Tag Archives: decoration

16/11/2012
1 Comment
Homes / Interiors

Pretentious perhaps / 213

I can’t make up my mind about skin / leather such as cowhide & the like. I don’t think that I’m fond of them - only to be used as a decoration in the home. The reason being that the animals need them more than we do. It might for some, sound a little pretentious but there are actually other options, in my opinion. I can’t say I mind others using them, it’s up to each one, of course. I understand the attraction as well as the aesthetics of it but still can’t bring myself to it fully. But so what, it’s not a big deal really.

Anyhow, it ‘s interesting how different it can look in different environments. As always, when you mix materials, colours & furniture in a good way. If you then use your creative side to bring on your own touch … well, then, just occupy the place & enjoy. No matter if it’s pretentious with cowhide or not!

Stylish combination / 79ideas

Elegant with well chosen objects / desiretoisnpire

Light, fresh & modern / thediversionproject

Cool mix of modern & rustic / avolli

Designed & simple / thevedahouse.com

Black & white with colour / desiretoinspire

Earthy tones with bright pop out colour  / honeyhouses

 Concrete, glass & leather / imageshack

Masculine feeling / sarahkaye.com

Interesting – in a baby room / singularesmagazine

Light floor to the black & white hide / thepursuitaesthetics

Inspired by  mountain cabins / google

Dramatically & graphically / blackbird

Soft nice colours / sweetthingblog

Take care / Marie

Tagged , , , , , , , , ,
20/03/2012
Leave a comment
Homes / Interiors

Book sweets / 134

Hej friends,

It’s time again for book club meeting & it feels like yesterday that we met in our little nice group. Time is passing so quickly that it’s almost scary. Was it not recently that we celebrated Christmas & New Year…hey, can anyone stop the time, please.

The older I get, the more important it becomes to keep myself busy with things which makes me happy & that are meaningful. To live in the moment, really. Otherwise there’s a risk using too much time waiting & longing for the weekend, that I might miss out of that which is life…the everyday events. It may be that cup of coffee in the morning before everyone else is awake. No matter when or what, it’s about precious time for thoughts, reflections & insights. Those simple moments that we didn’t take time for. It’s seldom that we ask for material objects in tough conditions. This may sound simple & perhaps silly, but alas so hard to live by. I am still practicing after years of insight. Being present is easier said than done …

Like now for instance, I’m longing to tomorrow when I will meet my friends in the bookclub. Not wise, given that the others have prepared the coffee tray & will soon start tonight’s movie in the living room. Fortunately, one learns as long as one lives, right ?  I’ll give it a try tomorrow again:)

Books used as a sculpture on the wall / Brydiebrown

Beauty in a box, or rather in a bookcase / IKEA

Stacked colourful books is a sight for the eye / Dreamywhites

Designed structure for those with bad memory / Designmilk

Nice & decorative still-life / Livethemma

Welcome, step in to the world of adventure / Els50

Trip, step, toe & lots of books / Frenchbydesign

Books embellish life, in many aspects / Boligpluss

Good to have a pillow as comfort when there is nothing to read at home / Boligpluss

When the bedside table isn’t big enough / Planetdeco

Clever design for a book lover / Els50

Decorate around the window / Livethemma

Another clever design to remember which page you were on /  Fancy

Books are perfect to use for styling / Tineklein

And of course, the good old time, when a book was a book & everything could be solved with a cup of tea / Simplyfix

Take care / Marie

PS, make sure to credit the original source if you intend to reblog – it’s thanks to those individuals that we get to enjoy beautiful pictures.

If you are the owner & want  you want me to remove a photo, please let me know.

Tagged , , , , , , , ,
02/02/2012
1 Comment
Homes / Interiors

Cushions / 118

Hej friends, I blogged about rugs the other day & promised to follow up with textiles, which is todays post but I chose to do some research of images with cushions instead. Cushions yes, one of my musts to have at home. A sofa without cushions is like a cappucciono without milk. Or lips without lipstick or, – well you know what I mean, it’s not complete. These little wonders ads so much to a home environment, that is, except, the very comfort they bring. Large, small, round, oblong, plain or patterned - all based on taste & needs. I often buy ready made covers with buttons or a ziper, actually nowadays with Velcro straps – it’s pretty handy. I’m often looking for pieces of fabrics at markets & in shops. I can’t throw away old covers, it’s simply not possible. There’s something special about fabrics that makes me feel the need to store them. My boys have always had large floor cushions in their rooms as well as in the living room – we still have – & I don’t think that they can imagine to be without them today at all. It’s both nice & looks good to use them in the bedroom but I don’t do that because they end up on the floor & al around the place. Functionally certainly but a pain to keep up with. There’s nothing that simple & that makes you feel that you have something new & nice at home as when you simply changes the cushions on the sofa. Seasons become clearer too. At Christmas, in the spring or autumn so as not to mention the summer. What would home life be without textiles – I just wonder? Uninteresting without the cushions / designedforlife

Huge patterns, small patterned, plain, knitted / flickr.com

Interesting without for sure but much more enjoyable with / cabinet-bidouilles

Stylish & strict interior but more pleasant with all cushions / skonahem

Mix & match with colours / cotemaison

Inviting with the floor cushions / Familyliving

White is always so nice but adding some color & embroideries embellish the life / vintagerosegarden

White interior with beige, brown cushions / lookslikewhite

Lovely colours & patterns, ready to crawl into / moderhepburn

White interior, again I know, but this time with pastel colours / petitevanou

Different sizes & pattens i red & yellow scale / sweethomestyle

Eastern cushions in different oriental patterns / Tumblr.com

White interior, hmm, with black & white cushions / petitevanou

New collection in blue & brown /  TineKhome

Take care / Marie

The majority of photos on the blog are not mine. Look for source under each image, please.

Tagged , , , , , , , , , , ,
28/11/2011
33 Comments
Homes / Interiors

Candle in the wind / 89

Hej friends,

This past weekend was the first Sunday of Advent & I’m celebrating it by a post about candles. At home in Sweden, it’s a tremendously beautiful season with candles & candle holders in every window. There’s electric candlesticks – specific Sunday of Advent candle in every home …enough for a whole life time. Christmas is approaching with long strides & brings the need to light candles to light up the dark season. Friends of order will be saying that it’s very light now that the Spring is here in Sydney & about to pass on to summer season. Which is true but it’s still very dark in the evenings. Candles is not merely about a lighter everyday life, it’s also about atmosphere, feeling the smell of candle wax flowing, warmth from the lights & the range of shadow created by the flames.It’s actually deep underlying needs, to feel safe at a fire. This is demonstrated by researchers in various studies & based on the time at the the camp-fires from early times.

Anyway, I’m a big lover of candles & my darling usually say that It looks as in a church in the evenings at home. But when I don’t light up some candles here & there, he is quickly there doing it instead. The smell of candle wax’s almost addictive. Given our consumption at home, it’s like candles in the wind – they sizzles away:)I find it hard to believe that there are anything more beautiful than candle light … in all their simplicity / Trendenser

Just like my dining table…a lot of candle holders in various sizes & styles - completely magical / Athome

Simplicity in their beautiful dress, fine effect against the black table / Bolig magazine

I like the combination of gold, silver & light blue candles, simply wonderful / Cox & Cox

White, silver & grey tones / Stil, inredning & design

These are adorable, sorry to say but they create possessiveness in me / Bolig magazine

And it doesn’t get better with these candle holders, so niiiiiiice / Ferm living

 Simplicity in a nutshell, bottles & candles / Idoityourself

Everything works, there’s no rules really. Nice when the candles are reflected in the window / Inmyhouse

Looks sweet, stands in a line & holding hands / Hviit

Delicate stained glass, candle holders of metal & candles - so incredibly nice / Nordiska Kompaniet

Candlesticks made of brass, a common sight in Swedish homes / Skona hem

A nice close-up of fine candlesticks in a mixed bag /  Randigtochrutigt

Tin tray with different candle holders & tea lights / Skona hem

Take care / Marie

The majority of photos on the blog are not mine, if you are unhappy about the use of a particular image, please let me know.

Tagged , , , , , , ,
21/11/2011
8 Comments
Food, Homes / Interiors, Style

It’s in the details / 84

Hej friends,

Detail have been standard throughout my working life. It’s true, that small things can determine the whole. It’s like a painting where you see new things each time. Details are relatively important no matter what you work with, more or
less. One might not always perceive them but they are noted unconsciously – something that will determine, confirm or something that you just can feel or sense that adds to your experience. It’s certainly a lot about having an open mind – too. That little last part is sometimes what separates the wheat from the chaff. I’ve picked some images that has some details that may or may not catch your eye. Either way, it’s in the details.

In the sun light & close up, it’s possible to se all small details that wouldn’t have been noted otherwise / Flickr

Looks like any other cord but not really – it’s a lamp that you can hang wherever it suits you / Home ideas

A slightly skewed branch, painted white, with chains attached device from the ceiling / Bolig

There has to be some protection for the floor…with this pretty detail / At home

Enhance or simply refresh in a small way / Um pastel de nata

A nice small corner although I don’t understand the cups – a minor detail that I don’t really grasp / Family living

A fourth squeezed himself into the team,with a another colour / Etc

Yellow bright fridge – a detail or you might see other details without the bright yellow colour / Residence

An ordinary hemp roll goes from ordinary to exciting, with the love word / Visual poetry

A simple white blouse front, immediately becomes exciting with a slits at the back / Winter fashion

Breakfast-train – a train comes loaded. With what? / Handmade Charlotte

Take care / Marie

The majority of the images on the blog are not mine. If you are the owner & would like your image removed, please let me know.

Tagged , , , , , , ,
Follow

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.

Join 445 other followers