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24/05/2013

Appealing walls

What if walls could speak – tell you their story. About colours they have been painted in, patched, scraped, plastered & painted over & over again. Or tell you about those who lived here before to give insight into what life was like, during an epoch. It would be exciting & interesting. But see, that’s not what this post is about today, unfortunately.

I like colour, it’s a big part of my life…professionally, that is. But I’m not the first to raise my hand regarding colorful walls. But still. I have the ability to enjoy a variety of things or events, no matter what I prefer. It’s all about being able to see beauty in most things, right?

If you were to ask me which of these rooms I would consider myself to live in, without changing the wall color – then, the closest in style, would be room number six with light blue wall. Maybe, possibly, even number three. (but I would most certainly go for the black & white one) How about you, which one do you prefer?

Bring down the sense of height of a room by leaving space between the paint & the roof / frenchbydesign

Or paint the space in an additional colour / apartmentteraphy.com

Shorten the distance with a sharp colour / styleessentials.com

Or create an exciting corner / miluccia.tumblr.com

Paint in a color that suits the child’s height / pinterest.com

Amplify a piece of furniture by matching the wall color / stadshem

Contrasts that create excitement / mialinnman.blogspot.com

Coordinate with a few pieces / housetohome

White higher up plus wall paint & tile in similar shade / estudiogutorequena

Graphical & classic with powerful impression / flickr.com

White at the bottom & with turquoise at the top – different / thenewyorktimes.com

Within the same colour scale but the window in a stronger shade / interiorsoriginal.blogspot

Nice & different / homesweethome via pinterest

Stylish contrast to all white, especially the addition on the inside of the door too / mackapar

Rough style that becomes more enhanced with the black together with the leather & concrete / ovgwebdesign

Take care / Marie

Tagged choosing colours, colours, home improvement, home styling, Interior design, Interiors, paint, wall colours

22/01/2013

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Homes / Interiors

Stylish solitaires / 240

Here & there you see ladders standing, either casually or deliberately, in different environments … often without one notes them immediately. When you are scrolling through magazines, catalogues or other, you can many times find things that recurs, in one way or another. Either it’s a trendy thing or just props which works in the environment. Blogs work that way many times. Stylish appealing images shown on a popular blog, explodes soon within the blogosphere. You get to see those pictures almost everywhere. To that extent, that they almost become worn out. There is nothing wrong in it of course, that’s how it works when we have great interest in something whether it’s in interior design, fashion, food, photography … or whatever it may be. (you notice how limited my interests are, right?)

Anyway, to get to the point, all of a sudden I found myself seeing ladders everywhere. Used as a furniture to store things on – hang clothes, jewelry, textiles … or to use in the bathroom or just lean against the wall in the living room … or just as a solitaire or statement somewhere…even if it’s just to climb on. It makes a difference in the room, no matter what. Don’t you think so?

Within reach / designinspiration

Storage place / stylizimo

Great statement / desiretoinspire

styling / dezeen.com

Stylish fill to the room / elleinterior

A nice helper / hus&hem

Functional / jordicanosa

Nice to use as hanging device / meandalice.blogspot

Storage space / likainenparketti

Still-life with ladders / mechantdesign

White & grey / thingsilike

Splashes of white paint – right up to the steps / desdemyventana

A nice looking combination – wood & white / fromscandinaviawithlove

A simple solution with step support & bed support / pinterest.com

Pale earthy tones & a ladder ready for any possible need / micasa

Tagged design, furniture, furniture design, home decor, Interior design, ladder, Ladders, living area, living rooms, solitaire

16/01/2013

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Homes / Interiors

Bed joy / 238

Few things can make me as happy as a newly made bed with clean & fine bedlinen. It’s certainly true height of luxury. I can’t get enough of stylish quilt covers, with a cabinet filled to the brim . Maybe it’s a small obsession. I have the same love for all kinds of textiles actually. I did give it a go a few times, when we moved, to get rid of some but I just couldn’t. I’m too soft-hearted in respect of those treasures. Well, there are worse things to worry about.
It’s a wonderful feeling to crawl into a freshly made bed. New clean sheets, puffed soft pillows, neat bedspread. Yes, it’s the height of happiness. It’s often the simple things in life that gives one, pure joy, right? So how about some inspiring images for the bedroom. Bed joy maybe :)

Coral blue & orange / 79 ideas

Beautiful blue tones / atelierrueverte

Simple & straightforward / BodieandFou

Burnt brown tones / Esprithome

Blue & white with plaid wallpaper / cush&nooks

Grey & blue / midsummerinterior via tumblr

White with green leaves / H&M

Appealing & unpretentious / mokkasin

Hotel feeling / 79ideas

Layer upon layer in floral pattern / homedesigning

Lovely quilt covers / sanna & sania

Graphic design in black & white / google.com

Cool colours for kids / H&M kids

A colourless & relaxing atmosphere / desiretoinspire

Two options in one bed / homedesigning

Take care / Marie

Tagged bedding, bedlinen, bedrooms, beds, blankets, home decor, Interior design, quilts, textiles

13/12/2012

Personal touch / 224

I’m leaving Christmas to rest for a while even if it Lucia today back home. Instead, it will be about interiors in varying styles – no extremes – but a bit more about small differences or rather taste, actually. I’m not a daring person when it comes to home decor. I am, after all, a fairly ordinary woman & therefore choose the images that are common but appealing in different ways. You know by now that I’m rather beige & predictable in my taste. I like it in that way, you see!

A home is something we all have in common, where we create our own world … our own space, our way of life & living. Some like to have it as in a magazine, others want to find their own thing. Some build their homes from memories of their childhood. Again, some have no direction, but it gets as it gets, AND usually it becomes good … because it’s about lifestyle. In fact, there are no limitations, more than in our heads. We are taught or influenced by people we spend time with, newspapers we read or TV programs we watch. The older we get, the more often we end up in the style we ar grown up with. It’s like as we sometimes take after habits or behaviors after our parents, despite the fact that we said – I’ll never do this or that. It happens unconsciously, simply. The force of a habit is great.

Now, not that there’s something wrong with that, just a general observation. It’s precisely what makes things so interesting, right? The perfect, or the half-finished, or that which is in constant change. Or the odd or unusual or completely ordinary – the personal touch!

Different materials & colors mixed into a lovely expression / aprillaprill

Old & new combined into a nice style / isiljacob via Pinterest

By keeping things visible, a home becomes alive & cozy / alvhemmakleri

Ambitious with every little detail in place / designnerd via pinterest

Attractive style for most, charmingly frayed & enjoyable / bellemaison via tumblr

Hard & cold surfaces & materials becomes welcoming with colour & vibrant details / Desiretoinspire

Postcards, tickets & others, gathered into a work of art / Pinterest.com

Cute small space with everything on display / aprilandaugust.tumblr

Hallway with lots of personality / Vogsesparis

Well selected stuff to create something of your own / housetohome.co.uk

Charming with a worn country style / Draumesidene

Big furniture, patterns, wall paper & comfort / Housetohome.uk

Spacious with space for social activities /architectureandinterioresign

Cool mix & combination of furniture & accessories / myscandinavianhome

Wonderful childhood memories / Facebook

Take care / Marie

Tagged bedrooms, Contemporary, decor, home decor, Interior design, kitchen, living rooms, personal, rustic, style

09/12/2012

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Food, Homes / Interiors, Outdoor

Dark Christmas / 223

I have always thought of Christmas in red & green, silver & blue, gold & white but preferably in red. I grew up with the classic red Christmas – Santa Clauses, angels, sparklers, candles & stars – that were the ordinary attributes. We often used oranges & red apples as Christmas decorations. Even today, I think of Christmas when I feel the smell of peeled orange. It’s a pleasant feeling. To think of black as a Christmas colour would never have crossed my mind, or rather – my parents mind, then.

There are no limitations today. I like the variety of Christmas decorations & color combinations. In my former job, I think I’ve used all kinds of props for Christmas displays, shop-remodeling & interior design. You’re exposed to a constant change & influence in the profession, in terms of range, styles & trends. One’s taste changes with time, I also think one becomes more picky … but maybe it’s personal, what do I know. It’s easy to fall into the same habits & do the same things without thinking of it. But no matter which Christmas you prefer, I wonder whether you would survive without all the candles. I know I wouldn’t! It’s beautiful with lit candles but calming & relaxing too.

I read somewhere, that Sweden uses 18,000 tonnes of light per year. Most candles are made of paraffin which contributes to global warming when they burn, just like oil & gas. If everyone in Sweden would choose candles instead of paraffin, the outcome would be the same as if we removed 15,000 cars from the streets! And if the entire Scandinavia switched to candles, it would mean around 30,000 cars! Worth thinking about, right?

Typical Christmas decoration, at least in certain parts of the world / 79ideas