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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

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

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

designnerd Ambitious with every little detail in place /  designnerd via pinterest

bellemaisonAttractive 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

vogsesparisHallway with lots of personality / Vogsesparis

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

draumesideneCharming with a worn country style / Draumesidene

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

architectureandinterioresign Spacious with space for social activities /architectureandinterioresign

myscandinavianhomeCool mix & combination of furniture & accessories / myscandinavianhome

FacebookWonderful childhood memories / Facebook

Take care / Marie

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Food time / 194

Hej,

It’s been a while since I did something about food & when I do, it’s often about desserts. I prefer desserts, not just because of the sweetness which is nice enough but also because they look so tempting & appealing visually too. I’m not very good at cooking. I do try & from time to time I manage to get it right, although I wouldn’t be able to repeat it since I mix too much of different things. My dear son often says that I don’t need to empty cupboards, drawers, fridge & freezer just for a single dish - which is true by all means but I prefer to see it as creativity.

We are more of sandwich people in our family. Filling sandwiches are among the best there is. Bread, preferably freshly baked as well as healthy. Same with toppings – various cheeses, Italian ham, salami, avocado, olives, tomatoes … fresh fruit to that & so on. Finger food overall is very nice & not too pretentious. It’s easy to fix & as easy to vary. Each one can get anything they like & can participate on equal terms. So no sweets this time but there will be a kitchen theme with finger food & sandwiches … in all simplicity.

I am not going to use any sweets or desserts this time – promise / Adsoftheworld

Simple but nicely served, on the bench by the window / Stadshem.se

Bagel chips with ricotta, chive puree & prosciutto / Countryliving

White bench with white tiles & colourful fresh fruit & vegetables / Jelanie

Simply beautiful, not only for the eyes / Soderbergagentur

Nice little kitchen corner / Alvhem.se

Sandwiches, perfect when you’re just a bit hungry / Lineklein

Finger food arranged & laid out on the table / Soderbergsagentur

Nicely organised on the shelves / Trendenser

Sliced ​​tomatoes, buffalo cheese & olive oil / Getty

Lovely light through the beautiful windows & onto the kitchen counter / Keltainen

Baguette & pesto / Mybakingaddiction

Kitchen utensils is half the pleasure / Stylizimo

Stunning photography with the light & the bench top / Paul-raeside

Marinated salmon with chopped leeks / Ulrikaekblom via Soderbergsagentur

Take care / Marie

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Make way for the tray / 185

Hej there,

You know, it might sound a bit silly perhaps, but serving trays belongs to one of my (many) passions. Just like candle holders, glass, wall & mantel clocks & other accents to the home. And I have not even yet mentioned textiles of all kinds. I guess that we all have our favorites, things that we’re collecting & things that we always return to, over time, out of pure habit or great love. From time to time, I don’t seem to be able to make up my mind. I do occasionally fall for decorative, cute & overworked things. But on the other hand, I occasionally prefer it more rustic … to then again be attracted to the modern & simple style with basic colors & straight lines. I have a taste / style preference that does not change – that is the real me. But it seems like I’m attracted to the opposite or other sweet things that’s not really me. It might be the need to try a bit of everything, in order to know what you truly enjoy … so as not to get tired of what you like best, if that make sence? Or perhaps it’s the need to just get some variety.

Well, even if I change my mind now & then regarding style, my interest for the trays of all sorts, will remain. I believe :)

Simple tray with some lovely things that form a nice still life / Boligpluss

Round tray with silver & fresh white flowers / Folio bildbyra

Wonderful white wooden tray that fits everywhere / 79ideas

Monochrome collection / Design&form

Collection of favourite things on a tray for display / Seventeendoors

Yet a nice still life gathered on a black tray / Sonydsc

Wood, glass & metal – how nice can it get, huh? / Studiokarin

Lets add some styling too – glass, white & wood / Tinekhome

Slightly more rustic with the brick wall as background / Shelleymorris via Pinterest

White, white, white / Yellowbydesign

Black & white, always appealing / Whitevanilla via Pinterst

Beautiful styling in green & silver theme / Elhernandez

Beautiful tray indeed / Ellmania

A simple tray of natural materials is always nice & fits everywhere / 79ideas

Birchbark & white is an exciting combination / Magnusanesund

Take care / Marie

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Little less colours / 128

Hej dear friends,

Less colours is very boring for some but very appealing for others. You know by now that I favour pale colours. Black, white, grey, beige & brown. At least for clothing but honestly, it’s the same at home except for red, green, yellow, which then alone, is reserved for accessories & textiles. A fact which my youngest son don’t appreciate particularly well. He always argues against this “rule” as he calls it. He claims that his whole life has been colourless, which certainly not is consistent with the truth…not totally, at least. We have always decorated his room in the manner he desired, with colours that he preferred. Right now, he has metal, birch, white & bright green … not to mention his posters in all sorts of colors.

We tweaked a little throughout the week together, without any fight or constant questioning. Totally amazing, who could have believed that it ever would happen. In addition, we took down all the pictures & re-hanged them, so they went in a straight line, but the number increased significantly before we finished it all, strangely enough. No doubts that this room has colour enough for all teens in the world. No matter wath, the major thing is that my precious is happy & fully satiesfied with the outcome. The best thing is that it seems that he is keen on keeping it tidy & nice around him now. Hallelujah:)

But guys, for the rest of us, it’s now an entry about a little less colours. White, beige, wood, rattan…

Neutral colors are incredibly beautiful & restful to the eye / Annatruelseon

White & rattan with a single black detail that stands out/ Awayofliving

Wooden staircase, beautiful in its simplicity / Etherealgold

Colorless wall with the home accents in similar neutral tones/ Lovenordicdesign

Furniture, wall & floor colors blend nicely together / Tumblr.com

Simple, clean lines & white with a touch of black / Henricstankegangar

Birch-bark & white / IKEA

White kitchen with wooden details / Kakform

Works well in shoes also / Vibran-t

Lovely, isn’t it – from the wall colour, to the tiles & ceramics…even the bread / Blackbird

A beautiful kitchen in white & birch…a restful & harmonious environment / Desiretoinspire

Lounge-like environment with wooden flooring & furniture….& all the rest in white / Housebeautiful

Make it peaceful in your white home office & add som warmth through wooden details / IKEAI seem to have a fondness for kitchen environments in white & wood  / Lesleyunruh

Take care / Marie

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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

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

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