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20/03/2013

Tilers

We had a firm here whose working with old english tiles, the other day – what an interesting job they seem to have. Not only the diverse range they offer but all the different jobs they get & the old beautiful heritage houses they work on, both external as internal. Now, this wasn’t a job in our house but our neighbours. They are planning to redo their aisle from the entrance, down to the back…an aisle on the left side of the house. I was on my way to work when I saw the cute little bus parked, with old english tiles printed on the side.

You just can’t miss the opportunity to talk with these craftsmen about their job. AND are they passionate, or what! I wouldn’t mind working in this field. Such a historic richness they are carrying around, when using their skills in the same old way it was done back then. The reasoning behind, tools they are using & the different parts they work through, step by step. It’s about quality in every detail. And a job done for a lifetime. I would not mind starting as an apprentice, in old age. A tiler, yep!

Exciting / frenchbydesign

Beautiful / Pinterest.com

Dramatic / husligheter

Varying shades of white / lookslikewhite

Craftsmanship / frenchbydesign

Old english style / stockholmvitt

Geometric / art&chic

The seventies / hus&hem

Stylish / automatism

Classic standard size / bellemaison

Mixed sizes / 79ideas

Ocean blue, might not be tiles but vinyl – still exciting / remodelista

Patterns / mechantdesign

Nice / homebylinn

White & pink / aprilandmay

Tagged ceramics, craftsmanship, craftsmen, floor tiles, home decor, homes, mosaic, old english tiles, rooms, tiles

13/02/2013

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Homes / Interiors, Outdoor

Another brick in the wall / 247

To live in a brick house in an old area with other similar houses, gets you thinking of the material that’s been used. Strangely enough, I’m of course aware of these houses that you can find all over the town. And a lot on my street, it’s a typical construction materials. Yet it’s not obvious with things until you get close. We went to visit a brick factory which is located not far from here, where you get to walk around on a sky-bridge that runs around the entire brickyard, press the buttons to hear the stories from the past, look at the production & see how buildings emerged and so on. Doesn’t sound so exciting maybe but it was actually interesting. It made me look at things differently & definitely appreciate these buildings around me in a more valuable way. Wood has otherwise always been the building material that I’m used to.

Well, let’s take a look at bricks of various kinds – mostly from the inside.

Rustic with an interesting mix / cdn3.welke.nl

Nice impact with a black wall / osbakkandchu.blogspot

Worn factory feeling / flickr.com

Dark & interesting / justthedesign

White & wood / lonnymag.com

Nice with black to a lighter wall / mstetson.com

Warm diverse colours / pinterest.com

Coordinated into a whole / 25.media.tumblr

Striking & inviting / satchi via fancy

Rough kitchen feel / stylizimo

Modern feel / planet-deco.fr

With white & wood / letmebeinspired

/ helenaaro

Contemporary / Vanguard – Residential

Neat with rounded wall & matching kitchen cabinets / ethereal-gold via tumblr

Tagged architecture, Brick, brick factory, brick house, brick walls, home decor, homes, Interiors

28/01/2013

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Food, Homes / Interiors, Outdoor, Style

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

25/12/2012

Benches / 230

Benches in various forms are invaluable. They fill up in a nice way, are functional & simple to use. I’m pretty fond of the bench as a furniture – both as a seating place as well as to store things on – very practical. We have had benches in different rooms from time to time. Perfect in the hallway, kitchen, bedroom, basement … or outdoor. Nowadays, I use more upholstered stools in smaller sizes. Right now we have two in front of the couch, both for tired legs but also to use as extra space for the tea-tray or anything else that’s needed. A bench that has been around for quite a few years now, has had to move from the hall into the living room & have now ended up in the dining room. That’s what happens when you move a lot. What once functioned in a room work better in another – hopefully, that is.

I’m a bit nostalgic, I can’t throw away things, especially furniture that our children have grown up with & which they see as part of their childhood. With everything new, you get a home that looks like an exhibition. We ended up in that situation when we had our furniture in containers. We lived in a ready furnished place, for a longer period while we were looking for a house. Things around you becomes part of you without real economic value. It’s stuff that has sentimental value, things that can not be measured in money. As for example an old bench :)

Feminine with flowers / daisyincupcake

Strict & masculine – maybe / evalindh

Personal expression / paper-planehome.blogspot

In the shade / stylefiles

Treated & untreated furniture / Pinterest.com

Appealing style / hus&hem

Fabric covered bench / hus&hem

Austerely & stylish / remodelista

Different seating surfaces / 79ideas

French style / annatruelsen

Nice mix / 79ideas

Only natural materials / happymundane

A nice little bench with rounded corners / dwell.com

A simple wooden bench for the most necessary / thehousemag.com

Low white bench to use for fancy things / lauraredford via Pinterest

Take care / Marie

Tagged Bench (furniture), benches, dining area, functionality, furniture, home decor, home furnishing, homes, living area, rooms

22/11/2012

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Homes / Interiors, Outdoor

Woodenhead / 215

I figured I would stick to the theme of wood again today. However, more generally & more mixed, not just black & wood together. Wood is just so nice & appealing. Besides, I’m in the mood … right now wood is up to date … in my world. In our new house where we recently moved in, the whole kitchen area is in birch. We have painted the walls in white. It flows together into a bright & pleasant whole with furniture in birch & white. The house is about 100 years old but has an extension made in the present. The old part has darker wood & details from that particular time. I’m glad it has been preserved. When you go through the small house, it feels as if you’re going through two different eras. It’s nice to think about those who have lived here before - the difference from then to now.

I wonder what they would have thought, about the developments & the improvements that has happened since then. Not to mention the neighbourhood that has gone from a few streets into a giant suburb. Well, it is as it is … I’ll keep my thoughts to myself instead. Let’s go back to the theme of wood. Here we go…

Loooooong dining table – very inviting / afadedpalette