common pattern or colour scheme. I often find different styles & combinations interesting, even if ti’s far from my own preferences. It’s exciting to browse through magazines or scroll through blogs. But I have to admit that nothing beats realistic living, where peoples personality really shines through.

All inspiration – despite taste, style, preference or else, are there to satisfy our need for beautiful things & to give us new inputs & ideas. There is beauty in everything. From food creation to simple freshly baked bread. From beautiful beddings to comfortable casual clothes. From glassware to to patterned textiles. It’s all about mixed taste…

Red & green / belleatelier.com

Small & large plaid / ethanallen.com

Brown shades / SONY DSC

Soft grey shades / paonote

Romantic / firsthome via tumblr

Shades of red. purple, orange / keltainen

Black & white / annatruelsen

Different shades of beige / Keltainen

Orange tones in the bedroom / 79ideas

Matching cushions / pinterest.com

Uniformed / lamaisond’annag

Candy colours / 79ideas

/ habitusliving.com

Transparent with colour / @mycasa

Creativity/ callmecupcake

Take care / Marie

Tagged bedrooms, colours, design, Fashion, home decor, living rooms, mixed taste, preferences, style, taste

28/01/2013

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Pink shades / 242

Occasionally, I get a craving for a certain colour – an influence from somewhere … AND I find my self searching or looking for that colour AND of course, I see it almost everywhere. That comes without saying. … as a letter in the mail ( swedish expression ). A soft, pleasant pink color that’s not too harsh or sharp in tone. That goes well with grey, white or brown, black. Just the right colour without getting too pastel pink, if you get what I mean. Simply soft for the eye, soothing, warming, inviting, promising & up to date.

I pulled together some images with one thing in common – this colour. Or should I say those colours, maybe … they differ slightly in shades. Just when I start to get used to the colour, I bet that something else comes in the way. Whether this is another colour or … only time will tell :)

Grey & light pink – refreshing combination / bestbuy

Soft colours with wood / petrabindel

Almost edible / skandinaviandeko

Appealing impression with simple means / helenaaro

Modern Scandinavian living / bobedre.dk

Colourful choices / desdemyventana

Nice framed photo gallery / atelieruverte

Warming colour / fancy

Homemade peppermint marshmallows / celiacteen.com

Cool / marymadethis

Robust but still soft / laredoute.fr

Romantic / prettyinpearls

Professional styling / lineklein

Simplicity / hannasroom

Nice mix of items / 79ideas

Take care / Marie

Tagged colour, colours, decor, furnishings, furniture, home decor, homes, Pink, pink shades, styling

11/11/2012

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Wallpaper / 225

Wall paper – well, I was in a wonderful little store with textiles & wallpaper when I was doing some of the Christmas shopping the other day. It wasn’t the range as much as the atmosphere & appearance in the shop – the smell, the space & the neatly folded piles. And the small the test pieces of wallpaper samples, where you hardly could make out patterns or even imagine how it would look like on the wall.

It’s a lot that is happening within that area now. With advanced technology, you can get whatever you would like on your walls, nowadays.

Enlarged photos of family, friends, idols, holiday memories or whatever. On the other hand, there are a great deal of new design on the market, which really evokes possessiveness. Great variety of beautiful motifs, graphic design, landscapes or skyline … it’s your choice! Wall paper is a good way to “dress” the room in pattern or color that provides a personal touch, express your personality & provide cosiness. It’s a great benefit today, that they are easy to put up & even take down to move to another wall … within certain collections & trade marks.

I can’t claim that I am a big fan of wallpaper even though I like the thought & often becomes inspired. It is such a difficult choice. How do I know if I will like the colour & pattern, once I have made my choice. That I will not get bored. I’m so used with white walls & have had it white – forever! You could say that it’s about time then, AND perhaps it is. But until I’ve made up my mind, it will do with nice & inspiring images.

Like sleeping in the woods almost / Alltihemmet