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22/04/2013

Timeless heroes

I cannot claim that I am a collector of classical design icons. I’m not a collector of anything more than the things who has been with us throughout the years & which, by usage, have gained significant personal value over time. These, including memories & occurrences that are connected with the items, that I cherish. I am trying to reduce on possessions, actually, no matter what they might be worth. You can only own so much or use so much, really. All the moves that we have gone through, has helped to reduce the number of things in the household, thanks & praise. In time, it becomes easier to realize what’s really needed & what’s important. Experiences as well as small moments of happiness – that’s what I collect nowadays. One of those experiences as well as moments of happiness, is the beauty of design classics – our timeless heroes.

Arne Jacobsen AJ table lamp / fancy.com

Arne Jacobsen Egg chair / google

Borge Mogensen Spanish chair / Pinterest.com

Charles / Ray Eames, army green molded plastic chairs / tumblr.com

Eames, hang-it-all hatrack / pinterest.com

Fritz Hansen swan sofa / fancy.com

George Nelson sunburst clock / designclassics.com

Hans Wegner black wishbone chair / google.com

Louis ghost chairs / tumblr.com

Verner Panton VP4 table lamp / weheartit.com

Coordinated classics / designcollectors

Knoll butterfly chair / pinterest.com

Werner panton UFO lamp / designandfashion.com

Timeless style / theyallhateus.com

Thomas Pedersen stingray rocker / designcollectors

Take care / Marie

Tagged arne jacobsen, Borge Mogensen, Charles and Ray Eames, design classics, Fritz Hansen, furniture, George Nelson, Hans Wegner, verner panton

19/04/2013

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Headboards / 263

I have been looking for a new bed & kept my eyes open in case I’d find someone I fell in love in instantly – cause that’s how it should be – but I dont’ know, after I while, I just realised that we already have a perfect one. So, no need for a new bed at all. The important part was the headboard plus the colour. White of course or maybe in birch but very simple & no fuss. I want it to be a bit high in the head end & low in the front. Just enough to lean towards when reading. I thought our bed had had enough after all the moving we have been through. We have mounted it down a number of times so this time it felt like that was enough, the last time it could or would cope with a dismantling.

We had the perfect moving company, the guys were very helpful with the bed when I mentioned that it might not withstand a move again. They picked it apart & mounted it on the spot – with extra support for the headboard – just to ensure that we were able to lean back, when necessary. People who help others simply for fun – it’s the height of joy, especially when you are not expecting it. Perhaps the secret in this case was that a Swedish guy was the group leader & he was so happy to see a Swedish family, during one of his missions. Anyway, we still have our bed with its nice headboard & it’s as good as new.

Upholstered headboard with your own expression / vintagehome.tumblr.com

Reuse & enjoy / vintagehome.tumblr.com

Build your own bed with recycling / adayinthelandofnobody.tumblr.com

An old iron bed always works - here in a bright colour / hus&hem.se

Or here in metal grey with pastel / ikeafamily

Pure beauty indeed / google.com

Stylish in steel gray with elegant bed skirt / justthedesign.com

Suitable for romantic style / vtwonen.nl

Simple & uncomplicated / laurejoliet.com

Oversized in white / google / philippestarck / Cassina

Nice combination / hogartotal.com

With integrated bedside tables / thestonecutter via Fancy

Charming homemade solution / woodwoolstool.blogspot

Very appealing / marzdesigns.com

Personal style / molitli.nl

Take care / Marie

Tagged bed, Bed frame, bedroom, bedrooms, beds, furniture, headboard, headboards, upholstered headboard

10/04/2013

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Dividing lines

Time flies & I realised that I haven’t posted something, for a few days now. So here I am, thinking of room dividers – somethings that sometimes are necessary in both small & large rooms or surfaces, whether deliberately planned or there by accident. Either way, it is an excellent way to create a room within the room. Perfect in small areas in order to bring in several functions or large surfaces, to create spatiality or reduce the feeling of space. It is somehow as when you were little & built the huts in the kitchen under the table or in the living room. You know, in the room, but still on your own, in your own little world.

There are many clever solutions to room dividers. Whether you build them, get them custom built, or perhaps creating the surface via furniture placement or use of removable wall screens. It all depends on the layout, architecture in the room & preferred style. The difficult thing is to decide what you want & need, what material to use & whether it is temporary or long term. Especially if it is several people in the family who has to agree. Ending up in divided opinions instead of dividing lines, can take its time, you know!

A small hallway created within the room / hus&hem

Expand with large windows by bringing in light & nature closely / myscandinavianhome

Flexible & transparent, yet separate / skonahem.se

Ideal to use a book case for storage & create a wall for extra function behind / designtraveller.tumblr.com

Freestanding wall that is mobile, that creates spatiality, while it being used as a gallery wall / firsthome

A small area with sliding doors (brave colour) / blog.jelanieshop.com

Rustic & simple solution room with textiles / apartmenttherapy.com

A glass partition so as not to diminish the feeling of space in the room / cocokelley.com

Neatly designed cupboard divider / designtime.com

Being able to see but not be disturbed / avotakka.fi

Closes a portion of the transparency & creates an effortless impression / desiretoinspire.com

The wall some distance away, shortens the room / mechantdesign

Rustic sliding door / 101woonideen.nl

Framed surface with glass sections / featherhorse on fb

Nice color combination & good positioning of the seat by the window / Photo by Clayton Hauck for Longman & Eagle

Take care / Marie

Tagged dividers, fabrics, functions, furniture, partitions, room divider, sliding doors, smart solutions, textiles

01/03/2013

Layer upon layer / 250

The other day on the beach … a lady arrived rather heavily dressed, covering herself from the sun. Well, it’s impossible to stay like that in the heat. So she started taking of her BIG scarf, then her blouse & her t-shirt. Then she took off her sun hat following with shoes & her socks. And for every layer she took off, she then smeared on a layer of sun cream. This took a long while for her to do. She was fully occupied, that by the time she was finished, she went on with the parasol to get it attached in the sand.

To do that, she started to put on her clothes, layer by layer until she completed the procedure with her sun hat. Again, just to keep away from the sun. Well, once she got that done, she sat down to finally enjoy the heat. But it only took her a short while to change her mind. So up again, on with each piece, socks, shoes, sun hat, sun glasses & her big scarf & she went off … just to walk, not more then 20 meters to the coffee shop in the corner. I stopped watching by that time so you will unfortunately not know how this story ended. I guess she went back with her – whatever she bought – to start all over again with all her garments. Just to find out that she needed to visit the bathroom. And here we go agin…

It got me thinking anyway. But not so much that I had to blog about people or behaviours but more so about layers.

Chocolate cake in four stories / bakersavenue.tumblr.com

Stylish kitchen utensils / annagillar.se

Urbanity / google.com

Nicely for dinner / sanna&sania

Nature’s gift / google.com

Colourful items for the bathroom / cushandnooks

Golden layers / pinterest.com

A bit of creativity / tantjohanna.se

Newly designed / feelinspired

Nice solution / glowingface.blogspot

Decorate the walls in height / familyliving

Always right / heartbeatoz

Once upon a time / plaisirsdemyope.tumblr

For cold times / crushculdesac.tumblr

Take care / Marie

Tagged beach, clothing, furniture, home decor, kitchen utensils, layer upon layer, layering, layers, pastries, piles, stacks

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 :)