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Best friend on wheels / 122

Hej friends,

Here comes a break in the eternal blogging about textiles, to you in need of another inspiration. But I’m soooooon back with a new post about textiles. One of my favoutire things is servng trays as well as serving trolleys. When it comes to trolleys, I would end up in way too many if space permitted. They are so extremly flexible & mobile. Good not only as a support-surface but also as a great friend in the kitchen. By the way, it’s not just limited to the kitchen. It’s excellent in the bathroom, the living room, on the patio … wherever you are in needed really. The laundry room or garage is not to belittle either. The only place I would avoid is the children’s room. It’s not safe because of the wheels or to climb on, which would certainly attract these little people. Anyway, I just love these serving trolleys, which you
surely have guessed already.

Although I mentioned that they’re not appropriate in children’s rooms, we had such to our guy when he was little. It was high with four shelves just enough for the plastic boxes, that we stored inside. Perfect for the thousands of Lego pieces that otherwise might have ended up everywhere (which of course they did anyway) & for all the annoying little things that were current at that time. Much later, when our guys demanded their bedtime stories, we used it to store many of their books. It hung on a long time, that particular trolley.

So you could certainly say that it was a good friend on wheels, indeed. We did not even dare mention to the children that we threw it when we moved abroad. It was forgotten over time because we lived temporarily in a apartment hotel before our household goods were shipped over & we got permanent living. Some things dissolves by itself with time :)

This is an old serving trolley, a beautiful pice that is difficult to get hold of. This one is used as intended from the beginning, when it appeared / Vintageluxe

This blue trolley beautifully worn, rusted & frayed / Vintagehome

A sleek, modern version in metal that can be used as shown here, more as a still-life object really / Skonahem

With a kitchen island, it’s good to be able to use the trolley as an extension / Pinterest

A version with three shelves, with a suspension device over the trolley – practical & readily for use / Jimmiekarlsson

A nice one to have when everything around is in white / Blackbird

This one has glass shelves that makes the expression easy & airy. Extra stylish with the red tray at the top / Dustjacket

This one is one of my favourites because of the industrila look as well as the fact that it’s a bit longer than other models / Housedoctor

Another kitchen island where the trolley is used as an extension / Keltainen

A smaller version in light blue / Housedoctor

Nice solution, almost as an installation, a work of art /  Creativeinspiration

A bit higher & more narrow, with wheels in the front & white shelves / Livet hemma

Application areas are limitless really – use it where it suits you / Pinterest.com

A pretty & neat model that’s used for a special occasion / Zsazsabellagio

 Take care / Marie

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Pouf up your life / 85

Hej friends,

Poufs, I think that’s the word for them in English, are very good to add to various functions in a room. They are always so extremely useful & handy. It’s simple to change covers or just by putting a blanket over. I have four of them & they are used for lots of various things. It’s a they flexible piece of furniture – feet support, additional seatings, side tables, temporary coffee tables & extra space for books & magazines. I have one in the corner with folded blankets - just because it’s so stylish, but also to keep them handy when it’s chilly. I’ve changed the legs from wood to metal instead. Much better looking now. I like poufs because they are decorative & so easy to change with textiles. The fact is that they do bring life to a room. Just like that – pouf!

Turquoise with embroidered design, pure beauty / plumo

A graphic comfy pouf for tired feet isn’t bad at all / Inspiration & design

A striped one with a knitted cover & two-coloured to put things on / Blossom

It’s neat with modern pouffes as an attribute in a room that is a bit rough & worn. As for example this door in the background / Ellmania

Lovely, looks like small candy pieces / Leva & bo

Monochrome, beautiful & looks a bit like a big stone / Holmberg everyday living

Gorgeous round blue pouf with it’s round shape becomes the finishing touch / Midcenturyjo

Grey & stylish, with embroidery in white / Niceroom

Beauties in knitted in rough material / LOB design

 Beautiful indeed, looks like a glacier with snow that melts down / Littleredstuga

Cheerful & acidic colours that can put a smile on anyones face /  Leva & bo

 Oriental poufs in simple stylish design & patterns / Pinterest

Useful anywhere really / Pinterest

 Take care / Marie

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Internal affairs / 78

Hej friends,

I’m amazed, surprised & grateful – all at the same time & most of all, I’m extremely humbled. Thank’s to each reader for your comments, encouragements & support. I’m truly delighted for your feedback ♥♥♥

Internal affairs could be about family life or about something else. Let’s see! Well, I like order, no matter how boring that might sound & I like to have things structured, clean & nice, at home & at work. It’s easier said than done, at least with three boys in the household who might have sense but not the interest. Pure laziness to some extent but I’m not that the one to pick up after them – absolutely not. I keep our linen cupboard, wardrobes & china cabinet in order, neat & tidy. By the way, it’s not about male or female thing here, I don’t believe in it. It’s about personality & how you are as an individual. Here’s some nice images of how it might look like…with the internal affairs.

An old scratched cabinet with glass doors where you can store all your treasures / Femina DK

Beauty on the inside, where you’re able to find every single thing in the dark, if would want to / IKEA

Everything in white / El Hernandez

A worn cabinet with a story to tell, certainly. But now the items stored, will tell you about the present / House of many hues

Worn & new together in a nice way / Riazolli

It takes a perfectionist to keep order inside this cabinet /  Home & Garden

It is nice to gather everything for the dinner table in one place / Livet hemma

Step into my organized pantry – nice with the grey colour / Stadshem

Not very realistic but helpful with all the shelves in various sizes / pinterest

Clever way to make the inside more exciting with vibrant red colour on the wall. Also the inside to the door has been used well  / Pinmarklet

Cabinet with glass doors for the items you want to display & drawers for other things / Stil Inredning Design

Cabinet with glass doors & it’s really nice when it’s used to store textiles / Livet hemma

Colourful cabinet with colourful items inside / Mama

Another solution to store textiles inside the cupboard / My Bricole

Fresh & nice with blue china & so easy to create an impression of colour with the pictures on the inside /Skona hem

Take care / Marie

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Wall style / 56

Hej friends,

We, or rather I, have an ongoing discussion with my guys about whether to put up pictures directly onto the walls or use frames. Practical & tidy as I am, I want them to use frames, which means that we always end up in endless discussions. It looks sloppy, the pictures fade faster, there will be marks left after the gum they use on the wall. While, on the other hand, they claim that it looks too neat & boring. I had to think back to my youth to remind myself that we were on different wave length…so I gave up or gave in to them, depending on how you look at it. I do prefer the old fashioned way but I can at least give them the freedom to choose. Anyway, It gave me the idea to make a post for today’s blog.

Not bad idea to use the shape of the sloping ceiling through the pictures / Paoneote_room 269

Mixed hanging, with wire as well as directly on the wall / Skona hem

Same line as the sofa & not the whole way over the wall which makes it more interesting /  Hus & Hem

A nice mix of framed & unframed pictures as well as different sizes / My white room

 Similar set up but different style – with pictures from magazines in various shades of green / Elle interior

 Both images & drawer storages in similar shades with hand-drawn pictures taped to the wall / Bright bazaar

 A collage with colourful magazine images all over the wall, serving as background to the dining table / Keltainen Talo Rantalla

Almost as a head board to the bed & nice contrast with photos in black & white / Home & Garden

 Black & white against a white wall, little more spread out, fewer & not so concentrated / Bolig

In height & sideways, nearly a wall paper solution but that would have been too much, nicely done / Room 123

 Similar to the first image but without the sloping ceiling. Fun way to make the bathroom more exciting / Seventytree

Take care / Marie

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Manly men / 50

Hej friends,

I’m thinking of men! while it’s a bit cloudy outside although the sun has begun to shine through. So why men – well, I got huge response on one of the post I made a while ago. It’s raining men. I’m happy that that went down well but I’m not going to blog purely about men, sorry. I’ve gone halfway & chosen to keep it within my interests, so todays post it’s about … interior men might like or appreciate. I have to generalise a bit – to not be perceived as prejudiced, it’s a balancing act. It’s like believing that all women like pink, which of course isn’t true at all. Let’s take a look & I can only hope that my male readers will take it in the right way.

Here you go then, dear manly men:)

Dark brown wooden floor, leather couch & a hint of a hunter with the skin blanket, which I hope is fake / Vart nya hem

Place of work with a sense of order & structure. Grey tones with black table & dark brown wooden chairs / Decor 8

Leather again – why’s that.Frayed & worn leather armchair with rivets & the sport bag with leather details / Cox & Cox

It doesn’t have to be leather of course, it could be like this - monochrome-living with a white base / Family living

 A small beautifully set of shaving stuff / Glen Proebstel

 Black brown drawer, mahogany brown cupboard & a convenient clothes stands / Pinterest

Oops, where did he come from - this cliche image of men. I’m innocent / mmmica

Nice set up with the sofa, low coffee table, rocking chair & cushions & rug / Nice room

 Neat, simple & uncomplicated kitchen with an open solution to the living room / Love Nordic design

Worn armchair & heavy boots – must be a mans place huh / Pinterest

Hallway  with a bat armchair in white, brown wooden floor with sisal carpet – plus white & brown wood decor / Nice room

Take care / Marie

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